hanging a deer
01-31-2010, 05:34 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Panhandle, FL
Posts: 55
hanging a deer
Hey guys, just curious on what kind of setup do you guys use to hang your deer for skinning and such? I'm new to this and need to build something for hanging the deer. Give me some ideas and show some pics. Thanks. Shawn
01-31-2010, 05:49 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 157
This year we built a rig that fits into the hole for our attic in our garage. It was a couple pieces of steel that were bigger than the hole. We had a couple pulleys on there and just raised them up. It worked pretty slick. We have been talking about rigging up something with a winch for next year but I am not sure if we will do it.
02-01-2010, 04:51 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Garfield NJ USA
Posts: 3,067
A simple gambrel and a block an tackle work fine for me. Then again so would a couple of 10 penny nails and loop in the beam. I know one guy who just uses a couple of S hooks and some Ibolts with fender washers to hang the deer, works as well as a gambel, quite a bit more work lifting the deer to get it hooked but works like a dream.
02-01-2010, 06:42 AM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
Posts: 26,323
02-01-2010, 06:54 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
rope over a tree limb...sometimes we use a wench system..sometimes on the ground...my buddy has a wench system that fits into his receiver for his trailer hitch...its cool.. we use the rear legs here...i know some people who hang by the neck too
02-01-2010, 08:44 AM
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Darien, IL
Posts: 6,744
If you're going to hang one and skin it traditionally with a blade I like to hang them back legs up and hang from each leg seperately with the legs about 3' apart to keep the deer from being able to spin around.
02-02-2010, 07:57 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,320
I have a hitch reciever hoist I built that assembles in your reciever and uses a cable winch to lift. We use it for deer antelope, elk and even a moose. Has a hook on the end where we put a gambrel and it allows for one person to lift any big game animal in NA by ones self.
02-02-2010, 08:05 AM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Middelway, WV
Posts: 435
Use your FEL on your tractor to hoist the deer. Works great, as you can adjust the height of the deer as you skin and butcher:-)
You can also then easily transport it from the washing area to the barn you hang it in to the place you butcher it.
You can also then easily transport it from the washing area to the barn you hang it in to the place you butcher it.