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This one might be too powerful. You pulled its head right off!

On commercial fishing boats when hunting Kodiak blacktails we used to hang them from one of the winches on deck by way of a block up in the rigging (usually the "tugger") which was plenty to lift the biggest elk or multiple deer. But we also used it to skin them with the hammer head trick and sometimes pulled them a little too hard...

For moose hunting we have gin poles rigged on the swamp buggies and what goes down will go up! No problem lifting large bull moose completely off the ground. A second winch on a rack right behind the cab pulls them into the bed easily.

I shot his head off with a 300 Win Mag.

Used this one again last weekend. About $25 in parts, but I already had some of the components. One 1" square tube cut in half and drilled; nuts/bolts/washers; two each 1" pipe, tee, elbow; six nipples and one 2x4.

Have lifted a 4x4 buck mule deer once it was gutted and on the tailgate. Car wash bent the square tubes attached to the bed of the truck and wife never lied them sticking up anyway. Yesterday I replaced them with tubes that are below the top of the bed walls so that they can't be seen unless the gate is open. Two tubes on each side, welded together. One gets bolted to the side wall using existing holes, the other holds the pipe. No more car wash damage and a happy wife. With the mods the vertical pipe are now in two sections so they fit in the short bed without extending out over the gate. Win/win/win. The 2x4 still sticks out over the tailgate but only by about 4 inches.

We skinned a total of 6 antelope on the rack last weekend, before the mods. Will try to remember to get photos of the post-mod version.

Takes longer to describe it than it does to set it up (or take it down).

I use to have one, but left it in Alaska with a friend. Never was able to find another, but I did find similar pulleys and rope at Tractor Supply and built another that rides in my hunting day pack. Been used many times.

I bought this 2 years ago. I only use it if the deer are big. It take a few minutes to set up, so if the deer are small, I don't mess with it. Please note my high tech drag rope with the ergonomic handle.

I've got a 1/2 ton chainfall built with extra long lifting and operating chains. I can hoist a Elk at least 20 ft up a tree. Any animal that wants a meal better be able to jump.

I was thinking dang them boys got a heck of coyote problem.

Caption this pic.....

Looks like your bullet way over penetrated!

I think you were using a bit too much gun!

Told you not to use those dang ballistic tips!!