Getting red deer in back of truck

[User00040]

Cut head and legs off, hang on front bumper.

Have fun explaining to the Polis on the way home!

 

[Outback]

As some one who has lifted some terrible heavy things and thought I was going to die afterwards , If you did a risk assessment on what you are doing you wouldn't do it , fitting a winch should be the only thing your contemplating .

 

[Essex stalker]

Nice ramps, where can you get them?

I can't rem mber the exact company, I simply got them online. I'll have a look see if I can see them, they may have been folding motorbike ones

 

[Essex stalker]

Nice ramps, where can you get them?

Just had a look there’s quite a few companies doing them, search folding motorbike ramps for pick up. Lots to choose from, mine look like the ones demon tweaks are selling

 

[Rhodesianjess]

Can’t your man just lift it in for you?

Underkeeper are handy as well

 

[dryan]

I had the same issue with big fallow we get here, popped a muscle trying to get one in last year. Had a stretton style one made up locally, already had a spare boat winch. I added an adaption to allow mechanical skinning . Cost me less than 150 quid all in.

Can carry does in a poppins sika sack, but when on the bucks again later in the year I won't home leave without it.

 

[rem284]

If you have a trailer you can drag them up the tailgate, then stand on the pickup tailgate and haul them up. If there is a hardtop on the pickup it's a pita

 

[User00025]

Underkeeper are handy as well

At worst two bits of board and a small pulley system. Cost about £12.

 

[.308]

Ibc tub cut to suit provided this fits in car of your vehicle( i use 1000ltr ibc but if 2 big for what your using you get a 500 or 600 ltr one also) the if lifting such a problem get an old ladder put 2 wheels on end. Just pull out on ground lift deer onto ladder maybe strap. Lift end with wheels onto/into back of truck. Then just grab other end on ground anlift up an it will roll into bsck of your truck. I only shoot reds and 90% of the time i load them alone

 

[sh1kar]

Drag into onto a stump or a bit of high ground then reverse up to it. Alternatively, drop your back wheels into a ditch or dip.

yep great in sandy Niassa for the buff. Not so good in Uk in December when soggy clay loam is frozen!!

 

[Jamouk]

Napier truck click ?

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[BigPat]

I have used various options over the years. My current set-up in my Navara is a 12v winch bolted to a piece of 50mm heavy wall box section that is then in turn bolted at each end to the buck side tie-downs and then bolted to the rear buck tie-downs in 2 places. I then have a pair of the fold down aluminium ramps (same as the ones in the earlier post) and a Tracer deer tray. But recently I have replaced the tray with a piece of OSB board about 3 foot long and 2 foot wide. I actually find it easier to place the board at the bottom of the ramps (just on the ramp by a few inches) and then as the carcass reaches the board it slips onto it and then the board runs up the ramps into the truck. Then I just push the carcass to one side grab the board and pull the next one in (I normally have a few deer at a time to winch in). This works well for me as most of my deer are bled in the field but processed at the larder so I don’t need to suspend it for the gralloch until I’m back in the larder. This set-up has been used for 100+ deer and although I do check the bolts regularly I have never had any problems with the tie-downs handling the loads.......I have extra sections of cable/rope and have pulled large red deer 100 meters+ through woodland to the truck.

I also have a Dave Stretton hoist with swivel top and this is great when I’m not going to use the larder and it makes getting the suspended gralloch done and the carcass in the truck super easy.

 

[devon deer stalker]

I've yet to try this but no reason it won't work

Apologies for posting this again.
Cheers
Richard

 

[Stayangry]

In Africa, my PH had a special ramp that looked like a ladder, but with rollers instead of rungs. This was helpful for loading a kudu into his Land Cruiser. Never seen anything similar in the UK though.

 

[Freeforester]

I've yet to try this but no reason it won't work

Apologies for posting this again.
Cheers
Richard

Saved me the bother, thanks. I think this was what BavBrit was putting across in words.

 

[Dunwaters]

Section of an aluminium step ladder.
Roll the deer on to the ladder, lift up the end and swing it onto the load bed, lift the other end and slide it forward.
You can use a stretcher but you’d probably have to buy one, bet you have a ladder in the shed.

 

[Fursty Ferret]

As some one who has lifted some terrible heavy things and thought I was going to die afterwards , If you did a risk assessment on what you are doing you wouldn't do it , fitting a winch should be the only thing your contemplating .

Quite right. Stop looking for shortcuts or clever inventions and just get a hoist or a winch that is man enough for the job

 

[sauer]

Quite fancy one Of those Napier truck clicks, seems quite “fleet” and packable for what it is

paul

 

[CMAS]

 

[Pkiernan]

I have used various options over the years. My current set-up in my Navara is a 12v winch bolted to a piece of 50mm heavy wall box section that is then in turn bolted at each end to the buck side tie-downs and then bolted to the rear buck tie-downs in 2 places.

Any chance you could take a photo of the winch setup.?