RangerClay Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 As I was buying coffee this morning I noticed the photo on the cover of an outdoor magazine. The hunter on the cover was dragging a buck out of the woods with a rope. One thing I noticed was that he was doing it the hard way. I thought to myself, I wonder how many hunters, like myself, still drag their deer out of the woods. I admit that I have a deer cart for one location I hunt. But for the most part I still run the rope through the jaw and drag. How many of you still drag their deer out of the woods the old fashion way or do you use a 4-wheeler? Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Drag them with a rope.. for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer My last few were shot where I could drive my truck up to it. Up in the woods I drag it as far as the field edge, mainly down stepp hills and go get the truck for the last 600 yards of fields. I dont work to hard on draggin anymore. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I drag mine out with a rope and stick. I normally have help dragging though, due to disibility and being a female. We've only used our deer hauler one time and that was the 2004 season on a doe I shot 200 yards down the side of a cliff. Took us 3-4 hours with the deer hauler to get her out. I could only imagine what it would have took with just a rope and stick on her. As far as 4-Wheelers go. We don't like disturbing other hunters with the noise of one, it's too rocky and steep to use them off the roads where I hunt, and they are too expensive. Would never be interested in using one for hunting. The only time I'd consider it is if I ever got severely disabled and had to use one or couldn't hunt otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer we have a deer cart and since then we never drag them, the cart is the way to go. If i could use my fourwheeler i would that would be the way to go. We were just talking the other day" my dad and I" SO i asked him what was your best hunting purchace over the last couple of years and hands down it was the deer cart. We get alot of use from it, And when it wears out we will get another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I usually hunt back in the woods and have to drag them to a field where I can get to them with my truck or a four wheeler.I just wrap the part of my safety harness the goes around the tree, around the deers neck and drag it out that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer [ QUOTE ] I usually hunt back in the woods and have to drag them to a field where I can get to them with my truck or a four wheeler.I just wrap the part of my safety harness the goes around the tree, around the deers neck and drag it out that way. [/ QUOTE ] That's the way I do it. It's a lot easier on your back and hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xen Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer i drag mine out, but i wrap the deer in a tarp, makes it much easier. you fold the legs back to make it more streamlined, wrap it up, and drag it out. if you can find some decent sized sticks for they bottom, it helps the tarp last a little longer. where i hunt, there's no way to get a 4-wheeler in to, but i've been blessed with a couple of decent sized mulies. i'll gladly trade hard work for a nice deer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Drag them the by hand until they are out of the woods. Once in the field, the 4 wheeler does all the work. The best doe drag was taught to me by an old timer. Just cut a piece of a stout stick about 10" to 12" long. Then take you knife and puncture the cartlidge in the nose. Insert the stick into one nostril, through the cartlidge, and out the other nostril. Now you have a nice handle to pull by and no head flopping around catching on trees and logs. "Every doe has a built in handle" was what he told me. It works pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Pretty much still grab a leg or antler and tug along. If you do it right, like Ohiobucks does, your deer will die right in the middle of a picked bean field, so no drag necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I grab a horn or leg and give 'er heck! As soon as I can get the truck to it, forget dragging, I'm a lazy man when I can be. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iowabowhunter16 Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I still drag them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer there are a few places I have been able to get the truck to. Other than that it's usually just dragging them out by hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Fire-up the meat wagon! We drag them only if we can't get right up to them with the ATV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I still drag by hand. Not much fun most of the time, but I could not get an atv into most of the places I hunt very easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer 4 wheeler or deer cart for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LDB Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Deer cart for me. Here's my hunting partner, Mike, hauling out his 200+ field-dressed whitetail last fall (we took turns). The deer might look smaller than 200lbs field-dressed because Mike stands 6'4". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Depends on how close I can get to them. I will use the loader bucket on the tractor whenever I can. If that is not an option, will get the 4 wheeler as close as possible. Have had to drag quite a few I could not get either to over the years though. For those drags, it was the old fashioned way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer It's a Drag, but I still do it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest generallee Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I drag them all the way to the truck......not because i think im hardcore or nothing......just too broke to buy a four wheeler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andymansavage Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Quartered or boned. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clay008 Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I drag it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer use the quad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimPic Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I'm a dragger but the way my knees are getting I can see using one of those carts real soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbowman Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I only drag as far as I have to. The deer I killed this year ran right to the edge of the field about 5 yds from where we drive our trucks all the time, so I field dressed it and loaded it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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