Shoot it in the foot and limp it back to your vehicle or leave it alone 
Extracting Red deer, advice needed.
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Shoot it in the foot and limp it back to your vehicle or leave it alone
Am I missing the punchline here??
He'd to get the vehicle in, about the only area that he will be able to easily get to and will be easy to extract from is the gateway unfortunately!
JabaliHunter
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BIG drone...
As long as you aren't shooting more than two at a time, you could get one of these to help haul them out:
Deutsch - Drahthaar
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I was in the exact same situation as yourself on a RDMP I had with FCS. I contacted the WRM and discussed how difficult it was to extract deer on a recent restock site that had been clearfelled two years previously, the rough ground had made extraction there almost impossible. I then identified that damage was being done to the P1 in that area and backed it up with an impact assessment. I then drew maps of proposed access routes and highseat locations and submitted the information. The very same year FCS got some heavy plant in and made a 400 meter quad track. I now shoot most of my deer from the quad track as it also acts as a silent path to stalk into the area. I've since put up two highseats located along the track and these are now very productive, extraction from this area is now much easier 
If I was you I'd be proactive and contact the owner/management company and put a business case together for them to install a quad track before you do anything else. If you don't get any luck then I would first inform them of my intentions before I carried out any work myself.
I also have a light weight Honda 350 quad and a remote control winch that I use with 50 mtr of rope, that way if I shoot a big stag I can wedge the quad in and deploy the winch and walk back to the quad with the stag and prevent the antlers snagging. As stated previously, the winch has pulled me out several times when I've got the quad stuck. However, even with all this gear and planning some extractions are still bloody hard work, the last one was 150 kg larder weight and took me 3 hours over very rough ground on my own.
Its very easy to flip or role a quad in these situations so its important to have an emergency plan and the right equipment in place in case things goes wrong, especially when lone working!
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
DS
If I was you I'd be proactive and contact the owner/management company and put a business case together for them to install a quad track before you do anything else. If you don't get any luck then I would first inform them of my intentions before I carried out any work myself.
I also have a light weight Honda 350 quad and a remote control winch that I use with 50 mtr of rope, that way if I shoot a big stag I can wedge the quad in and deploy the winch and walk back to the quad with the stag and prevent the antlers snagging. As stated previously, the winch has pulled me out several times when I've got the quad stuck. However, even with all this gear and planning some extractions are still bloody hard work, the last one was 150 kg larder weight and took me 3 hours over very rough ground on my own.
Its very easy to flip or role a quad in these situations so its important to have an emergency plan and the right equipment in place in case things goes wrong, especially when lone working!
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
DS
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Vulpesvulpes
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This......
A Chinook would be the answer. 
But seriously, I've nothing extra to add. Except to say that in the USA and Canada, when shooting big beasties miles from anywhere, the thing to do is a bit of on-the-spot butchery, so that might be at least a partial answer, as I think mentioned above. The main thing is to be safe though, let that be your first and last thought with what you do. Good luck.
But seriously, I've nothing extra to add. Except to say that in the USA and Canada, when shooting big beasties miles from anywhere, the thing to do is a bit of on-the-spot butchery, so that might be at least a partial answer, as I think mentioned above. The main thing is to be safe though, let that be your first and last thought with what you do. Good luck.
Druid
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Odders
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I made plenty of that in a previous life...
kenbro
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I bought a Honda one of these around 1988 for getting welding gear around building and civil engineering sites and it’s amazing what they will carry and pull, but you have to be able to follow it on foot.Lumag MD300 Mini Dumper Tracked Barrow German Quality Great Price | eBay
Not cheap but better than a hernia or a broken leg
It’s still in good working order now.
Ken.
Add knee deep 10- 15' wide puddles, plus sedges sticking up between the stumps and that's about it!!
SaOsborne
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Oh so beautiful isnt is, makes me feel at home, only thing your missing there is 3' growth of reed grass and a lot more water, then you have the picture!
Jinx!
We're obviously made of sterner stuff down here in Wilts. We've brought 3 out already and will be going back for more!!
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