Post by: Steef on November 16, 2014, 08:12:11 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 16, 2014, 08:14:32 PM
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Post by: Dbax129 on November 16, 2014, 08:17:37 PM
You could quarter and pack out in a couple trips. I have personally helped a buddy drag one out about a mile. Strap on the antlers and a strap on the front legs and walk out side by side. I would recommend quartering though. Congrats!
Post by: Seahawk12 on November 16, 2014, 08:20:53 PM
Welcome to the part of the hunt that requires some extreme exertion. It may be a very late night for you. Good luck and congratulations on your first kill.
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on November 16, 2014, 08:22:04 PM
And most deer we shoot are way away from a vehicle. We bone them out, or we quarter them, or drag them out whole. All viable options for you.
Post by: jrebel on November 16, 2014, 08:23:13 PM
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 16, 2014, 08:23:43 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on November 16, 2014, 08:23:52 PM
Backpack Buck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtROydv3ivc#)
Post by: BullMagnet76 on November 16, 2014, 08:29:02 PM
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on November 16, 2014, 08:29:24 PM
Post by: yorketransport on November 16, 2014, 08:30:27 PM
Turn it into a backpack and carry it out.
Backpack Buck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtROydv3ivc#)
This is one of the neatest tricks I've seen in a long time!
For the record, I used a wheel barrow to get my buck out. Actually, I put the deer in a wheel barrow so that my son could push it out of the woods. :chuckle:
Post by: Tbar on November 16, 2014, 08:34:58 PM
Post by: Kazekurt on November 16, 2014, 08:38:14 PM
Post by: jasnt on November 16, 2014, 08:40:05 PM
Post by: Kazekurt on November 16, 2014, 08:42:48 PM
Post by: raydog on November 16, 2014, 08:43:46 PM
That's how we got my dad's out this year. looks kinda funny but beats dragging it for milesTurn it into a backpack and carry it out.
Backpack Buck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtROydv3ivc#)
This is one of the neatest tricks I've seen in a long time!
For the record, I used a wheel barrow to get my buck out. Actually, I put the deer in a wheel barrow so that my son could push it out of the woods. :chuckle:
Post by: mfswallace on November 16, 2014, 08:44:12 PM
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5 point thread worthy right there!
Post by: csaaphill on November 16, 2014, 08:53:11 PM
gut if late get friends first light
hope you didnt go home to ask
I might quarter it take the head and two front quarters with me in one trip
of cource make sure tag is hooked to aimal in some way.
hang the back part up come back at first light then
or flashlight time.
Post by: Bean Counter on November 16, 2014, 08:56:14 PM
Post by: Biggerhammer on November 16, 2014, 09:11:46 PM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on November 16, 2014, 09:17:00 PM
I de bone on the spot. Pack it all out in one trip. Done this a few times. Once 3.5 crow miles deep
:yeah:
Post by: BAR C3 on November 16, 2014, 09:18:52 PM
If you don't like packing, stick to the road hunting!
Post by: IBspoiled on November 16, 2014, 09:19:35 PM
Congrats on your first deer, hope it works out. :tup:
Post by: Band on November 16, 2014, 09:24:18 PM
Steef, until you find a mentor please glue yourself to this site and watch YouTube videos for valuable insight into hunting situations you are likely to encounter so this sort of thing doesn't happen again. I'm guessing you'll be working tomorrow and that deer will end op going to waste. :twocents:
Post by: kodiak 907 on November 16, 2014, 09:25:45 PM
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 16, 2014, 09:44:08 PM
Post by: jasnt on November 16, 2014, 09:47:23 PM
Hopefully this guy shot a deer and not an elk. I ran into a guy down south and he told me he had shot a big deer and asked if I would help him get it out. Sure, no problem. Until we get to his deer and it was an elk :yike:. Had to tell hinge was on his own.
heard of a guy in davenport (new to WA) that shot a mule and thought it was a deer. 15 years ago or so.
Post by: elk247 on November 16, 2014, 09:50:02 PM
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Post by: sakoshooter on November 16, 2014, 10:16:27 PM
I've packed them out on a cart, drug them, and boned them out and carried in a pack. The terrain usually dictates what you need to do. Boning them out makes the job easier and is a step you'll eventually need to do anyway unless you intend to take it to a butcher. Don't drag if you plan on taxidermy as it can be brutal on your cape. I packed my MT buck out from over 7 miles back this year. A lot of work but worth it! It definitely raise my standards the farther back I get though:-)
:yeah: :tup:
Post by: TeacherMan on November 16, 2014, 11:11:55 PM
Post by: Steef on November 16, 2014, 11:42:38 PM
Thanks to everyone taking the time and offering help/insights. I can take the "ribbing," in fact it's been part of every hunting group I've ever been with (mostly in Texas where the terrain isn't quite like this.) The guys on this site have been very helpful and for that, I'm deeply appreciative.
S
Post by: _TONY_ on November 16, 2014, 11:47:19 PM
Post by: LeviD1 on November 17, 2014, 12:15:02 AM
Post by: RAZORBILL on November 17, 2014, 06:30:40 AM
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Post by: Ripper on November 17, 2014, 06:37:03 AM
Post by: Toptwo on November 17, 2014, 06:52:40 AM
Great job on your first deer!
Post by: bearpaw on November 17, 2014, 06:53:14 AM
Post by: h20hunter on November 17, 2014, 07:12:02 AM
glad you got him out ok :tup:
Now....shame shame shame....no pics yet? Have you learned nothing!!!!!!!! :chuckle:
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Post by: PlateauNDN on November 17, 2014, 07:38:24 AM
Just to be clear, I didn't leave the animal and then come home to "look it up on the internet." I really was just looking for tips/pointers from the "experienced crew." I got a buddy and we dragged the thing out (the pole trick like in the movies worked for most of the way, but seemed really difficult.) Eventually we made it to one of the old logging roads that had some "character" to it, and he brought his ATV and that got it the rest of the way. Unfortunately, I'm working without a "mentor" and I'm figuring things out for myself (lesson for today, don't hike in quite so far by myself). Through some trial and error I can finally say I've successfully hunted a deer including getting the animal all the way home. Next, I'll be figuring out how to process the deer, but one step at a time, right?
Thanks to everyone taking the time and offering help/insights. I can take the "ribbing," in fact it's been part of every hunting group I've ever been with (mostly in Texas where the terrain isn't quite like this.) The guys on this site have been very helpful and for that, I'm deeply appreciative.
S
Don't let how far you went from deciding how you hunt. With some guidance I think you'll do fine. Get more experience with how to quarter, debone, and process game and you'll do fine. I majority of the time hunt alone and I've majority of the time butchered on site and packed out. I used to use branches tied together with tarp and rope and drag out but that took forever and I just went to on site butchering. Great job on your first deer and keep at it. :tup:
Post by: Holg3107 on November 17, 2014, 07:42:07 AM
To answer your question. I hunt solo nearly 100% of the time and am rarely closer than 2-3 miles from my truck. I have attempted the dragging the deer out whole thing once or twice, its not for me. To me it is a waste of energy. I have also gone the two trip route where you take cut the deer right at the hind quarters and pack that and all of your gear out then come back to get the front half. Thats a fine way to go especially if you are only 1 mile back. To be honest though any more I bone everything out in the field, put it in game bags, strap it to may pack and walk out in 1 trip. Deer aren't that big and the majority of the deer you aren't going to consume anyways (bones, hide, etc...). Leave the hide in the field with the guts. Unless you are going to do a shoulder mount it is a waste of time and weight. I cape the skull in the field to do a euro mount. on a good sized buck you will end up with at most 120# of deer meat to pack out. On a doe its going to be half that. Also look into the gutless method for cleaning your deer. Saves a ton of time and mess. Also as has been mentioned, get a bike. In this area you can do a whole lot with a bike. There are logging roads everywhere, get the deer strapped to it any way you can and go for broke.
Again great job this year, you're on the right track!
Post by: BackStrappin on November 17, 2014, 07:45:37 AM
One Year I used a Wheelbarrow , One Year I wished I had a Wheelbarrow and Called a buddy to help drag.
This season I picked up a used pack frame for 25 bucks , knowing I was going to be hunting in areas where I might need to use it , Even though I got lucky and put a buck down in place where the drag was pretty easy , scouting paid off all summer. But ya even when I am out scouting in the summer I was always planning the recovery part too.
Oh ya , We need pics of your buck ! :tup:
Post by: ghosthunter on November 17, 2014, 07:47:26 AM
Than we got one of those roll up sliders. Elk size is the only one big enough for deer.
The kids sled worked good for years because they were cheap. We drilled holes around the edges to lash the deer on.
Until we were bored one year coming down a huge sage slope and decided to ride the sleds down. Cant understand how fast a sled goes on a dry open slope. :yike:
We only did that once.
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 17, 2014, 08:02:40 AM
Be nicer to new hunters. Not every Hunter Education class makes people aware that there's big work to do after the shot. It just doesn't occur to people on their own what's involved. Good job on getting your first deer, Steef and getting it out.
Post by: C-Money on November 17, 2014, 08:03:46 AM
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Post by: Alchase on November 17, 2014, 08:51:09 AM
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Now show the "after" pic from the hospitol bed, LOL
How did the pack hold up?
Beautiful buck!
Post by: Alchase on November 17, 2014, 08:57:51 AM
Bikes work great! Tip of the day, spin the seat around so it "backwards", the pointy end of the seat slides into the pelvis area nicely and keeps the animal from sliding around on the seat.
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The first time I saw a guy riding on top of his bike mounted Mule deer down "Y" to the 100 RD gate above Pearygin, I started laughing it looked so funny!
Then he past us by at about 15 mph I realized, "dang, he will be to the gate in less then 10 minutes"!
From that point on I was in awe of his ingenuity, LOL
Post by: LeviD1 on November 17, 2014, 10:10:45 AM
You should look uno getting a game kart..sounds like its exactly what you need if you don't bike in....oryoucpilddo something like this
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I really like how you hooked that to your bike. Did you weld that piece on to the game cart?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 17, 2014, 10:46:45 AM
You should look uno getting a game kart..sounds like its exactly what you need if you don't bike in....oryoucpilddo something like this
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I really like how you hooked that to your bike. Did you weld that piece on to the game cart?
I don't have a welder for aluminum but the bar is all welded and its bolted to the cart...I take it apart so its smaller to fit in my rig
Post by: T Pearce on November 17, 2014, 11:21:13 AM
You have joined the ranks.
Keep your eyes open for better ways to do things as you grow. As soon as I learned that a boned out animal (deer) weighs in the neighborhood of thirty pounds...... a way to keep knives sharp became more important than carts.
PICS PLEASE
Post by: boneaddict on November 17, 2014, 11:22:19 AM
Congrats on getting your deer
Post by: PlateauNDN on November 17, 2014, 11:29:40 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 17, 2014, 11:29:48 AM
Good job and congratulations!
You have joined the ranks.
Keep your eyes open for better ways to do things as you grow. As soon as I learned that a boned out animal (deer) weighs in the neighborhood of thirty pounds...... a way to keep knives sharp became more important than carts.
PICS PLEASE
Before you elk hunt, also remember that they're as much as 4 or 5 times the size of a deer. If you do it alone, there's a good chance you'll waste meat and that's a crime, literally.
Post by: boneaddict on November 17, 2014, 11:33:49 AM
Post by: irishevox on November 17, 2014, 11:36:37 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 17, 2014, 11:43:27 AM
I remember my first elk and the wife asking "what are we going to do now? We should call somebody." I said we aren't calling anybody, everything that inside belongs outside, then we cut it into pieces small enough that I can carry. I gutted it, cut off a hind quarter and told her to keep cutting until I got back.
It was a great learn as you go event and I have to say we are much better at after many different modifications to the process.
You have to be able to adjust on the fly to your situation at the time. Each time there is a different twist.
Congrats again on getting it done and out of the woods, it will get easier.....maybe.
Post by: MerriamMagician on November 17, 2014, 12:33:55 PM
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Post by: billythekidrock on November 17, 2014, 05:00:51 PM
I used the "Deer Backpack" and it works pretty well. I do recommend wrapping the animal in hunters orange. Never can be too safe during modern season.
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Post by: billythekidrock on November 17, 2014, 05:08:12 PM
haven't read the I do it so here it is. I use a "good" packframe. cut the deer in half between the 4th and 5th rib so there are 2 equal sized chunks. strap one on the packframe with the head down. put something bright on the horns. use tiedown straps that don't give or loosen not bungies or rope. walk out to rig and lock the front half in truck and return for the back half. I have done this many times. it is easier with 2 people. with elk I carry the head out. then return to quarter the animal, skin and load each quarter on a packframe. the packframes can be consolidated, 2 together with straps or 3 together, etc. you can go one step further and bone the animal out and put the meat in the packbag then you don't need the straps. I am surprised more people don't get animals out this way . it aint easy but where I go you cant drag. good luck. mike w
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Post by: HntnFsh on November 17, 2014, 06:33:19 PM
Post by: HntnFsh on November 17, 2014, 06:37:12 PM
That one was about 2 miles in the dark! :yike:
Its like a competition between those guys when the going gets tough they have to try to show each other up. Sure makes life easier for me. And my back! :chuckle:
Post by: pashok23 on November 17, 2014, 06:51:16 PM
Shouldn't u have already had that figured out before you shot it?:yeah:
Post by: Tom Tamer on November 17, 2014, 07:57:09 PM
Whatever you do, avoid trying to hog tie it on a pole like you see in the movies. Worst way to carry ever. :chuckle:
You could quarter and pack out in a couple trips. I have personally helped a buddy drag one out about a mile. Strap on the antlers and a strap on the front legs and walk out side by side. I would recommend quartering though. Congrats!
Agreed the Hog tie to a pole is pure hell, deer cart, tobbagan and a rope, cut, quarter, and pack out.Little pre planning goes a long ways.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on November 17, 2014, 08:19:09 PM
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Post by: Elkrunner on November 18, 2014, 07:36:03 AM
Here is the best way, get em out BEFORE you shoot em. :chuckle: :chuckle: