Getting to Deer hunting area not so quietly

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Originally Posted by GW11

I'm not sure I'd have it in me, but the Benoits would drag 200+ pound bucks out by themselves. Much farther than 1 km.

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The only way dad and the guys took deer out of the bush from 76 until 1999 when the first ATV was bought. Even after that you cannot get to them all the time with an ATV so we still dragged a pile out on our own.

The key is the proper support and take your time, go slow. I have a harness that attaches to my back and then ties on to the deer, keep the front legs tied up so they do not get caught up. A yearling is a joke, a doe is not bad as they slide around the trees, bucks are tougher as the antlers get caught on the trees. Yes, a big animal is tough but I have never considered splitting up a buck for a walk out anywhere that I have hunted in the past, not yet.

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Originally Posted by Fox

An adult deer is manageable,

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Yes for sure, a big swollen neck heavy bodied Whitetail buck can just be thrown over the shoulder for the first half a km or so.....lmao:o

Not liking that I'm pushed into agreeing with Fox, but dragging a buck out used to be a sort of a normal thing. If you shot a buck, you dragged it out. If you *really* needed help dragging it out, you'd get someone to help you. I don't know of anyone who limited their hunting area based on not wanting a long drag, not do I know of anyone who cut up a deer to get it out. Dragging a buck is (or used to be) part of deer hunting. I've only dragged a couple of bucks myself as I usually hunt with a gang - but one was about 160 and it was a couple of km. The other was 225+ and it was a couple of hundred yards. Also dragged out a few calf moose. Getting older, and not as strong as I used to be - but if the monster buck is hanging out 2k from the nearest road - that's where I'd hunt. And if I got him, well - I'd deal with the dragging out problem then.

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Originally Posted by canadaman30

Yes for sure, a big swollen neck heavy bodied Whitetail buck can just be thrown over the shoulder for the first half a km or so.....lmao:o

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There are tools for the job.

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Originally Posted by werner.reiche

Not liking that I'm pushed into agreeing with Fox, but dragging a buck out used to be a sort of a normal thing. If you shot a buck, you dragged it out. If you *really* needed help dragging it out, you'd get someone to help you. I don't know of anyone who limited their hunting area based on not wanting a long drag, not do I know of anyone who cut up a deer to get it out. Dragging a buck is (or used to be) part of deer hunting. I've only dragged a couple of bucks myself as I usually hunt with a gang - but one was about 160 and it was a couple of km. The other was 225+ and it was a couple of hundred yards. Also dragged out a few calf moose. Getting older, and not as strong as I used to be - but if the monster buck is hanging out 2k from the nearest road - that's where I'd hunt. And if I got him, well - I'd deal with the dragging out problem then.

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It is the way that most did it.

We have video though of a cart that my grandpa made back in the early 50s, used bicycle wheels in the center, he had a Super 8 camera and has film of them taking a couple deer out of the cart, too bad he did not patent that cart, ha ha.

Ice fishing sleds work great once things get wet or there is snow on the ground, a 250lb animal in a sled like that is no big deal at all.

my dads been hunting since he was like 16, hes around 45 now. we just got an atv this year. always dragged out deer by hand through the bush. this will be the first time we have anything to haul it out. his words were "im to old for that now unless you(me his son) wants to drag out all the deer we get

so of course i agreed, ATV it is.

LOL

One guy dragging 225pds a km or so through Ontario woods with any kind of terrain is laughable

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Originally Posted by canadaman30

One guy dragging 225pds a km or so through Ontario woods with any kind of terrain is laughable

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I remeber a guy on here that tried to tell us he stopped at the side of a road and loaded a 220 lb 'road kill' buck on to the truck himself....HaHa...

I have dragged heavy deer, always used a rope around the rack or neck and tied it to my waist. Not a huge effort, especially back in the day when we almost always had snow down for hunting.

Buy yourself an Otter Sled....make your life easier.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

I remeber a guy on here that tried to tell us he stopped at the side of a road and loaded a 220 lb 'road kill' buck on to the truck himself....HaHa...

I have dragged heavy deer, always used a rope around the rack or neck and tied it to my waist. Not a huge effort, especially back in the day when we almost always had snow down for hunting.

Buy yourself an Otter Sled....make your life easier.

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If you cant carry 225pounds easily for 100yds, how could you possible pull that much weight across rough, soft, uneven terrain for a km, or 2? As the OP stated, it's a 30min hike on his own so maybe 2 or more km. So he gets back there, shoots a trophy size animal and then screwed if he's on his own. I only stated if he's new and solo hunting why would he want to put himself in that predicament.

Cut an 18" by 2" piece of sapling, tie a rope around the sapling, then bind the legs and head together on the other end (buck or doe). Leave enough rope between your handle and the deer so that when you grip the handle at a comfortable height with both hands behind your back, you lift the head and shoulders of the deer off the ground. Start walking. It goes much easier if the head and shoulders aren't dragging. It's still hard enough work to do, but makes a solo drag manageable. The bigger the deer, the slower you go and more breaks you take.

We're way off topic now.

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To the OP-just do it.Watch not to get lost,and do "not sweat "some natural noise.