Loadin' 'em whole: a question

[geetar]

I don’t have one but these are popular in my area for solo hunters.

 

[thusby]

Scaffolding board and cheap trailer winch with 2" strap will work great for you.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

How about this?

Cheers
Richard

I can just envision some one dragging their deer behind their truck for miles in search of the nearest fence post.

 

[2rocky]

I can just envision some one dragging their deer behind their truck for miles in search of the nearest fence post.

 

[kentucky_rifleman2020]

My 50+ year old spine seems to have a harder time loading a gutted buck into the back of a pickup truck than it used to. What's your favorite tools and tactics for this chore? This season, getting the buck to the truck was easy -- the hard part was hefting him over the tailgate. Help.

Anything with a front end loader and bucket LoL

 

[Jbotto]

I can just envision some one dragging their deer behind their truck for miles in search of the nearest fence post.

Would think if you wrapped the anchor rope around two different sagebrush clumps as low as you could, they’d hold.

 

[OntarioHunter]

Yep, I've seen some pretty nasty looking carcasses on those.

Yep. If the roads are muddy deer goes up alongside the cartop carrier. Messy job getting it up there though. Or if I remember, wrapping it in a tarp before throwing it on the hitch carrier works. Deer must be cut up now before removed from the district (CWD) so mine usually go down the road in coolers.

 

[HSi-ESi]

Nobody hear promotes the Cam Hanes version of just carrying whole over your shoulders then flopping it onto the tailgate?

Amateur's.

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

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Would think if you wrapped the anchor rope around two different sagebrush clumps as low as you could, they’d hold.

Just cut the deer in a few pieces and toss it in. People are over thinking it.

 

[Wildabeest]

I’ve heard that some game processors will not take anything other than whole clean animals. Any truth to that? If so, and someone was not comfortable processing their own kill, then they may need to keep it whole.

 

[mtmuley]

I’ve heard that some game processors will not take anything other than whole clean animals. Any truth to that? If so, and someone was not comfortable processing their own kill, then they may to keep it whole.

Sounds like a great way to get the skinning fee. mtmuley

 

[Jbotto]

Just cut the deer in a few pieces and toss it in. People are over thinking it.

Agreed. Answering the original question though. Generally quarters already by the time they get back to the truck already.

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

You're at the truck, going to skin it anyway and if you have a bad back it's much easier and cleaner working standing up than breaking one down on the ground. Buy a hitch hoist.

 

[antlerradar]

Deer duster worked great for me.
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I will guarantee you deer will not be nice and clean after 30 miles of bone dry two tracks and gravel roads.

 

[TN2shot07]

I’ve heard that some game processors will not take anything other than whole clean animals. Any truth to that? If so, and someone was not comfortable processing their own kill, then they may need to keep it whole.

I’m sure it’s different depending on where you are but I know of two local processors here that won’t accept them any way but whole. My understanding for them, I only know one personally, is based on folks not always taking care of it up front then being upset with losing meat

 

[The_Reason_Outdoors]

I built a stand that slid into the hitch of my truck with a winch that I had at work and just kept it in the bed of the truck I made it able to swivel at the base so all I had to do is winch it up and swing it in then let down! It made loading super easy but definatly took some fab skills to figure out but it wasn’t to difficult for the average joe to do.

 

[diamond hitch]

Come along and a chain

 

[TheJason]

I’m sure it’s different depending on where you are but I know of two local processors here that won’t accept them any way but whole. My understanding for them, I only know one personally, is based on folks not always taking care of it up front then being upset with losing meat

Easy fix for this is......don’t take them to a processor.

 

[RobG]

It's a piece of cake with a sled. Lift one end up on the tail gate and then go to the other end and push it in. The sled is great for dragging even on dry ground.

 

[DouglasR]

I’ve heard that some game processors will not take anything other than whole clean animals. Any truth to that? If so, and someone was not comfortable processing their own kill, then they may to keep it whole.

Sounds like a great way to get the skinning fee. mtmuley

Here in il you have to call in your deer before you quarter it and in a lot of situations it’s not that far of a drag to the truck.
During peak season the local processor only accepts whole deer.
I’ve always assumed this is perhaps a storage/logistical issue since he runs it like an assembly line more so than trying to collect any fees or avoid tainted meat but I’ve been wrong before.
It’s just kinda the way things are done here
In the off season they allow you to bring in boneless meat that they’ll turn into sausage and what not for you.
I’m not sure if they will process frozen quarters or not.

I will guarantee you deer will not be nice and clean after 30 miles

I agree that the knife and backpack are the most fun and overall effective way to get a deer out, but if it dies on a trail or in a cornfield less than 1/2mi from the car dragging it out whole and using the deer duster on oil and chip/interstate isn’t a terrible option.