if i shoot one behind my grandmas we'll take the truck back there, but when we're hunting some public land we drag it out ourselves. its not bad....until you get to a hill...

Fortunatley in most areas I hunt we can drive an ATV right up to the deer, load it and take it back to camp. From there we take some photos and let the butchering begin.

Actually we do have an elk herd here in MI. And the DNR is in charge of that too.

Jay

Same rules as deer? Bring whole elk in?

Heck yea we would have bring in the whole elk. That is if you could draw a tag. We only have anywhere from 900 to 1200 animals. Guess elk are to hard to count so the dnr just guess like they do with are deer herd. We don't have any mandated checks for deer.

That is what my hunting truck is for!
Most places I hunt there is nowhere a deer can go down that I can't drive within about 75-100 yards.

In Texas you have to have proof of sex with your deer, usually in the form ofthe head. I've got a friend who does it your way in the field and just adds the head (with tag) to the bag.

For myself, that's what I use trucks and ATV's for. I bring them in to our skinning rack and then haul the remains back out when I'm done to a designated "dumping spot".

My deer haulers-

"Good deal they aren't in charge of an elk herd there; you guys would all have back problems" - HARDCORE

You sure are right, but a couple hundred pound deer a mile from the nearest road in the hills of southeastern Ohio is almost enough to kill me anyway.I don't understand why we can't quarter them, but we can't. It has cost me many hours, sore muscles, and swear words.

Hardcore, what's the purpose of the saltwater soak for so many days? In a bloodshot bird i'll do that but only for a few hours.

Yeah, whats up with that soakin business???

Jay