Vallance1701
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Show me your suspended gralloch set ups. I have a pick up with a tow ball and looking for ideas! Thanks, KV
Suspended gralloch set up for pick up trucks
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Jimboblincs2
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Try Donnington deer services web site
Nonsense.
They’re great IF you have the gear and can get it to the beast. Clearly not at all practical for much hill and forestry stalking, but where it is practical, it does make life substantially easier and cleaner.
Just because it’s not something that works in your particular context doesn’t mean it’s a universally bad idea…
Vallance1701
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Looks well made however does it collapse down?
@theroedeerguy
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As above, I carry a small S hook with me and if there’s a nearby tree or fence post I’ll tend to opt for a suspended gralloch.
However on the ground gralloching still makes up the bulk of my deer processing.
So long as you are focused on cleanliness either option is as good as the other as far as I’m concerned.
However on the ground gralloching still makes up the bulk of my deer processing.
So long as you are focused on cleanliness either option is as good as the other as far as I’m concerned.
Which means f*ck all to the people who do.Sorry I don't have any nice flat fields or golf courses to shoot deer on
If you can use a tool to make life easy for yourself, why wouldn’t you?
You do have a desperate need to demonstrate how hard core you are, and it gets tedious.
Woodsy
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Well made bit of kit which I rarely use for Gralloching. I bought this when put my back out badly a couple of years ago and it made all the difference then. I now use it for skinning but have reverted to Gralloching on the ground. Although it packs away easily and only takes a few minutes to set up and take down I still find it quicker to Gralloch - hygienically - on the ground.
Woodsy
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The DDM hoist upright is two sections. Top section has a round tube end which slots in to top of lower section. It locks in place but can be loosened off to turn and swivel the load in to vehicle.
Donnington Deer swivel version here - allows you to swing deer into the back of the pickup as well (with a bit of care). I notice he's now doing a handheld version for hanging off a branch which is a lot more compact
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Cheviot
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CARCASE HANDLING
CARCASE HANDLING SYSTEMS A RUNDOWN OF THE CARCASE HANDLING SYSTEMS WE DESIGN AND BUILD JUST SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THE SYSTEM THAT WILL SUIT YOUR SITUATION A NEW TREE BRANCH SUPPORTED UNIT FOR EASY SUSPENDED CARCASE PREPARATION WITHOUT THE RISK OF BACK STRAIN OR MUSCLE INJURY Price: £190.00 PLUS
www.doningtondeermanagement.co.uk
sikamalc
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I generally take all my deer back to the larder either via dragging to a point and then collecting on a quad bike. However the portable frame my friend has bought is I think the one made by Doddington deer services, Dave Streton.
Its a well made piece of kit, and breaks down into several pieces, and attaches to the tow bar on the vehicle. It is quite a lumpy piece of steel to carry around in the back of a truck, and once disassembled takes up a bit of room in the back, which does not leave a huge amount of room for carcasses, especially if you have 3 or 4.
But for those who do not have access to a larder and winch set up, its a good idea and a well made bit of kit in my opinion.
I would add that a suspended gralloch is to my mind far easier than one on the floor. I have done both, and on the open hill a suspended is usually not attainable, so the ground is the only option. But if possible a suspended is far better, and quicker. It also saves your back too. But each to their own.
Its a well made piece of kit, and breaks down into several pieces, and attaches to the tow bar on the vehicle. It is quite a lumpy piece of steel to carry around in the back of a truck, and once disassembled takes up a bit of room in the back, which does not leave a huge amount of room for carcasses, especially if you have 3 or 4.
But for those who do not have access to a larder and winch set up, its a good idea and a well made bit of kit in my opinion.
I would add that a suspended gralloch is to my mind far easier than one on the floor. I have done both, and on the open hill a suspended is usually not attainable, so the ground is the only option. But if possible a suspended is far better, and quicker. It also saves your back too. But each to their own.
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joe6r
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Did you make this one or buy it Tony?
Would be interested in purchasing one as it looks compact enough when folded down.
Would be interested in purchasing one as it looks compact enough when folded down.
mat83
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it is a bit of a beast, but it does collapse into the back of the truck. But if im honest we rarely use it. Moist of the time we get one maybe two deer, and by the time we have dragged it back to the truck, we just grallock them in the fields and then its lighter to drag back
devon deer stalker
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When I have done it via the truck I use a rope, sling it over a branch and drive forward, then reverse and drop into container.
But as the game dealer I use doesn't want the carcass opened up I do it on the ground, not a problem.
But as the game dealer I use doesn't want the carcass opened up I do it on the ground, not a problem.
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