Game retrieval

[Skyvalhunter]

Your lucky if its as small as a deer. If it is deer size and a considerable distance boning out is the way to go. That is unless its a larger animal like a moose.  A couple buddies and myself packed out 63" bull that was shot 2 miles from camp. Immediately started cutting and got the meat several hundred yards away from the guts. We used the sligs from our raft and the oars and made a couple gurney's. We spent the next day and a half packing meat back to camp. In that case we kept most of the bones in(except back bone) so you had something to hang it by on the meat pole. This is exactly why you don't shoot a moose too far away from camp unless you are fortunate to drive a quad or etc to it. But on a float hunt that is not going to happen.
  But alot depends on the conditions and terrain as I have also drug a whole bull out but there was snow and a gradual downhill grade. I have since purchased a few aluminum poles and fold up field gurney to get things out if the conditions and terrain merit it.

[mrmoskillz]

My dad use to put the front foot through the back leg tendon and break the front leg and put it on upside down and wear it like a backpack.  He would always put hunter orange on top so he didnt get shot but thats also why he would wear it butt side up.  He used to say "you ever see a buck walk'n around on on his front hooves dont shoot" lol

[Tbar]

For most blacktail they come out on my shoulders, mule deer come out in half cut at the third rib. Elk come out on a pack board if I can't get a half mile of haywire to it. Even with haywire it's sometimes easier to quarter and pack.

[washelkhunter]

My dad use to put the front foot through the back leg tendon and break the front leg and put it on upside down and wear it like a backpack.  He would always put hunter orange on top so he didnt get shot but thats also why he would wear it butt side up.  He used to say "you ever see a buck walk'n around on on his front hooves dont shoot" lol

You wouldnt have a pic of that technique would you?

[mrmoskillz]

My dad use to put the front foot through the back leg tendon and break the front leg and put it on upside down and wear it like a backpack.  He would always put hunter orange on top so he didnt get shot but thats also why he would wear it butt side up.  He used to say "you ever see a buck walk'n around on on his front hooves dont shoot" lol

You wouldnt have a pic of that technique would you?

I dont I was a little kid when he showed me.  I will show my son some day if we get one way in.

[mrmoskillz]

you can also push the front foot through and then put a stick through the front foot tendon and u dont have to break the leg

[bobcat]

See the first picture in reply #22 of this thread.

But remember, billythekidrock just had shoulder surgery and his back is still messed up!  (I wonder why?)       

[Encore 280]

I've done them just about any way ya can, draggin 'em anymore is hard on the back and I'm getting too old for that. I tried the front leg thru the hind leg joint and that worked good but I'm getting too old for that anymore. Used the kid's quad one year up at Elk Heights and that came in really handy one day. We got one in the morning and two on the evening hunt. Pretty impressive sight with bucks on the front and back of a Grizzly, not too old for that yet. The buck in the pic I wanted to save the hide so we used the cart. Got 'im in a semi flat clear cut but we still strained our backs getting him over a few obstacles, glad I had help. The cow I wanted to save the hide too and it was all down hill so we used the cart on her as well and strained our back a bit getting over stuff, getting too old for that and almost undid my hernia again, not good. Don't know what I'll do this year, just have to wait and see what the circumstances are. I've got some nice wide strapped packboards that haven't been used in awhile. My back isn't as young and in as good of shape as it used to be. Did I mention, I think I'm getting too old for this stuff? That's ok, I'm not giving it up no matter what. 

[mrmoskillz]

thanks bobcat! Thats it the only dif is he would wear it upside down

[high country]

Your lucky if its as small as a deer. If it is deer size and a considerable distance boning out is the way to go. That is unless its a larger animal like a moose.  A couple buddies and myself packed out 63" bull that was shot 2 miles from camp. Immediately started cutting and got the meat several hundred yards away from the guts. We used the sligs from our raft and the oars and made a couple gurney's. We spent the next day and a half packing meat back to camp. In that case we kept most of the bones in(except back bone) so you had something to hang it by on the meat pole. This is exactly why you don't shoot a moose too far away from camp unless you are fortunate to drive a quad or etc to it. But on a float hunt that is not going to happen.
  But alot depends on the conditions and terrain as I have also drug a whole bull out but there was snow and a gradual downhill grade. I have since purchased a few aluminum poles and fold up field gurney to get things out if the conditions and terrain merit it.

I picked up some cargo nets that are about 4'x6' for my boats to keep the meat off the floor. I have not tried it, but a few loops of paracord would make a quick and light way to rig the gurney.

[Skyvalhunter]

It works great High Country. A good thing to do is take some strapping tie it to each handle. Then make it long enough to go over your shoulders, wrap a towel around the part that goes over your neck for cushion. That way most of the weight rests on your shoulders and your hands wont cramp from carrying the weight.

[Skyvalhunter]

Back in the good ol days before it became OIL tag for goats my dad used to get drawn several times. Here is how he would pack them out.

[carpsniperg2]

Love that pic!

[bobcat]

Back in the good ol days before it became OIL tag for goats my dad used to get drawn several times. Here is how he would pack them out.

Really cool picture.   

[Kingpuck]

Not to jack the thread but this season will be my first season and was planning on boning the deer out. Would there be a problem with putting a boned out deer in the trunk of a car for the ride home?