RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

You can get a cheap block and tackle at the hardware store, its easier than a rope over a tree. I carry it with me while hunting for pulling them out of the hollows that they seem to like to fall in when hit. I also have a home made ramp thats always in the back of the truck when I'm hunting

RE: what do you solo hunters do??
 

Greets,
Well fortunately I havent had such a problem yet, the only really big deer I have been fortunate enuff to take was with a friend, the story is posted in a reply to Differences in muleys and whitetail. That over in big game forum. ( just in case your interested ) BUT i am glad to have read this because all the ideas here will be helpfull when I do find myself in such a position. Except... most are relating to a pickup type vehicle, what about those of us who use SUV's ? I gots a Trooper II. I figure the come along cable puller is workable for me.

Just my uneducated opinion!
Terry

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Having been a tree surgeon for years, I like Trums method with 2 ropes. I also have a camper top on my pickup, so it is similar to an SUV situation. I think I could manage, though, by tying off the first rope, wrapping the end of the second around something in the truck for friction, then untying the first rope. I could then let the second rope slide through the friction device with one hand while pulling the deer into the truck with the other.

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I have tie downs in my trucks bed and I have a small block and tackle that works very well . just pull the head up to clear and start pulling . If I'm putting them on my quad that is a real chore all by yourself .

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I've done EXACTLY what Trum did. Works really well and it's kind of funny seeing a 200+ lb deer hanging 10 feet in the air from a tree when you're all alone in the woods.

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I just shoot it. Go back home and call my buddies, then I start tracking, and also have a few people to help drag the deer. I usually only hunt solo while bowhunting though.
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I don't even own a truck, I call a friend if I get one and have him help me. I am very little, so I will need help any way about it. That is why I never hunted deer until now. Also if I can't confirm the fact that I can get help prior to hunting I don't go. It would be a shame to shoot a nice deer and then not be able to do anything with it. My friends now that I would do the same for them any time of the day or night. They also get some of the meat, but the help is not contigent on that. It's just my way of being gracious.

I am considering getting a truck though and am working on a design with a whinch and a ramp that would enable me to pull the deer into the bed if I could get close enough.

Paul

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I once killed a nice 180 lb buck when I was hunting by myself. I had about a 800 yard mostly uphill drag to the nearest place I could get my truck to and by the time I got there I was totally exhausted (took three solid hours of hard work). I tried and tried to get that deer into the bed of that truck but it kept slipping back and falling on me. I got so mad I almost had a stroke. I finally decided to eat my lunch and rested for about an hour or so. When I tried again I damn near threw the thing clear over the truck. Went in easy as pie. All I needed was some fuel and some rest. I learned from that experience to not be in too big a hurry to get my deer out of the woods. I drag for 30 or 40 yards and stop to rest for 5 minutes before I drag again. I dont care if it takes me all day or night to get out.
Good luck
SC

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It makes the job easier if there is a bank near by your truck. Just back your truck up to the bank where you already have your deer waiting and pull him in. It is easy to keep a 2 x 6 or 2 x 8 board cut the length of your bed to use as a ramp to drag your deer up in the bed of the truck. I made me a 2 wheel buggy to pull the deer out of the woods on. This works great especially on level ground.

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When the deer is too big to drag out by yourself and your alone; you make camp and start eating on the critter until it is small enough to drag out.