Getting red deer in back of truck
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Don't rig the pulley like that photo. It actually puts more load into the attachment points and is more likely to rip one out than just connecting the pulley ditectly to one point in the corner of the bed.
If you need the pulley in the middle of the bed, use a rigid bar across the front to spread the load to two side attachment points.
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Mike
Drag to a position that permits positioning the truck’s tailgate at a manageable level:
If it’s really large fallow I attach the hoist used for a suspended evisceration to the roll cage (obscured by red bucket) and pull the quick-release pins from the tailgate so it becomes a mini ramp. You can adjust the angle with a strategically placed log.
K
If it’s really large fallow I attach the hoist used for a suspended evisceration to the roll cage (obscured by red bucket) and pull the quick-release pins from the tailgate so it becomes a mini ramp. You can adjust the angle with a strategically placed log.K
RichardAllen
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I was thinking about how those Alaska wilderness people manage a whole moose on their own.
A different tack would be to do the large scale butchering in the field, haunches, shoulders, the rest? Then put the 3 or more parts in one at a time. But you will need a clean liner for the truck. I have never tried this, however.
A different tack would be to do the large scale butchering in the field, haunches, shoulders, the rest? Then put the 3 or more parts in one at a time. But you will need a clean liner for the truck. I have never tried this, however.
Ronin
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Feed it in to the rear of the truck and shoot it there
If you can’t fit a winch (and it needs to be high enough to clear the rear tailgate or not rub too much) then fit a eyelet (shackle) and get a rope pulley and make a ramp using reinforced ply or folding ramp as showing in other posts
It’s so much easier getting larger animals in for transit with the right kit
Something to consider before shooting any
If you can’t fit a winch (and it needs to be high enough to clear the rear tailgate or not rub too much) then fit a eyelet (shackle) and get a rope pulley and make a ramp using reinforced ply or folding ramp as showing in other posts
It’s so much easier getting larger animals in for transit with the right kit
Something to consider before shooting any
The Napier Truck Click is ideal for roe and fallow but I'm not sure it's man enough for a big red. It does work well though. A call to Napier would clarify if it would handle reds.
That’s what I do with most deer that don’t go to a dealer. I just ensure I carry out the procedure away from prying eyes! The jointed beast goes into a large cool box and all the waste is taken off site in a couple of buckets and disposed of.
K
Yeah, truck is having its MOT today but once it’s back I’ll take some pictures.
StephenToast
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Feed it in to the rear of the truck and shoot it there
If you can’t fit a winch (and it needs to be high enough to clear the rear tailgate or not rub too much) then fit a eyelet (shackle) and get a rope pulley and make a ramp using reinforced ply or folding ramp as showing in other posts
It’s so much easier getting larger animals in for transit with the right kit
Something to consider before shooting any
No No No.
The best way of doing it is to shoot a heap in the most awkward place possible at very last livght then stand over them with your hands on your head and exclaim... "What the **** am I going to do now?"
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Pkiernan
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I shot a wild boar at the bottom of a ravine once and flipped my quad getting him out.
Quad did a couple of somersaults, but being a Honda nothing happened.
Taystalker
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I blame global warming making the deer bigger. Nothing to do with old age.
geoffw
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You forgot to mention rain or snow. The choice sir, is yours....
Bonus points: Possibly with a dinner date booked for the evening, or something in the oven.
And don't shoot them in a heap, let them spread out to maximise the recovery scenarios and really work your inventive skills.
In fact, with the scenario you initially described, you sound like a Pro.
Bavarianbrit
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There ain't many I can't do but a ramp is useful , had heavier things than a stag in the back of my truck bt a long way with planes and a rope . But you need to think more than try and use brute force alone
StephenToast
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Have we met?
You can add...
Forgot to bring knife so tried to use flint. That was no good so flatten out empty brass
Dog takes off after something in the dark...
geoffw
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Yes, I can't believe you forgot me!
I was the guy that came wandering over in the driving rain that time.
I came over to ask if I could borrow your binos and torch so that I could find my patched up bindercord drag rope that had got lost in the cabbage field.
You must remember, right? I even had to shoo that big deer off the track to get through. Right big one...
You also kindly lent me your Gerber tool to open out the empty brass case (genius that) so I could fashion a moderator after I left mine warm and dry in the safe, and how we laughed when, as I strained away, I caught my family jewels between the handles as they snapped shut.
(My dad did that when he was a lad, with a pair of nail snips, whilst making a false bottom to his tuckbox. Fortunately, here I am).
dog... rolling on the floor with laughter. Worse, in the dark, the dog takes off toward footpath with something in it's mouth.... mid gralloch...
I was the guy that came wandering over in the driving rain that time.
I came over to ask if I could borrow your binos and torch so that I could find my patched up bindercord drag rope that had got lost in the cabbage field.
You must remember, right? I even had to shoo that big deer off the track to get through. Right big one...
You also kindly lent me your Gerber tool to open out the empty brass case (genius that) so I could fashion a moderator after I left mine warm and dry in the safe, and how we laughed when, as I strained away, I caught my family jewels between the handles as they snapped shut.
(My dad did that when he was a lad, with a pair of nail snips, whilst making a false bottom to his tuckbox. Fortunately, here I am).
dog... rolling on the floor with laughter. Worse, in the dark, the dog takes off toward footpath with something in it's mouth.... mid gralloch...
StephenToast
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Ah I remember. You were the guy with a limp because his welly got sucked off in a bog?
kimh
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yep that's the way to do it (with Maxtrax) or if you don't fancy driving away a £15 hand winch between the snatch block and secure point
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geoffw
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See, I told you... blood brothers.
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