Loading elk whole?

[ELKHOG]

I use a Lewis Power Saw winch.  As long as you have the right power saw head to run it, not much will stop it.  I have a Stihl 38 super with 75 feet of cable with it.

[robb92]

I was lucky enough when I shot my elk we only had to drag it down the hill about 40 yards to where my brother could drive his truck in.

[Huntbear]

When I hunted with my dad, he always kept a piece of 5/8 ply in the back of the truck.  We get the elk down where we could get the truck to em, we would roll the elk on the plywood, pick up one end, set it on the tailgate, the go to the other end, pick it up and slide him in.  Did that twice in a week in Eastern Oregon one year.  A 5x5 and a spike.

[Fletch]

We have only gotten one bull out whole...the rest in 4 pieces on our backs or the kiddie cart and mountain bike.  We recently invested in a chainsaw winch though...not getting any  younger!   We dont bone them if we dont have too, in my experience the meat gets rubbery...but somtimes it is unavoidable!

[buckhorn2]

We have a line spool made out of aluminium it has bearings at each end and a crank on the side to respool the line. Here is a picture of ours.

[hoytem]

when i took my bull to a certain butcher is covington there was 27 whole bulls in his cooler! I brought mine quartered up and made the comment about everyone must be road hunting this year. He got all defensive and was like "No....they pack em out like that!". He was seriously pissed at my sarcasm. I just laughed and went to this old retired guy in Hobart because he said his cooler was too full to take any more that day.

[GigPig]

We have a line spool made out of aluminium it has bearings at each end and a crank on the side to respool the line. Here is a picture of ours.

Boy...Buckhorn, that sure looks familiar  And let me tell you how much better it works than quartering! 

[rosscrazyelk]

Never gotten one even close enough to the road for me to do that.

[BULLBLASTER]

2500 feet of cable on a hitch reciever mounted spool like the rope one does wonders for whole elk, and the best part is leaving the guts right in the logging road for everyone else!!!!

[Skyvalhunter]

Just Great

[matlockmike]

Ran into one of those gut piles once on my dirtbike.... On a corner, all bloated, never road logging road fast again.(Never smell the same either).

[ELKBURGER]

I've been fortunate to load 2 elk whole. A late season 5pt bull out of the ryderwood. I shot him 300 yards from the truck and he ran towards the truck and piled up 60 yrds uphill from the rig. Basically rolled him into the bed. Last season I got a cow in the winston. She piled up 50 yrds from a landing we could drive to. I know its not typical but I'll take them when I can. As far as the carcass goes, it makes great coyote bait!

[BIGDOG]

I have a friend that has a capstan rope winch and they work great!

[rasbo]

never seem to be able to,my friend drug one out on his quad

[mossback91]

I can sqaut the weight of a full grown elk so I never have a problem with throwing one up on the shoulders and hiking out and hucking it into the back of a pickup