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Old 09-14-2008, 08:15 PM
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Alsatian
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Default RE: Need Info!: Packing out a deer?

It depends. One solution is to first gut the deer. Then tie the right front leg to the right rear leg with rope. Tie the left front leg to the left rear leg. Prop the deer up against something. Sit down and slip your right arm through the loop formed by the two right legs; slip your left arm through the loop formed bythe two left legs. Stand up and lift the deer like a backpack. This works if the deer is not too heavy. Where I hunt in Oklahoma gutted deer may weigh just 100 LBS or less, and this technique works.

Another solution applies if you have a helper. Gut the deer. Tie the two front legs together; tie the two back legs together. Slip a long wooden pole through the legs with enough extra length available so you and your buddy can carry the pole on your shoulders with the deer between. This method works pretty well.

Of course, you can also do as you suggested, cut the deer up into more manageable parts and pack out the parts in several trips on a backpack.
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