Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
Originally Posted by Valsdad
These are the first I thought of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwall_hitch

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becket_hitch

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One can throw an extra half hitch around the hook before putting strain on the line.

As I recall on the Blackwall you can throw a hitch around the point of the hook after running the hitch through the bend of the hook too.

Take note............NOT to used for human life. And once your deer is up and the line goes slack they're easy to loosen. Very easy.

that Becket hitch is a sheet bend. You can go around again and it's a double sheet bend. It's an old sailors' knot originally used to tie a rope to the corner of a canvas sail or sheet as they were called. It's fast and easy but not suitable for supporting a person.


Yep,

both adaptations on a theme. And not suitable for supporting a person.

But either of the two, especially the Blackwall, should be suitable for Shaman's use, I do believe he mentioned pulling up a deer, not a person. And wanting something easy to release.

The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)

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