ya a guyu gutted a deer on the parking area on the side of the road. It stunk that afternoon and this morning i went out there on my scooter playing with my new camcorder it smelled so bad i did not even stop.

thought all but one of my spot on on old mine roads deep in hunting land that dead end only hunters and fishermen use them still not a good idea.

all true
as for the trucking jacked up. not now i traded the old chevy in on a real nice 95 1/2 ton all facotry with no propelms and it is rather low to the ground. Everything works and it does good on gas milage.

The last thing I want to do is drag 50lbs of guts out of the woods and I don't think I could hoist a deer by myself. I just drag them far enough to be on an incline so I can just dress them and flip them over to dump them out.
The deer seem to be harder and harder to drag out as it is and I DON'T think it's cause they weighmore. It's an age factor...(sigh)

Tell me about it. I remember when I used to grab hold and just start walking, bow in hand, stand on my back and deer in tow. At age 65 I walk up 50 yards and drop my bow and stand. I go back and drag the deer to the bow or beyond if I'm on a roll. Then I get a break by carrying the bow and stand up some more, back for the deer, up to the bow, move the bow and stand, back for the deer. I am just whupped when I get out. Old age sucks sometimes.

It used to be I'd go anywhere that I figured I'd shoot a deer. I didn't care what the terrain or how far. Now when I look at a place I calculate how much trouble it'll be to get a deer out.[&:][:'(] Too much trouble I go somewhere else.[&:]

Same here David. I walk 50 yards then sit on the deer for a rest. When I do get one back to the truck I have to fight the thing to get it on board. I still haven't smartened up enough to remember not to shoot a deer farther from the road then I want to drag it.

My favorite is a good pull thru the swamp or the moutain laurel. Those dang deer just don't want to leave the woods for the last time and seem to reach out and grab everything. Boy I love my cell phone!! HELP!!!!

Everywhere I hunt I can use my quad. I thought ahead this year since I'll be doing quite a bit of hunting by myself, even though last night is a sure sign that might not be a good idea. I have a nice, cheap Wally World collapsable gambrel (pulley hoist) and a length of rope in the storage compartment of my quad. I don't have any problem gutting a deer by myself, but getting a mature buck onto the cargo rack of a quad is a major feat for one person. All I have to do is find a limb the right height, "larks head" the rope around the limb, hang the gambrel and raise the thing up, tie it off and back the quad under it.

I guess if I wanted to gut it that way, I could hoist it up head first, but I don't see any point. I can gut a deer on the ground and not get blood and other crap all over me, but if you gutted the deer hanging up or on the tailgate, think of what will happen with that big mess plops down at your feet! You'll be covered from the knees down, and you'll be kicking yourself the entire drive homebecause ofthe stench in your truck, and unless you change clothes, the cab of your truck will stink for weeks.