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Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« on: October 19, 2015, 10:20:41 AM »
So this year, I had my first successful solo hunt.  While it was rewarding to know that I am capable of doing it by myself, I was frustrated with how much trouble I had securing my deer to the cart.  The cart came with snap pins to secure the side arms, but they were useless over the rocky, off-camber terrain.  They kept opening up under pressure every time the cart tipped to the side.  I had to use zip-ties to hold the arms on, and even they kept breaking!  I'm thinking of replacing the snap pins with some bridge pins unless someone has a better suggestion.  The most frustrating part though, was how to effectively strap the deer to the cart!  I had the two straps the cart came with, plus two ratchet straps and some rope.  I wasn't able to get any of these options tight enough to keep the deer from moving excessively when jostling over the rough ground.  There just aren't any good anchor points on the cart, and I'm thinking of welding some D rings on.  Does anyone have any tips, tricks or suggestions to make next season a little easier?  Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2015, 10:24:40 AM »
More rachett straps.
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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2015, 10:28:43 AM »
Ratchet straps & Mule Tape. 
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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2015, 10:34:38 AM »
More ratchet straps as mentioned and mule tape.  Works great.  Hook them to the cross bars which your deer is on versus side bars.  You can strap it tighter to contain movement better.  Don't use bungee cords if you are trying to control movement.
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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2015, 10:36:43 AM »
Here's mine from a few years ago. I'm glad I had help getting him out of a clear cut. I wanted to save the hide and tan it so we had to keep it out of the spokes and tires but we made. That's the hide in my avatar under the Encores.

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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2015, 10:50:38 AM »
I would contact Sam at Bullpacs.  Their packs have hooks on the sides of them that I use paracord to strap my animals down with.  I think they are pop riveted on.  You could get some of those from him and mount them on the sides of the cart every 12".  Then strap a bunch of paracord on the cart when you go in empty, take the cord off, put the deer on and then strap it down with the paracord.
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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2015, 10:58:53 AM »
Para cord works great as well, as shown. Tie the head down, you can also cut a hole behind the ligaments in the legs and tie or strap those down as well.
I keep two 6 foot ratchet straps attached to my cart and para cord in my pack always.
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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2015, 11:12:00 AM »
not sure if this is or isn't an option, if it is an option and you are capable to do so. Just quarter it up and bring it out with you?  :dunno:
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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2015, 11:57:25 AM »
Shoot smaller deer
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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2015, 12:44:58 PM »
Put the cross bars on the inside of the frame.

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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2015, 12:52:10 PM »
not sure if this is or isn't an option, if it is an option and you are capable to do so. Just quarter it up and bring it out with you?  :dunno:

That's what I do with the same cart the OP has. 

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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2015, 12:53:27 PM »
Drill a few holes in steel and use bungees. 

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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2015, 02:31:59 PM »
Awesome, thank you all for the help.  Will definitely be putting your ideas to good use!

Shoot smaller deer

Hard to get much smaller and still be legal!  :chuckle:

not sure if this is or isn't an option, if it is an option and you are capable to do so. Just quarter it up and bring it out with you?  :dunno:

Probably would have done this, but the truck was less than a mile away.  It seemed faster to just 'tough it out', especially as warm as it was getting

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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2015, 02:44:36 PM »
Your bungie cord (which I would never use for this application) are hooked into the clips that are intended to hold the side rails onto the mail frame of the cart. Those clips are not intended as an anchor point for any kind of tie down.  It doesn't take much pressure to pull the clip over the pin which would cause the card to disassemble. 

I have the same cart and haven't really had any problem securing deer or antelope to it with a nice long piece of 550 cord.  Never use a bungie cord and don't run any kind of rope or cord through the clips that are holding the side rails on, that is asking for it to fail.    :twocents:


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Re: Securing a Deer to Cart...Help!
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2015, 02:46:19 PM »
So this year, I had my first successful solo hunt.  While it was rewarding to know that I am capable of doing it by myself, I was frustrated with how much trouble I had securing my deer to the cart.  The cart came with snap pins to secure the side arms, but they were useless over the rocky, off-camber terrain.  They kept opening up under pressure every time the cart tipped to the side.  I had to use zip-ties to hold the arms on, and even they kept breaking!  I'm thinking of replacing the snap pins with some bridge pins unless someone has a better suggestion.  The most frustrating part though, was how to effectively strap the deer to the cart!  I had the two straps the cart came with, plus two ratchet straps and some rope.  I wasn't able to get any of these options tight enough to keep the deer from moving excessively when jostling over the rough ground.  There just aren't any good anchor points on the cart, and I'm thinking of welding some D rings on.  Does anyone have any tips, tricks or suggestions to make next season a little easier?  Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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