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Thread: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

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    Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    In my limited experience, it’s a pain to drag a moose by its antlers. The antlers always plow into the soil or the logs. I was thinking of dragging the moose by its hind legs. However, there was nothing to attach the rope on.
    now I’m back home, I’m thinking of cutting a hole between the two bones above the knee on each hind legs, putting a rope through, tying the rope to the ATV/SXS, and dragging forward.

    what would you guys do?
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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    Try a half hitch on his snout when dragging from the base of the antlers.

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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    Always drag moose by the hind legs unless you're saving the hide with fur on. Use a knife to cut the legs off at the knee like usual and put a slice between the bone and tendon same as for hanging. Put the rope through both legs with a double wrap on both and start towing. But few quads will pull a whole moose of any size and its very dangerous to tie the antlers up to the back rack. One minute you think its going pretty good and a second later your quad is pointed straight up and going over pinning you between the rack and quad.
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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    Dragging against the lay of the hair doesn't usually work out to well. Two bones above the knee? Are you talking about the hollow between the tibia and the calcaneus where the hamstring attaches at the hock?

    I do a half hitch like deadshot, but usually snub the head right up to the atv so it is off the ground and antlers tied so they are off the ground.
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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    Quote Originally Posted by Deadshot View Post
    Try a half hitch on his snout when dragging from the base of the antlers.
    Yes so simple and easy. A little tricky on bears but u can pull em through the thickest stuff like a snake in the grass.

    Half hitch...or a half sheepshank, lol. But %80 of people don't know what they are.
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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    Quote Originally Posted by Deadshot View Post
    Try a half hitch on his snout when dragging from the base of the antlers.
    I did something like this once with a big bull and pulled to the road with a 500 size quad. I can’t remember if we choked the neck or antlers, but I do remember putting a hitch on the snout. I’ll take a look back through some pics.

    Ever since then I just quarter it wherever it dies, skin it and throw it in game bags. This is the most logical thing at the end of the day, u less maybe it’s small and you can cut it in half between rib 4 and 5.
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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    This worked. The thing I learned is it has to be broken down anyways. So you can work hard to drag the thing somewhere to quarter it there covered in dirt, or just quarter it in place.

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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    Quote Originally Posted by Retiredguy View Post
    Dragging against the lay of the hair doesn't usually work out to well. Two bones above the knee? Are you talking about the hollow between the tibia and the calcaneus where the hamstring attaches at the hock?

    I do a half hitch like deadshot, but usually snub the head right up to the atv so it is off the ground and antlers tied so they are off the ground.
    While I was cutting the moose, I saw two bones above the knee. I am thinking to pass the rope between the two bones.

    Every moose that I may harvest is going to be mounted, I will avoid deface it at all costs. I would not touch the snout then. I am now thinking of using a raised hitch and rest the head/antler on the hitch.

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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    I've watched this many a time, and always thought, why?

    Gutless method on site where they lay, just seems the most logical, unless you have a farm tractor you can drive up to it, like some can and do.

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    Re: Dragging a moose by its hind leg

    Quote Originally Posted by wallz View Post
    I've watched this many a time, and always thought, why?

    Gutless method on site where they lay, just seems the most logical, unless you have a farm tractor you can drive up to it, like some can and do.
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