No matter how big of a pain, the drag is a part of the hunt that I would miss if I didn't have. There is nothing like it! You have accomplished your goal, and the drag out always seems to be a time for me to reflect upon the whole experience and just soak up the rest of the deer hunting experience for the year!

put him on my shoulder and walk out

I usually drag the deer out through the woods to a point where I can get a four wheeler to it. I usually hunt pretty far back and don't want to go tromping through the woods with a four wheeler. The use of the four wheeler usually depends on where I'm at though (like last fall I shot a big bodied brute and all the creeks were full and the bottoms were flooded. So me and my uncle dragged the deer down the creek but couldn't get it up the other side. So we got the four wheeler, pulled him up, and loaded it onto it. It came in handy b/c I sure as heck didn't want to drag him 1/4 mile through 6 inches of standing water!)

I'm with you on this!! I look forward to the drag out no matter how hard. It capitalizes on the acheivement you've accomplished. It's the final step so to speak. Besides one of my hunting buddies is usually helping and we are both excited and sharing the details of the hunt while taking breaks and congratulating each other. It sometimes is hard work but its a great sense of accomplishment to what is usually a memorable hunt.

Always hunt on the up hill side
I don't look forward to drags, and I am going to try and take the easiest route back to the truck, or get the truck nearer the deer. I don't have a quad and I don't use anything special to get them out. I am healthy enough and physically able to drag out my deer, so I am thankful for that.

I enjoy looking at those horn hanging on the back of my 4-wheeler. Not to go against the guy who likes the drag, but why? I hunt 1/2 mile from where i park and I dont like to drag a 185lb deer that far. I am in good shape but a far drag is a pain, especially when its dark and you have been in your tree stand all day long!

im 14 and i drag with the best of them

My kind of guys here!

It has nothing to do with not using your brain. The drag out is a proud moment I wouldn't give up for anything.

Looking back over the years I guess I've drug 60 or 70 deer. Some not more than 100 yards and some for 1/2 mile or so. I've been hunting on my nephews farm for the last 5 years or so and he has a 4 wheeler and he hauls out most of my deer these days. I still don't mind a good drag now and again but I'm not as young as I used to be.

I packed out 8 different bulls two years ago. They are a little big for dragging. The closest to the trailhead was 4 miles. I have packed meat out and immediatly made a return trip back in for another load. There is an insurmountable sense of accomplishment at the end of it all. I have spent two days packing meat when I was elk hunting alone and made kills. My favorite is packing out in the dark and laying on the hillside looking at the stars and wondering how in the heck I got to the spot I am sitting, only to get up and drudge on. The hunt starts long before the kill and doesn't end til long after.