Got Some More Venison

[patocazador]

I spent 9 days at my daughter's house while hunting public land nearby. I saw only one buck the whole time but he only had 2 points to a side so was illegal. The woods were full of turkeys; I saw 15 while hunting.

Finally perseverance paid off on Friday. A doe and her yearling crossed a large palmetto flat and I managed to down them both (2 deer were allowed, either 2 does or one doe and one legal buck).
I had purchased a cheap ($8.00) deer dragging harness a few months ago and used it for the first time. It looked like it would tear up the first time it was used but pulled out the 2 deer with no problems. I gutted the larger doe first so the maximum weight being pulled was only ~65 lbs. for each trip.

I recommend the harness because its light weight and small size can be stuck in a thigh pocket and you don't know its there until you need it.

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Here's one of the deer:





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[Minnesota]

Congrats! Some nice eating there,,

 

[patocazador]

Yeah, the yearling will be super tender.

 

[Okie Hog]

Congrats on the two deer.

 

[Kentucky Colonel]

Congrats, Bob. Nicely done. Good to see you out and over your health issues. 
Thanks for the harness rec.

 

[Smokin' Joe]

Congrats Bob!  While you're eating back straps I'll be waiting for next year's hunt.  It's "deer track" soup for me!   :cry:

 

[patocazador]

Thanks for the congrats, guys.

Joe, you need to move to a state that has a lot of deer and long seasons. Florida has long seasons but lacks decent numbers of deer. Alabama allows hunting into February and has a pretty good population of deer too ... also warmer weather than Minnesota. :sunny:

 

[Hilljack1]

Nice job, you did very well for public lands....Should be very tasty....Congratulations!!!!

YMHS
Hilljack

 

[Jotjackson1]

I smell backstraps. Congrats

 

[hawgslayer1]

:Red tup:
Nice going Bob. I 'll get the BBQ ready. :!: :!: :!:

Ray............

 

[Marty1]

Congrats pat' !  :Red tup:

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p.s. I keep that same harness in my back pack.  A real back-saver.

 

[exMember]

Excellent doe! What did you use to take her down?

 

[patocazador]

Excellent doe! What did you use to take her down?

.25-06 with a 100 gr. Nosler Partition bullet. Not a muzzie .. :Shh:

 

[patocazador]

Congrats pat' !  :Red tup:

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p.s. I keep that same harness in my back pack.  A real back-saver.

A harness is a big improvement over dragging one with a strap or rope. I dragged a hog over a mile with the belt off my pants once. The hog almost pulled my arm out of socket and my pants kept falling down. NOT FUN!  :no: