camelNS Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Its the only way to get them out of the areas I hunt.I've been hunting for 15 years now and only brought two deer out on a 4 wheeler.I still drug them about 40 yards before I could get the bike to them.All others were drug out to the road and loaded on my vehicle.Longest drag was a 120.lbs 6pt that was a last day deer.There was over a foot of snow and I drug him about 800 yards or so.No better way to finish off a hunt,except when the backstraps go on the grill and I open a POP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I built a deer cart, 2x2's and lawn mower wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozz Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Deer cart.....best money I ever spent too.....I have an ATV , but prefer the silent ride........shot one out back at the top of my hill....drug him down to the creek for cleaning.....then up the hill in my deer cart to the house.......it was easier carting him up hill.....than dragging down hill....carts are very sweet and can hook it to the ATV....but only shot him a few hundred yards from the house....it was great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossyhorn Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer i drag them if i have to but i still like to be able to put them on a 4-wheeler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Well...you know where the kollow area is in the heel? We cut that open on each of the back legs and take an old rake handle and slide it through on either end, then, one person takes one side and another the other side and we just drag it back like that. We also like to eat the deer heart so we keep that in the chest cavity as we drag it and it doesn't fall out. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTrophyHunter Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I drag till i can get to them with the truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I drag mine out....If its a buck i use antlers...Doe legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderhunt4 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer [ QUOTE ] I drag till i can get to them with the truck [/ QUOTE ] same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IADEERDUDE Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer i drag em with a rope (behind my four wheeler) when i hunt the public stuff i drag out by hand, a little trick i learned when there is snow is to borrow the kids sled and drag em out on that smooth as silk.. i did buy my own sled now daughter was wondering where hers went all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hookedonhunting Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Drag with rope. My bro and I dragged a buck he shot over 300 yards out of an old timber clearin.... the thing had lost a patch of hair the size of melon. That was icy, bumpy and stumpy! That was a long drag. Oh and one time I was dragging a deer down hill through some thick brush and I took a tumble and managed to cut my had with my knife that went flying from my sheath. That was last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer To many of you guys are lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HONKERS44 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Well Bro....i drag it to the cart....LOL......does that count.......Honkers44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman2230 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Ya I still do it the old fashioned way! I shot a big buck 3 years ago when I was 16. It took me a couple of hours to drag it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer Does the back rack on my Honda count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I only drag it, if there are other hunters in the area and I don't want to upset the woods by bringing my quad in there. But the rule more or less is, drag it to the trail, and we will cart it from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stsi36 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer i would drag if i had one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoss Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer i still do. unless i can con one of my boys to do it for me. they do it or i dont feed them. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PAT_PATTERSON Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I still drag my own when hunting by myself. It's a real pain sometimes where I hunt (swamp) but one thing is for certain these smaller deer in Fl are a lot easier than those monsters in the mid-west and up north. It seems the older I get the heavier these deer get.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaDeRonDa Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer We as Americans are getting fatter and fatter all the time. We and our toys are responsible for our own obesity dur to our laziness. That being said. I don't drag mine either. I let my buddy drag it for me. In all honesty. It's good exercise and I do drag mine as well as friends deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I drag mine out and sometimes it can be a pretty long drag. This coming year I will try a deer cart for the first time. There will probably still be a drag to where the cart can be used but anything to reduce the wear and tear on the body might just mean a few more years that I can hunt. I may even try the cart for getting elk quarters out instead of carrying them on my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer [ QUOTE ] We as Americans are getting fatter and fatter all the time. We and our toys are responsible for our own obesity dur to our laziness. That being said. I don't drag mine either. I let my buddy drag it for me. In all honesty. It's good exercise and I do drag mine as well as friends deer. [/ QUOTE ] There's a difference between laziness and convenience. I'm in the best shape of my life, but I enjoy conveniences! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaDeRonDa Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer [/ QUOTE ] There's a difference between laziness and convenience. I'm in the best shape of my life, but I enjoy conveniences! [/ QUOTE ] Very true but it's that convenience that has lead to our country's high level of obesity. You and I are smart enough to realize that and care, unlike much of society that blames everyone and everything for their problems. There surely are health reasons to use a quad or even a game cart. For those that need them or want to use them..yeehhaa! They sure can make the experience possible and even more enjoyable. I know some that without the use of one would not hunt ever again. Great tools they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest longknife Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer the last one i dragged was about a 1 mile and loved every minute of it,used my ML sling to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deerhntnwithdogs Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Re: Who still drags their own deer I drag all of mine and its not because we dont have access to a quad or I dont wanna disturb the woods cuz between the dogs and all the other 4 wheelers from the track down the road I dont think that would be an issue haha. I just cant manage to get a quad in to most of the stuff we hunt. Its funny how ya put dogs out in the field and then the deer end up in the thickest nasties cutover with the biggest briars youve ever seen in your life haha. BUT they jumped the deer in the field. Like the deers got a secret plan to never be found if hes shot lol. But that is why I always have a 2 foot machete in the toolbox of my truck and a pack saw. I love that machete, gotten me through more briar thickets and cut and burn-overs than you can imagine. -Chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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