Home Forums Gear Horses and ATV's Dirt bike to pull out deer?

1/2 a blue plastic barrel works awesome, indestuctable. Dragged a 200# bear 1 mile myself with one once in no time

I kinda like that idea for a cheap sled to keep at the property!

As an avid dirt bike rider, this was exactly my thought.

Not what I would do why not buy a atv.would be much easier. Doesn't have to be top of the line I use a honda rancher 420 also have a smaller kawasaki brute force 300.

I have seen my buddy bring out several deer across his lap, and/or over the handle bars back in the day, on his Honda XL 350.

And we have seen photos of the guys in Alaska tying a deer onto their back-----piggy back. Yes, front legs over their shoulder tied in front of the throat and back legs tied around the waist. Then they bring it out on small dirt bikes. I would remove the hair first, so it did not look so much like a deer before heading down the trail.

Just get 2 pieces of pipe with a piece box tubing across the back and pin the pipes to the foot pegs. A motorcycle will pull hard and not pull a wheelie setup that way.

Interesting idea. May have to give that thunk...

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These things are an absolute nightmare. They take forever to get the deer on it and tied up. You'll look like a monkey f^cking a football. When you drag it, the deer will flip over and every twig and stick will catch it. A total waste of time. Buy a sled and be done with it.

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Looks like a good way to destroy a nice rack
I use a Jet Sled

Every photo or video of a Jet Sled shows them being used in snow. How about rocks & sagebrush?

Just used a rope and tied the horns up high, and don't go fast!
Best if you don't gut them.

How far are you needing to pull one ?

I've towed elk up to 1/4 miles behind my RZR in rocks and sagebrush. They don't get dirty inside and I can't see that it hurts the meat any. I don't recommend it if you want to save the hide or cape, though. The hair takes a pounding. Mine have all been cows so there wasn't an issue with antlers. For those, you'll have to avoid heavy brush and trees and there'll always be a risk of breaking one.

I've had an entire elk on my tw. Two hinds on the rack, the rest in my pack. It's VERY unstable but if you stand up and ride it like a moto bike....you can do some impressive stuff.

The problem with towing on a bike is stopping while going downhill. The load pushes the rear out from underneath you.

Gutless and a pack is the best result....especially on something as small as a deer.

Tied higher raises the center of gravity or what ever that geometry/physics term is and the bike wants to wheelie faster. My little one did anyhow. RC, we don't have rocks and sagebrush here, but a sled works great over grass, frozen ground or snow. I haven't used my wheeled cart in years since I went to a thick sled with enough power to pull it.

I haven't seen another hunter in the woods in years, but I am a little self conscious about making engine noise and messing up someone else's hunt. I do wish that WI. had a provision for using an ATV off private land like Minnesota when you can use an ATV to retrieve game around mid day and again after sundown.

Sounds like a good way to break he pegs off.