Best type of rope for large deer extraction

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Gratz said:
We've just bought (and used) this. Beal - 11mm Intervention, Black | Rope Access Equip

Worked a treat for me on a big red stag over several hundred yards of very rubbish ground. I have no link or relation to the company but the service was excellent (next day delivery)
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Cheers Gratz,

Spot on ! That looks like the kinda stuff I'm looking for. Thanks to yourself - @Gratz - and @Paul 600 for the input and offers.
I shall let you know how they perform in my situation.
 
I reckon a decent webbing strap would be better than a rope - they'll take a huge weight (mine is 250kg+), dont stretch and because they are wide and flat theres more to hold on to and less chance of it doing you an injury.

I recall someone telling me a story of being up on the hill in Scotland and another stalker trying to lower a red stag down - he had a proper thin rope and it ended up getting caught around the end of one of his fingers. The stag slipped down and the weight yanked the end of his finger clean off.
 
I've a couple of 1m polyester slings that I can link together or use as a single drag. Not these exactly but similar. Had them for many years and one of those bits of kit that you have and would miss if you didn't. No stretch, easy to grip, not a woven flat strap which can prove difficult to unlink if you've loaded 2 together.

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Dyneema 12 strand rope would do the job perfectly. I think people forget that climbing rope is purposely designed to stretch... if not the climber will come to an abrupt stop when they fall.
 
If it's just for hand dragging then one of these is handy, easily carried in pocket. 3 holes in the handle, adjust the length of rope to suit, loop around head then a half hitch on the deer's nose and pull.
 

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Just bought a PCW3000, after the toughest extraction on a stag last week combined with my age, enough was enough.
I'm hurting more from the price than the extraction but now have the issue of rope.
I was kindly supplied some climbing rope from a member off here, but he did say it will stretch and not be suitable, I have yet to try it.
I have around 80m but was looking at needing 150m
So I was looking at the recommended ropes, Dyneema 10mm, wow, so expensive!
Any links/suggestions?
Many thanks
Richard
 
devon deer stalker said:
Just bought a PCW3000, after the toughest extraction on a stag last week combined with my age, enough was enough.
I'm hurting more from the price than the extraction but now have the issue of rope.
I was kindly supplied some climbing rope from a member off here, but he did say it will stretch and not be suitable, I have yet to try it.
I have around 80m but was looking at needing 150m
So I was looking at the recommended ropes, Dyneema 10mm, wow, so expensive!
Any links/suggestions?
Many thanks
Richard
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Just buy the rope used by the service providers in the ducting, it's cheap and is in long reels and will pull any stag you shoot and it doesn't stretch as it is made to pull things.
 
Richard, do you know any sailors?😋
Most sailing ropes are 'static' (non stretchy), they may have or know someone who has old ones for sale. New rope is expensive stuff and dragging deer will mess them up quicktime. Keep an eye on eBay for old static ropes used in rope access as they have to be inspected/replaced often. Perfect for dragging a carcass.On rough ground with obstacles such as fallen trees/rocks a few slings /pulleys/carabiners placed on trees at headheight can make winching easier, reducing drag.
Failing that , try Patjack on here , i got some cheap dyneema 8mm for very little money off him some time ago👍
Look after your back!
 
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Webbing is great because it’s strong, doesn’t stretch much and rolls up much much smaller that rope so you can keep more of it to hand.

I have 10m of 25mm stuff with loops sewn at each end in my stalking waist pack. It’s brilliant for throwing over branches too.

Andy
 
The nylon twisted rope is useless for extraction it has far to much stretch.What happens is with a long length you can have so much stretch that if the carcass gets stuck when it releases your carcass can be airborne for 20-30 yds, in my experience what usually happens next is that the carcass breaks the saddle when it comes to rest.Low stretch climbing rope 10mm is usually enough, bought mine on a 200mtr roll,snapped it a few times but that was operator error and a heavy right foot.Always use it with a snatch block..
 
Thanks chaps, I thought I had a cheap solution after I read your latest posts, until I read @griff post above!

I have 40m non stretch rope, I was going to fit a shackle at one end, then by use of a quick release knot tie on the 'blue' nylon rope BT uses for cable installation and use that (I did use it before towing with my truck and it snapped too quickly) and see if that works.

@devonair actually I do know a couple of sailors :lol:

Cheers

Richard
 
Hi Richard,
if you go down the blue nylon rope road then fit swivels to both ends, the rope will unwind itself when its put under tension and when released 'kinks' and will not go back into its original form.
I have used the orange braided nylon rope(7mm) it is midway between climbing rope and blue nylon.Got it from BT when they pulled fibre though the existing pipeline. It will certainly pull carcasses in the 100-150kg region across a field but would be severely tested over a clearfell.Haven't used it for about 12 months now as my contract has changed and am only shooting Roe, so if anyone wants a 400yds roll FOC then let me know..
 
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