If you've ever killed an elk, that is when the hard part starts. Can't drag it, damn sure can't carry it or hang it from a tree. Yeah, it's a freakin' workout. And ya gotta keep an eye out for four legged visitors who want to "share" your spoils. And if you are in a Wilderness area, you had better have pack horses.
Yeah you got me looking again last night and I haven't decided if I'll go that route or not. Lots of different winch setups out there. I have some options like a come-along and some different crank type setups. I might even just use a single pulley and tie the rope to the back of the John Deere and pull it up. Like I said until not I've been pulling them up across the beam with a rope and no pulley by hand and it's tough but I get it done. My neighbor lifts them with the bucket on his farm tractor and I've done them over there too. I'm not hunting a lot right now so the cost return is a big part. This is what I've been doing. You can see the beam I'm using isn't that high. It works for now though.Mike wrote:I picked the hoist up at Harbor Freight yesterday morning, not much money and VERY nice to have!WeldonHunter wrote:Way to go Mike. I see you have a pulley to hoist your's up with. I really need to get one but have forgotten any time I'm some place that sells them. Sure makes it easier to lift them I guess. I've been throwing the rope over a beam behind the workshop and grunting it out. That's ok some major improvments are coming around here and that's going to be a part of it. I'm actually thinking about getting a crank like they use for small boat trailers. too.
If you have power to the workshop you could even consider a small electric winch, a 1000lb ATV winch would be plenty and fairly cheap.
Your Old Man understands what kids are forentropy wrote:That's the way to do it, Weldon Hunter, with the front end lift. That's how I did my Dad's moose; Yes, he shot it, I had to bleed it (on the ground) and gut it. (back at the farm, on the lift.)
