I am 68 years old. I had a bunch of hunting partners over the years who came to our UPPER Michigan deer camp so there was always help getting deer from way back where the day lite started to the camp where day lite ended.
My last partner passed in 2005 so I no longer had help did take 3 young guys one year and they were so lazy I don't think they could drag a gut pile let alone a whole buck.
I picked up one of those roll up flat plastic sheet sleds for kids, Installed grommets (2) in the front and a few down the sides for bungee cords. Field dress the deer and lay him on the sled use the bungee cords to tie him on as the sled will sort of roll around the body. Tie the draw rope to the body harness and go. Stop to rest so I don't have a heart attack. Did that till 2011.
Now I shoot them close to home.
This one I got just 300 yards from my pole barn.
this one during ML season so close to the house I used the flood lites to field dress him.
This one fell just 60 yards from the pole barn. I have a choice of a ATV or tractor with a front loader to get them to the pole barn
Al