Suspended gralloch.

[pop1]

For preference I don't leave it around for any longer than it takes to get the car, the sheer volume of scavengers around here would rival the Serengeti. You can easily lose a carcass to damage in half an hour, so another reason to keep the incision small.
Flop it over chest down and cover the arse with a hat or a plastic bag, you’ll still lose the eyes to hoodies or ravens but the carcass will be ok For a short while.
True story, I shot and gutted a deer up the hill a bit, dragged it about 300yds and realised I’d left the range finder behind with the guts so stashed it and went back.
When I popped out of the trees a ball of black erupted from the heather and flew off, at least 30 birds, there was nothing left on the site except for some slight blood stains, even the gut contents were gone, all this in less than 20 minutes.
When I got back to the carcass there was already a couple of scouts sitting in the trees, hungry gits.

Had something similar on the open hill, my guest had shot a poor hind and calf, had gralloched them and went out to check a likely bit then put my ghillie back to drag them down into the glen than go back for the landie snd shift further up the glen.
He was less than an hour from when we had left the deer until he got back to them and there was an eagle on one beast and she had eaten the best part of one shoulder in that time!!

 

[pop1]

Thanks. I have thought about rib spreaders before.

Make the job as easy as you can for yourself, you’ll soon improve and get more satisfaction in your work.

 

[Stalker62]

Just a thought.

I have a couple of these, one for home and one for the kitbag. I use them on Roe and Muntjac in the South.
Provided you do not let the damn thing close onto your fingers - once your beast is suspended it works nicely.




I got them from Donington Deer Management.

 

[RM100]

Just a thought.

I have a couple of these, one for home and one for the kitbag. I use them on Roe and Muntjac in the South.
Provided you do not let the damn thing close onto your fingers - once your beast is suspended it works nicely.


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I got them from Donington Deer Management.

I use these, in fact the lightweight one works v well on Fallow

 

[Jon P]

For preference I don't leave it around for any longer than it takes to get the car, the sheer volume of scavengers around here would rival the Serengeti. You can easily lose a carcass to damage in half an hour, so another reason to keep the incision small.
Flop it over chest down and cover the arse with a hat or a plastic bag, you’ll still lose the eyes to hoodies or ravens but the carcass will be ok For a short while.
True story, I shot and gutted a deer up the hill a bit, dragged it about 300yds and realised I’d left the range finder behind with the guts so stashed it and went back.
When I popped out of the trees a ball of black erupted from the heather and flew off, at least 30 birds, there was nothing left on the site except for some slight blood stains, even the gut contents were gone, all this in less than 20 minutes.
When I got back to the carcass there was already a couple of scouts sitting in the trees, hungry gits.

So far I have been lucky, never and any damage done to any carcasses left hanging for an hour or two.

 

[Dunwaters]

So far I have been lucky, never and any damage done to any carcasses left hanging for an hour or two.

Lucky you, is it keepered?
Where I am there’s no keepers and the sheer numbers and variety of vermin are eye popping. If you haven’t found it or shifted it after an hour or so don’t bother, it’s a head only recovery and a European style mount.

 

[muddy42]

For me. I gralloch roe on the ground, then suspend to allow to cool and bleed, while I get the quad.

 

[long_range_rob]

Have a look at the Stalkers Mate on Keith’s High Seats web site.

 

[Alantoo]

Just a thought.

I have a couple of these, one for home and one for the kitbag. I use them on Roe and Muntjac in the South.
Provided you do not let the damn thing close onto your fingers - once your beast is suspended it works nicely.


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I got them from Donington Deer Management.

May I suggest you modify the tips of those. If you are carrying them around in a pocket or pack they snag and tear fabric easily....when I have made gambrels I always form the tips into a rounded soft nose bullet shape to prevent damage to thigh or rucksack...I always make a hole through the leg with my knife point and the round tip follows that easily.

The photo I found to illustrate the tips also has a solid gambrel in it which is not that much more of a hassle to carry, simple to make over your knee from a bit of Ø6mm 316 stainless, and I put that plastic pad on as a shoulder pad so I could sling the carcass off it and carry like a shoulder bag...ideal for roe and muntjac.

Alan

 

[Stalker62]

Have a look at the Stalkers Mate...

Just done that.

The search engine took me to some very dark places...

 

[Stalker62]

May I suggest you modify the tips of those. If you are carrying them around in a pocket or pack they snag and tear fabric easily....

Sadly, I am the world's worst DIY merchant and am not really meant to undertake such tasks; unless under the direct supervision of an appropriate adult.

So, I use the Lock&Lock type boxes that I stole found in the kitchen.

Love a box - I have quite the collection.

My wife...not so much now...

 

[Jon P]

Lucky you, is it keepered?
Where I am there’s no keepers and the sheer numbers and variety of vermin are eye popping. If you haven’t found it or shifted it after an hour or so don’t bother, it’s a head only recovery and a European style mount.

Yep, there is full time keeper where I stalk

 

[Alantoo]

Sadly, I am the world's worst DIY merchant and am not really meant to undertake such tasks; unless under the direct supervision of an appropriate adult.

So, I use the Lock&Lock type boxes that I stole found in the kitchen.

Love a box - I have quite the collection.

My wife...not so much now...

Just round/flatten the actual points off with a bit of emery/sandpaper/wet and dry/oilstone and etc. Matchbox if you still had Moreland's Englands Glory non-safety matches! Nail File / Emery board as you are habitually pinching your wife's possessions....probably best not to put it back in her make-up box afterwards though.

Alan

 

[Stalker62]

... as you are habitually pinching your wife's possessions....probably best not to put it back in her make-up box afterwards though.

Less of a make-up box...more painter's palette...

 

[Dunwaters]

Yep, there is full time keeper where I stalk

You lucky lucky stalker, bet you can call up a quad too.

 

[Jon P]

You lucky lucky stalker, bet you can call up a quad too.

occasionally if We have had a good morning and the keeper has heard a number of shots he will come out and collect the carcasses.

 

[Border]

@RM100
How's the gralloching going now.
You must be a dab hand by now?

 

[Tim.243]

@RM100
How's the gralloching going now.
You must be a dab hand by now?

How is yours Toby...

 

[Border]

How is yours Toby...

Infrequent but adequate. Always room for improvement

 

[Tim.243]

Infrequent but adequate. Always room for improvement

I had that on my school report also.