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12-05-2017 | 04:33 AM

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hubby11

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From: VA

What’s your best way to drag a deer?

There is a lot of very heavy brush with some major gullys and inclines where I hunt. This can make getting a deer out of the woods a challenge. After seeing someone market a “ski rope” set up for $$ I decided to make my own.

It’s very simple. Just double up your line and use the loop end to either go around the neck or antlers. Make sure you get the forelegs in there as well. Then cut a 3’ piece of wood from a sapling, maybe 1 ½’ diameter for a pull handle. Attach both ends of the line to the wood with clove hitches. Make sure the knots attach to the handle from different sides (see pic), this stops the handle from wanting to turn. Now you are good to go.

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You adjust the length of the line to make sure the head of the deer is off the ground so it doesn’t snag on brush, particularly if you have a buck with antlers.

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Using a ski tow like this give you a lot of torque to muscle the load around and over brush. When you get to an area where you just need to pull, just hold the handle behind you with both hands like you are water skiing backwards and git to it.

Last edited by hubby11; 12-05-2017 at 06:40 AM. Reason: spelling

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