Loading that big boy into the back of your truck
08-20-2010, 12:58 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location:
Posts: 2,139
It's easy to do alone. Just tie a short rope on his antlers then stand on your tailgate,pull the antlers up and grab them and walk backwards and pull the deer in. I am by no means a strong guy and I weigh 165#. I load deer that weigh over 200# this way with very little effort. If you can get the deer up on a hump and back up to it it is even easier.
08-20-2010, 01:00 PM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 186
This will help a bunch. Keep a shovel with you, if you kill a big deer, back up close to it, then pull forward 10 or so feet. Take your shovel and dig a 10 or so inch deer trench 3 or so feet long where both back tires were. Pull the deer in the truck and pull out. That 8 or 10 inches of depth makes a lot of difference.
08-21-2010, 09:05 AM
#25
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Revere, MA
Posts: 8
... A Jet Sled
A buddy of mine got me started using a Jet Sled... used for ice fishing... you just slide your deer into the Jet Sled, slides great on leaves and snow, pick up the front end of the sled and rest it on the tailgate, then pick up the back end and slide it into the truck bed.
One man can load a BIG deer and slide it into the truck with ease.
Plus you don't need to hose out the truck bed as all the blood stays in the sled.
Mine is camo, so I use it for hauling duck and goose decoys, and storing gear.
One man can load a BIG deer and slide it into the truck with ease.
Plus you don't need to hose out the truck bed as all the blood stays in the sled.
Mine is camo, so I use it for hauling duck and goose decoys, and storing gear.
08-22-2010, 06:06 AM
#27
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 595
Let me see if this works. I drew a crappy pic on the arts program. But I usually take a buck and with a good rope tie his antlers together with the hind legs. squat down so you are on the side with the feet, shoulder the rope and lift. Be next to the tailgate. With the deer at hip level, put him on the tailgate and then slide him into the bed. I haven't been lucky enough to try this with a 200# but I did do a 150# last year and it worked great. with a doe, same thing just tie rope around her head.
Last edited by WNYhunter; 08-22-2010 at 06:08 AM.
08-22-2010, 02:39 PM
#28
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Lincoln, NE
Posts: 166
loading deer yourself
strap the deer to a ladder, prop one end onto the tailgate, then lift and slide the deer in.
or
I had a game cart similar to the looks of the cabelas super mag hauler, and modified it. I made sure the wheels were easy to remove, and also modified it so it could be locked in a flat position, then loaded it like the ladder, in the example above.
or, you might look into the gutless method, and quarter your deer in the field. there are a few dvds you can buy, or I found this video to give you a general idea:
http://elk101.com/webisodes/gutless-video/
or
I had a game cart similar to the looks of the cabelas super mag hauler, and modified it. I made sure the wheels were easy to remove, and also modified it so it could be locked in a flat position, then loaded it like the ladder, in the example above.
or, you might look into the gutless method, and quarter your deer in the field. there are a few dvds you can buy, or I found this video to give you a general idea:
http://elk101.com/webisodes/gutless-video/
08-22-2010, 05:35 PM
#29
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: defiance,ohio
Posts: 557
strap the deer to a ladder, prop one end onto the tailgate, then lift and slide the deer in.
or
I had a game cart similar to the looks of the cabelas super mag hauler, and modified it. I made sure the wheels were easy to remove, and also modified it so it could be locked in a flat position, then loaded it like the ladder, in the example above.
or, you might look into the gutless method, and quarter your deer in the field. there are a few dvds you can buy, or I found this video to give you a general idea:
http://elk101.com/webisodes/gutless-video/
or
I had a game cart similar to the looks of the cabelas super mag hauler, and modified it. I made sure the wheels were easy to remove, and also modified it so it could be locked in a flat position, then loaded it like the ladder, in the example above.
or, you might look into the gutless method, and quarter your deer in the field. there are a few dvds you can buy, or I found this video to give you a general idea:
http://elk101.com/webisodes/gutless-video/
i'm pretty sure some states won't allow quartering out a deer before checking it in. i personally never would regardless if it was allowed or not. that was a neat video though!
oh and i like the plywood and ladder ideas. they sound quick, easy, and a cheap way to do it. thx......
Last edited by noidurism; 08-22-2010 at 05:38 PM.
08-23-2010, 02:55 PM
#30
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lufkin TX USA
Posts: 249
