First solo deer

[1977]

Took my first solo deer this morning. Nice black tail 4x2 was awsome to take that off the bucket list. Then I came back to reality and realized I had a 5 hrs drag back to the truck. Half way there I swore I would never do it again. Now I can't wait for the next one. Good luck out there everyone.

[1977]

Sorry I can't post pics here.

[hunter9619]

Right on!! Thick timber or open cuts?

[monasheemountainman]

congrats! you need to learn to bone and pack the meat out! much easier...

[lovemywinchester]

Congrats. Your first solo deer is a big deal. I went through the same thing you did and dragged a BT downhill whole for five hours. You learn pretty quick to bone out a deer or use a cart if possible. Good job. Hope you can post a pic.

[Blainer]

Great job. Likely somebody can help you post pictures. Good on ya, congrats

[twoSevenO]

Congrats. Your first solo deer is a big deal. I went through the same thing you did and dragged a BT downhill whole for five hours. You learn pretty quick to bone out a deer or use a cart if possible. Good job. Hope you can post a pic.

X2. Why drag things like bone and hide that you'll throw away anyway? Pack frames can be had very cheaply from Cabelas. Maybe a bit over $100. All you need are a couple large pillowcases to put the meat into and that's it. No need to haul bones and hide in addition to the meat.

Having said that, congrats on the blacktail. Thats excellent.

[mastercaster]

congrats! you need to learn to bone and pack the meat out! much easier...

Or at least quarter it up, bone in, after doing the gutless method on him. Had this buck out of the bush in less than an hour using my trekking poles. I hate to think how long dragging it out would have taken.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4493/37902684086_c9ea6b4132_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ZKkatd)IMG_0687 (https://flic.kr/p/ZKkatd) by Brent Davy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/150607128@N03/), on Flickr

And then you don't have to worry about the carcass or the hide afterwards. BTW,,,,congrats on your deer and the hard work you put into getting him out of the bush! Those are the ones you remember forever.

[1977]

I know how to break down the deer I do all my own butche ring. I don't have a pack frame and like to leave the hide on to keep the meat clean. It was a good walk and a personal challenge.

[Lozzie]

Might have to worry about the wife when she see's what you've done to her sheets though. lol


Or at least quarter it up, bone in, after doing the gutless method on him. Had this buck out of the bush in less than an hour using my trekking poles. I hate to think how long dragging it out would have taken.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4493/37902684086_c9ea6b4132_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ZKkatd)IMG_0687 (https://flic.kr/p/ZKkatd) by Brent Davy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/150607128@N03/), on Flickr

And then you don't have to worry about the carcass or the hide afterwards. BTW,,,,congrats on your deer and the hard work you put into getting him out of the bush! Those are the ones you remember forever.

[twoSevenO]

With all due respect how is dragging a gutted deer on the ground through all kinds of things including animal scat cleaner than cutting it up, bagging in clean pillowcases or gamebags and carrying it out above ground?

Use the instructions in my signature to upload pic. Hope it helps. Cheers.

[Squamch]

https://s20.postimg.org/nbzns2srx/20171105_084606.jpg

Looks like a very nice deer!

[twoSevenO]

Nice thick antlers. I'd shoot him. Good job man. Thats a nice BT.

[mastercaster]

Might have to worry about the wife when she see's what you've done to her sheets though. lol

You just slip it back on the bed when she's out, tell her you had an afternoon nap, and that somehow you got a nose bleed. Easy peasy!

Carrying in a small bed sheet like that was one of the smartest things I learned to do a few years back. It's light and is a great place to lay the meat down before bagging it into reusable hind quarter bags.

[quadrakid]

That buck is an old warrior,congratulations.

[HarryToolips]

Very nice for a first deer, congrats..

[sawmill]

Great buck and congrats on a solo hunt. I almost never hunt with anyone , haven`t for years. No hassle about which way to go or where to hunt. AND, you don`t have to split the meat! Lots of work though but I just gut `em and stick `em on a cheap plastic tarp and they slide pretty good, keeps the clean too. I have a 1500 pound winch bolted to my work bench in my garage and a set of gambrels so I hook him up and away we go. I use a cable jack in the back of my rig for loading but I`m putting another 1500 in the back for next year. Spare battery ,makes the job way easier.

[Salty]

Congrats '77 that is a cool old buck you've done well to out smart that ol boy.

Yeah I'm like sawmill usually hunt alone. So defacto my first buck was also my first solo buck. And the second and probably third. This year I've hunted with a good buddy quite a bit having moved so that we're reasonably close, he's in the n Okanagan its handy to meet in the middle ground. I will admit it was nice to have two guys for a short down hill drag and a level pull into the truck by backing it into a hollow last week. Easy peasy. But there's definitely advantages to hunting alone imo even though its a bit more work.

[monasheemountainman]

nice deer congrats

[LYKTOHUNT]

Nice BT buck way back in the day when I lived on the island I would make a back pack out of the deer by cutting a slice in the back hock and poking the front legs through that cut and then breaking the front leg so that the front legs would not come back out.
Then I would hoist it on my back with each of the front legs over my shoulders, it worked well then, now that I am old and fat, I would use the gutless method

[DeepJeep]

congratulations.

[REMINGTON JIM]

Congrats ! Good Job Lots of Work but worth it ! :smile: RJ

[jonz]

Congrats, good buck.