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battue, I haven't hunted PA in 27 years since I moved west. I never had to drag more than a 1/4 mile to get a deer out but I never hunted the big forests of the upper middle of the state. That being said can you quarter up a deer in PA to get it out or do they have to come out whole? Not Harry, but hunted in PA for the past 61 years and have never seen or heard of anyone quartering up a deer to make it easier to get out although undoubtedly it has been done. I do know people die from heart attacks every year when dragging deer out. I never have seen it done either
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battue, I haven't hunted PA in 27 years since I moved west. I never had to drag more than a 1/4 mile to get a deer out but I never hunted the big forests of the upper middle of the state. That being said can you quarter up a deer in PA to get it out or do they have to come out whole? Not Harry, but hunted in PA for the past 61 years and have never seen or heard of anyone quartering up a deer to make it easier to get out although undoubtedly it has been done. I do know people die from heart attacks every year when dragging deer out. I never have seen it done either Actually its done more often than many people realize. Especially in areas with the higher mountains with the steep sidehills. In fact many of them dont even get gutted, just peel the hide and take the choice cuts. Leave the hide and bones for the coyotes. Average Joe walking around hunting isnt apt to be the ones who do that however. Some are also using the chain saw winches, and others are using Mule Tape to drag them up hill with a vehicle.
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battue, I haven't hunted PA in 27 years since I moved west. I never had to drag more than a 1/4 mile to get a deer out but I never hunted the big forests of the upper middle of the state. That being said can you quarter up a deer in PA to get it out or do they have to come out whole? Not Harry, but hunted in PA for the past 61 years and have never seen or heard of anyone quartering up a deer to make it easier to get out although undoubtedly it has been done. I do know people die from heart attacks every year when dragging deer out. I have done that. Where the deer fell, it was so steep that I had to tie the deer to a tree to keep it from sliding down the mountain while I gutted the deer. I gutted the deer, then hoisted it up the tree and cut it up. We carried all the meat out and dragged the head and hide. A friend helped.
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Don’t know about PA, but there are hunting lodges in VA, WV, SC, and GA, and probably other places in that region that offer hunts with lodging and where they put you in a stand morning and evening. Not cheap, but I doubt any guided hunt would be.
Just search, “Hunting lodges (pick a state)”.
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battue, I haven't hunted PA in 27 years since I moved west. I never had to drag more than a 1/4 mile to get a deer out but I never hunted the big forests of the upper middle of the state. That being said can you quarter up a deer in PA to get it out or do they have to come out whole? Not Harry, but hunted in PA for the past 61 years and have never seen or heard of anyone quartering up a deer to make it easier to get out although undoubtedly it has been done. I do know people die from heart attacks every year when dragging deer out. I never have seen it done either Actually its done more often than many people realize. Especially in areas with the higher mountains with the steep sidehills. In fact many of them dont even get gutted, just peel the hide and take the choice cuts. Leave the hide and bones for the coyotes. Average Joe walking around hunting isnt apt to be the ones who do that however. Some are also using the chain saw winches, and others are using Mule Tape to drag them up hill with a vehicle. Doesn't have to be steep. Some areas I hunt are basically swamp and there's no way to drag anything out of there. I tried carrying a few on poles, but it's much better to quarter. If it's froze with snow, I'll use a sled and bring them out whole, but archery deer get cut up.
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Don't know anything about these folks at all, but have seen some Facebook posts about them. Located in Western Pa. https://2doutfitters.com/
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