Draggin a Bear??

[sits in trees]

If I bag one on my property it will be a project getting it out but doable. But I also love getting out on the wide open tracts of state land where there is a good chance of getting a shot at a bear. What do you do if you bag a big Blacky way out?

If you were caught on state land by the DEC with your ATV and you explained that you have a 300lb bear laying up on a mountain and have no other way to get him down? I wonder if you contact the DEC after shooting one and explain the situation if they would make an exception?

Any state forest hunters here with solutions, I mean I would hate not taking the shot because I have no way to get him out but that might be what I'm up against.

[PREDATE]

A daunting task indeed! I don't see them making any exceptions for atv use on state land. The next guy could get the wrong idea and think it's ok if they see you. Another reason would be that it could disturb other hunters.

[Mr VJP]

The best thing to do would be to skin it to get it cooled as fast as possible, then quarter it and take the pieces out one at a time.  It's a lot of hiking and very time consuming, but without extra people to help you drag it, you have no other option.

 

[Pygmy]

Do what Mr VJP says and be glad it's not a MOOSE.

[RTGobbler]

The DEC will make some exceptions on the ATV rules to pull out a large bear. I know a few times this has happened when trying to drag out of the Catskills. Just call the local officer and ask.

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[Mr VJP]

Just bring it out like a real man does!

[Uncle Nicky]

I've seen guys in Maine use combat field stretchers to walk a bear out, but you'd need a minimum of 2 guys. Best bet's to skin & quarter out in pieces if you don't want to deal with dragging it out, a long drag might damage the cape if you plan to have a rug or mount made.

[Terry]

Since I have always wanted a nice bear skin rug, I figure I would skin and quarter it where it lay.

[ANTLERS]

Do what Mr VJP says and be glad it's not a MOOSE.

I can relate to that, Shot a 700 lb cow in Vermont, Too high up on the mountain to get the atv. We had to cape and quarter that  beast and carry it out...I Loved every moment of it.

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[Ryan3m]

[sits in trees]

Yea I guess skinning and quartering would be the way to go and then hope the taxidermy man doesn't give you hell.

[Lawdwaz]

Yea I guess skinning and quartering would be the way to go and then hope the taxidermy man doesn't give you hell.

 

I'd say some quality time with some Youtube skinning video's are in your future..................................better do it while it is fresh in your mind.

[Pav2704]

What about using one of those plastic kid sleds??

[sits in trees]

Never tried one of those, something tells me it might not work well over rocks.

[burmjohn]

If it was atv accessible i would take the chance if I had no other help

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[Red]

I ran into.this problem when I got my bear over 500lb female bear she was shot on.private land and expired on state land I had to.cut it in half so I figured out the way that I would want to have it mounted and I cut it a few inches behind the front legs just the front legs and head weighed 174lbs me and my buddy tied that part to a sick and carried it almost a mile out for over a week both of our shoulder were black and blue really bad but it was well worth it

[edbone]

I honestly don't see Dec making any exceptions...They want fine money

[Doc]

My solution would be to take as many quality pictures as possible and wave bye-bye as he kept on walking. I don't need some stroke or heart attack over a bear that I'm not even sure I could eat. I say that because I have already done the stroke thing, and I have never tasted bear meat and don't even know if I would like it.

 

A man's gotta know his limitations .... lol.

[thphm]

When we hunted a friends property on the side of a mountain which had trails to get up pretty high to level ground, I asked  how do you get an animal down from here. He took me to a spot on the side and said we tie them up with the head tucked inside and roll them down the side , which wound up in his neighbors property.

He said we did 2 bears and 5 deer that way.