Deer carcass tray

DubPredator

any ideas for an inexpensive deer carcass tray? a friend made one from half an oil container, the big green type u have in your back garden.
any advice greatly appreciated

shaft666

Homebase do a large plastic tray for mixing cement, its about 4' x 2' and ideal for smaller deer

DubPredator

thanks shaft. will check it out

welsummer

Grizzly 45

Pop down to your local funeral home and ask them for a [unused obviously] bodybag.Cost about 30 quid and are extremly tough and waterproof .

deerhunter1

welsummer wrote: »

7 euro in homebase bought 2 today perfect

clivej

deerhunter1 wrote: »

7 euro in homebase bought 2 today perfect

Got one myself today 3' x 2' and fits long ways between the wheel arches just fine in my Avensis

arrowloopboy

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Pop down to your local funeral home and ask them for a [unused obviously] bodybag.Cost about 30 quid and are extremly tough and waterproof .

Why do they need to be waterproof ?,doubt the dude inside is going to care weather he gets wet or not:eek::eek::eek:.
The brother fashioned one the other day out of a 1000ltr drum (the square ones the tinkers sell) with an angle grinder(rough out),even has a tap on it,you could make 2 out of one of these,its bang on.

Grizzly 45

QUOTE]QUOTE=arrowloopboy;74286309]Why do they need to be waterproof ?,doubt the dude inside is going to care weather he gets wet or not:eek::eek::eek:.[/QUOTE

Nope! But those on the outside might be a tad upset .Body fluids and purge after death isnt very pleasent smelling!:eek:. So is deer blood on your cars upholstery.
If I remember rightly ,the preferred US army jungle sleeping bag cover in Nam was a body bag.;)

sixpointfive

That mixing tray is £18.50 of the queens money on their website, where did you get it for €7 ????

BELOWaverageIQ

sixpointfive wrote: »

That mixing tray is £18.50 of the queens money on their website, where did you get it for €7 ????

Bought one yesterday in Homebase in Carlow for €6.99
I'd assume all homebases in Rep. will be the same.

Tackleberrywho

Saw this Dude on the Late Late last night

http://www.jfc.ie/VehicleInserts.html

not cheap but tailor made

deerhunter1

sixpointfive wrote: »

That mixing tray is £18.50 of the queens money on their website, where did you get it for €7 ????

Homebase

clivej

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

sixpointfive wrote: »

That mixing tray is £18.50 of the queens money on their website, where did you get it for €7 ????

Bought one yesterday in Homebase in Carlow for €6.99
I'd assume all homebases in Rep. will be the same.

Same here got one in Homebase Carlow € 6.99

ianoo

clivej wrote: »

Same here got one in Homebase Carlow € 6.99

same in waterford ,picked one up yesterday ,perfect for the boot

ian

Grizzly 45

I bought one of these to try out.
After shooting another Sika buck this AM,I thought he would make a fine test subject.Ok the tray is light enough to carry up to where he was shot to drag him back to a lane down a inclined field appx 100 meters.First problem where to secure your tow line?The hole in the tray is too weak as I found out,as is the plastic of the tray,as any rope or line put in there just cracks and splinters the tray.
By the time I had him gutted and ready to transport in the back of my Jeep,the next problem arises.. The tray is too small to fit a sika stag into and then how do you heave 80kgs of deer into the back of the jeep??
It is an impossible one man job as the tray has no grips to lift on it.
Fortunatly,some disused silage bag wraps served well as under lay for the stag.Just as well as the tray was now in three bits from the weight and me trying to lift it into the jeep.

To conclude..If you want a cheap boot liner for keeping mucky wellies ,dogs,sloppy loads of whatever, or shot game birds in ,it would be fine.But for anything else or above 20kgs ..Forget it!!
The shape is right,however the plastic is too weak,and it has no re enforced towing or lifting points .
Back to the body bag for me!:p

deerhunter1

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

I bought one of these to try out.
After shooting another Sika buck this AM,I thought he would make a fine test subject.Ok the tray is light enough to carry up to where he was shot to drag him back to a lane down a inclined field appx 100 meters.First problem where to secure your tow line?The hole in the tray is too weak as I found out,as is the plastic of the tray,as any rope or line put in there just cracks and splinters the tray.
By the time I had him gutted and ready to transport in the back of my Jeep,the next problem arises.. The tray is too small to fit a sika stag into and then how do you heave 80kgs of deer into the back of the jeep??
It is an impossible one man job as the tray has no grips to lift on it.
Fortunatly,some disused silage bag wraps served well as under lay for the stag.Just as well as the tray was now in three bits from the weight and me trying to lift it into the jeep.

To conclude..If you want a cheap boot liner for keeping mucky wellies ,dogs,sloppy loads of whatever, or shot game birds in ,it would be fine.But for anything else or above 20kgs ..Forget it!!
The shape is right,however the plastic is too weak,and it has no re enforced towing or lifting points .
Back to the body bag for me!:p

Good one thanks for the update, I bought one have not tried it yet, so back to the drawing board:(.

Tackleberrywho

Flatbed Pickup, Sorted

deerhunter1

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Flatbed Pickup, Sorted

clivej

results are in and works well

vixdname

clivej wrote: »

results are in and works well

Nice one CliveJ, would rather that then a body bag in my boot any day !

Grizzly 45

Each to their own...Vix.;)