Hey Al
Nice buck, and an entertaining story. If I break the stock on my rifle will you fix it for me the same way? Might bring me some luck. I'll tell you a tip that will help you load a deer into your truck by yourself no matter what he weighs. I wrote this up for BIG BUCK MAGAZINE some time back.

I take a 6' 6" section of allum. ladder with me in my truck. I role the deer onto it and tie it on in three places. Then I lift one end of the ladder onto the tailgate of the truck. Then go around and lift the other end up and slide the ladder (with the deer on it) into the truck box. You end up lifting about 1/2 the deer's weight twice, instead of all the weight at once.

When I get home I drag the ladder into the barn and lay one end on an 18" block of wood under a celing hook. I then lift the ladder up so the deer/ladder is verticle. I tie a rope from the antlers to the hook and kick out the wooden block. The deer is now hanging.

I shot a couple of does this season and my son shot a couple of does. Lots of nice venison but no antlers.

Have a good one.

Robin