RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

I keep a hand truck in the bed of my truck, it works great, I drag the deer to the nearest path, road, or field, get the hand truck out of my truck and roll the deer up on it, tie it on, and pull it to the truck. Once I am at the truck I drop the gate, lean the top of the hand truck on the tail gate, then lift and push the deer and hand truck from the bottom and slide/lift it right on up into the bed. This method works great for me, cuts way down on the length of the drag and makes it a lot easier for one man to put a deer in the bed of a truck.

Now I will tell you the hardest one I ever had to deal with was a big 8 point I killed in 74, have you ever tried to get a 175 pound dressed deer in the trunk of a 74 Camaro? It is close to mission impossible, the body went in with some work, the head due to the rack would not go in, he was 21 3/4 inches on the inside of his beams, I couldn,t even close the trunk, had to tie it down. I traded the car in for a wagon before the next season.

The Tazman

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RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

I carry a one ton cable puller(like a come along only with cable instead of chain).I hook one end into the front of the box and the other end around the antlers and let the tool do all the work.If you don't have a cable puller remove the tailgate from your truck and lay one end on the groung and the other on your step bump and pull the deer up the ramp you have just built.

RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

My biggest dressed at about 125-130, so I haven't had all the difficulty that you folks have described. It is quite a long drag though. By the time I get to the truck, it's a struggle to get them in. I've thought about something similar to Taz's idea and I've seen similar things advertised. Someone on the board had an idea to build and market them. Never heard anything elase about it.

RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

First off
“Boy, get yourself to the gym as long as you can clean and jerk 300#, this should not be a problem”
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I’m fortunate enough to be a fairly sizeable guy (Mom always said I’m just big boned<img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>), and lifting a couple of hundred pounds into the back of the pickup is not a real problem.
I have a good friend who is just a small guy. But, I can tell you he always takes the largest deer. This is his method. It’s simple, fast, easy, and proven. But, you need to plan ahead,
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients
1 truck
1 tree
2 ropes
1 dead dear<img src=icon_smile_dead.gif border=0 align=middle> – for best results use a hefty 12 to 14 point buck-

• Tie both ropes to the deer and throw over the tree limb.
• Connect the first rope to the trailer hitch (rear bumper).
• Slowly pull forward until the deer is higher then the bed of the truck.
• Tie off the second rope to the tree.
• Untie the first rope from the truck.
• Back up so the deer is hanging over the bed.
• Using the rope tied to the tree, lower the deer into the truck.

There you go quick easy deer in truck bed.
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RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

If it is a good size deer I will call somebody to help. Sometimes if the truck is nearby I will drag the deer to it, dig two shallow holes for the back tires to back in and drag him in.

RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

i feel better now..i'm not the only one who has had this problem...but it is a good problem to have!!

RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

In Virginia the deer are not near as big as in other places so when alone you can usually manage. The deer I killed this year was 186 and it was the 3rd largest of teh season.(in my club) None of the deer got into the 190s. I have a dog box in the bed of the truck so we put the deer across the tailgate. I have had to put a few on there by my self and by holding to the legs I can do it.