I think I can abide by the rules so far Tim...to an extent.
Rules 1 and 5...OF COURSE! and ALWAYS! I have a fridge in my garage that it's sole purpose is to keep my beer at 34*.
Rule 2. I don't have a problem gutting them, my old man is the only one that ever beat me for speed. He could get it done in about 15 seconds and I could do it in 25, but he worked in a slaughter house for a few years that gave him the advantage.
Rule 3. Antler who? And anyone that asks will just disappear! Capiche?!
Rule 4. As far as pep talks go....why wait for the going to get tough?? Those of you that open earlier than the rest of us...PICK UP YOUR SKIRTS AND FIND A PAIR and GO KILL SOMETHIN'!!!
NOW....back to Rule 2. I do NOT drag unless it's absolutely necessary. I had watced a guy drag one with his atv once and trashed the cape on a good buck. You see here in WI per game laws game can't be "transported" while in reach of a person/s until registered i.e. not even on the rack of an atv. SOOOOO I took the bottom of my old Hideout pop up ice shanty and put flat steel with eye loops on the outside and bolts in the middle and a piece of chain, and then welded a grab hook to a piece of steel held on by the ball of my machine......I'll show ya instead. BTW that was 03 gun deer.