LIVE From The Woods 2019 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!

[goosifer]

12 minutes ago, enewhere said:

I made this "Deer Body Bag" to drag deer out of the woods. It slides really well and protects the deer carcass while transporting on the hitch rack or inside a car to protect the interior from blood or ticks. Then is easy to wash.

You MADE that? That is awesome. I really wish I know how to sew. My mother was a professional dressmaker--I did not inherit the gene!

[doebuck1234]

2 squirrels so far.windy and gloomy.one pic sence opening day 

[TheHornHunter]

I must admit my above post was somewhat tongue in cheek. More seriously, I would consider making a travois (see picture below) in the field, rather than just dragging the carcass, for a real long haul. Another idea is from [mention=4567]turkeyfeathers[/mention]. In a post a while back he talked about used a heavy-duty tarp-like piece of fabric cut from a deflated golf dome as a drag carpet, if you will.

 

I’ve made a “deer back pack” before with does but never a buck. I cut into the knee joint on the front legs so I can break the leg and then I make a cut behind the Achilles’ tendon on the rear legs like you do for hanging a deer. Then I put the part of the front leg I broke through the cut near the Achilles to make a strap. Sounds more complicated than it is. I wish I had a picture but I only do it when I’m by myself and have a ways to go. Works well. Would work on a buck too but Im not that ambitious and just go get a atv or truck in that situation.

I usually don’t gut them in the field either so I don’t really end up very bloody. I have a lot of coyote issues so I put my gut piles way out of the way of my good bedding and feed locations.



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[TheHornHunter]

I’ve made a “deer back pack” before with does but never a buck. I cut into the knee joint on the front legs so I can break the leg and then I make a cut behind the Achilles’ tendon on the rear legs like you do for hanging a deer. Then I put the part of the front leg I broke through the cut near the Achilles to make a strap. Sounds more complicated than it is. I wish I had a picture but I only do it when I’m by myself and have a ways to go. Works well. Would work on a buck too but Im not that ambitious and just go get a atv or truck in that situation.

I usually don’t gut them in the field either so I don’t really end up very bloody. I have a lot of coyote issues so I put my gut piles way out of the way of my good bedding and feed locations.



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Here’s a pic I found online of the process.





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[Bolt action]

11 hours ago, goosifer said:

I must admit my above post was somewhat tongue in cheek. More seriously, I would consider making a travois (see picture below) in the field, rather than just dragging the carcass, for a real long haul. Another idea is from @turkeyfeathers. In a post a while back he talked about used a heavy-duty tarp-like piece of fabric cut from a deflated golf dome as a drag carpet, if you will.

 

Live from the hot tub...

In hindsight this probably would've been the way to go. I tried making the deer burrito with a tarp that I brought. It wasn't heavy duty though and ended up testing during the drag. It was better than nothing, but barely. It kept the gut cavity clean more than anything else.

[crappyice]

Live from the hot tub...
In hindsight this probably would've been the way to go. I tried making the deer burrito with a tarp that I brought. It wasn't heavy duty though and ended up testing during the drag. It was better than nothing, but barely. It kept the gut cavity clean more than anything else.

Dumpster dive any big store for old exterior ad signs...worked great. “Sew” shut the burrito and tie drag rope to head/neck ...easy peezy



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[PraiseDiana]

I used a sled this year - worked well even though there was no snow on the ground.

 

[moog5050]

2 minutes ago, PraiseDiana said:

I used a sled this year - worked well even though there was no snow on the ground.

 

Snow sleds work well.

[BizCT]

3N; Dad seen 2 deer so far (1 couldn't see head, and the other a spike)

[SilentStalker]

4 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

Snow sleds work well.

X3

[squirrelwhisperer]

20 minutes ago, SilentStalker said:

X3

X4

[moog5050]

Trying to decide between food this evening for a sit, or maybe going a bit earlier and hitting doe bedding hoping there is still some rutting going on.  Maybe I should do both.  lol

[BizCT]

Just now, moog5050 said:

Trying to decide between food this evening for a sit, or maybe going a bit earlier and hitting doe bedding hoping there is still some rutting going on.  Maybe I should do both.  lol

BOTH

[moog5050]

1 minute ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

BOTH

Depending on what time I can get out of here, that's a real possibility.  Sit until 3:30-4 downwind of bedding and then quick move to plot for last hour or so.

[moog5050]

2 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

BOTH

Gun or bow?

[squirrelwhisperer]

3 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

Depending on what time I can get out of here, that's a real possibility.  Sit until 3:30-4 downwind of bedding and then quick move to plot for last hour or so.

Hopefully you can "drag" yourself out there soon 

[moog5050]

1 minute ago, squirrelwhisperer said:

Hopefully you can "drag" yourself out there soon 

Ride ATV and park it below stand.  Kidding.

[biggamefish]

5 minutes ago, PraiseDiana said:

I used a sled this year - worked well even though there was no snow on the ground.

 

The ice fishing sleds work awsome too

[BizCT]

10 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

Gun or bow?

Both?

[TheHornHunter]

Trying to decide between food this evening for a sit, or maybe going a bit earlier and hitting doe bedding hoping there is still some rutting going on.  Maybe I should do both.  lol

Sit in a funnel between the two?


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[Al Bundy]

45 minutes to go at work then good bye NYC and hello hunting camp. Tomorrow morning sit will be mainly a photo shoot as my freezer is getting full. 

[BizCT]

17 minutes ago, Al Bundy said:

45 minutes to go at work then good bye NYC and hello hunting camp. Tomorrow morning sit will be mainly a photo shoot as my freezer is getting full. 

Might be a nice saturday for a bear!

[Al Bundy]

No bears where I am otherwise great idea!  

10 minutes to go. Come on clock...

Edited November 22, 2019 by Al Bundy

[Chef]

Working till 2:30 heading to camp, moved a stand the other day had a spike watch me the whole time from 20 yards and jog spook. Think I may sit it morning and afternoon tomorrow


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[moog5050]

1 hour ago, TheHornHunter said:

 

 

Sit in a funnel between the two?


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Good thought, but if I don't see them in the bedding, then I am thinking they will be coming from different area into plot.  Time get moving somewhere!