Hi I realise a lot of you on here have money to burn and others that dont. I was wondering if any non professional stalkers came up with a cheap or home made version of the capstan winch as i just cant afford or justify that type on money on a winch id rather buy a quad (I know the down sides with that also and it wont do all a capstan will and vice versa). I mainly stalk alone and 99% reds and was wondering if there were and other solutions that are pratical and do make the job easier and what or how you made them
capstan winch cheap version
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You know that you can get a secondhand winch for £30 to £60 pound on the likes of face or evil bay. That is if you are looking for something that will do about 400 kilos.
Any thing hand crank is going to take time, getting a fixing is key so you could use a larger type of car winch with a bigger drum. The problem is need clearance for the handle but the good old Schweppe's crate made good hop up for many a brick layer as light and strong so use one of them with a ply base.
Drum size is the killer
My question is how do you do it at the moment ?
Land rovers used to have a capstan winch but that is a whole money pit owning one lol
At the moment I beg and borrow quads or the other solution I have came to is don't shoot them where I can't get a rope and jeep or bring 1 or 2 green stalkers who aren't aware of the fun after the shot. Bit I started restricting my shooting but I usually only shoot stags when I have company. If I thought I'd get a donkey or pony in back of jeep I'd have one of those by now
I was asked to help out fox shooting and it was just a person they wanted to open shut gates so that got old very quickly lol
Sounds like you can't be helped only with green stalkers.
Bought mine from fr Jones. Think it was in black friday sale.
Gary
Gary
Deerkeeper2
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I was seriously looking at those but a friend recommended another option that runs off a battery. I haven’t got round to taking it further yet but I will soon. I’ll try and find the link he sent me.
devon deer stalker
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Thats the one I have, a few red deer and it's paid for itself.
antsa
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Always good to have a "gate b**ch" on board when spotlighting!I was asked to help out fox shooting and it was just a person they wanted to open shut gates so that got old very quickly lol
Sounds like you can't be helped only with green stalkers.
Cheers
Seems the quarry ID is a bit slow...Always good to have a "gate b**ch" on board when spotlighting!
Cheers
If you are restricting your stalking and walking past stags it would soon pay for its self if you didn't need to walk past deer
Do they do a noisier version?
Not sure but the tapping of SD keyboards would drown it out lol
devon deer stalker
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And use cost as an expense on tax return!
It's the best piece of kit I've bought and never regretted it, I never look at a deer now and think, sod that he can walk!
I totally agree the best thing I ever did was get a cheap quad. I don't worry about shooting lots in one stalk anymore or where I shoot them. My cull returns went up alot from that one decision
Interesting idea here:
www.abaris.co.uk
Substantially overpriced for what it is but maybe time to head for the workshop
@Tim.243 thoughts?
Tractel Evak 500 Manual Rope Winch Hoist manual rope winch
Tractel Evac 500 Manual Rope Winch Hoist is a manual rope winch offering unlimited travel with a 500kg capacity. Specially designed for rescue operations
www.abaris.co.uk
Substantially overpriced for what it is but maybe time to head for the workshop
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