Over the years, short of one of those cart things, I've probably used every method imaginable. There's a little thought of rule that a lot of people seem to forget, usually the smarter ones only forget this rule once, and that is "what you carry in, you have to carry out with the animal if you are successful". Now most hunters today hunt fairly close to some sort of vehicle. ATV's or some sort of off road conveyance. Those of us raised in the days before 4 wheelers have a tendency to remember that rule. As Flags put it, I myself like to quarter and pack out but I have drug my fair share, probably more than my fair share, of whitetail for miles. For dragging, I found the easiest method is to slip a heavy stick between the leg tendons, lifting the rear half of the deer and dragging it out that way. Doing this, combined with one of those heavy plastic drag wraps makes a drag very easy over a fair distance.