I used a sledge behind atv that use to be used behind highland ponies for taking deer from hill, It used a 6x2 by 4 feet long it had a arc cut out of front end and a strip of steel along the bottom and a steel frame about 30 inches wide with slats fitted on top with 1 inch gaps between each.
Made up Aframe with ball hitch it was semi flexable with 20 deg of movement up and down so it does not dig in if crossing ditches.
I found this very good on the hill easy to build .
Lyon
Although you wont regret buying a dead sled from ebay to be honest, rigid sleds turn over on rough ground and wont go over logs etc without getting caught. The dead sled flies across anything keeping the carcas completely clean. If you are on the hill and you take the dead sled with you, you can strap them on and drag best part home without having to go get the quad.
I have used the odd tarpaulin drag bag but but to be honest not really satidfactory bit like wraping your dog in a towel, they are too flexible.
The dead sled is very stiff thick plastic, and surprisingly light less I would wager than the equivalent tarp. You can certainly carry it without noticing you have it.
About £35 posted, hopefully won't get stung for tax. I'll take some pictures when I receive it. Also available from their web shop (bottom of the page):
Ian, I just rang sportsmans in Exeter and the bloke on the phone didnt know what i was talking about,dont know if he was new or not but its too far for me to nip in, shame as the postage to get 1 from America is almost twice the cost or the actual sled. [/quote]
Welcome to the world of trying to spend money at the Sportsman! They really must be the biggest shower of muppets that I've ever delt with. I wonder if they recruit the staff like that or whether they have to give them specialist training! JC
I tried as well - day before yesterday and again this a.m. having got precise instructions from Ian. Yesterday I seemed to be talking to some random bloke who happened to pick up the phone. Today another bloke made an effort to look where Ian had said these things were but told me all they had were X3M1 deer body bags!
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