Difficult retrieval of carcass

Ya, I have a array of "help me" items, from belts with rope and hooks to hand winch and 300 m rope.
My little 50 kg wife helped me get a 180 kg live weight Kudu loaded recently, just her and myself, about 320 m was as close as I could force the bakkie, rolled it to the rope to hook it. The wife then reversed the bakkie like 10 m back, then forward , shorten rope, repeat, repeat.
After it was out tight spot and the bakkie could move a bit in a straight line it got easier. Took less than 3 hrs, but more than 2 hrs.

I once saw a lightweight plastic sleigh in use by US hunters. It looks almost like a flat bottomed boat and can be towed or even pulled by a human. They use it to haul carcasses from the woods.

In SA, a friend uses a piece of conveyor belt. Roll the carcass onto it and simply tow it behind the bakkie or ATV.

I recall reading somewhere about guys using the roof of a scrap car/bakkie cut off at the pillars and turned upside down with a couple of ropes attached to it, used like a sled. May have been in Magnum magazine a couple of decades back.

There are quite a few YouTube videos on drones used for recovery too.

I recall reading somewhere about guys using the roof of a scrap car/bakkie cut off at the pillars and turned upside down with a couple of ropes attached to it, used like a sled. May have been in Magnum magazine a couple of decades back.

That's a cunning stunt!

I modified a two box trolley for retrieving game in the Karoo veld. Simple box trolley, put 3 cross bars on it and lengthened the handle while turning them down as well. The trolley was laid on its back next to the animal and that was rolled onto the trolley. The carcass was then strapped on. When you lifted the handle the carcass balanced over the wheels mostly. Cody at about 7 yrs old and myself removed his first Kudu with alone.
The rubbish stole it a few years ago. I will look for a picture.

IMG_7794 by David Frank Allen, on Flickr

That pig weighed about 40 kg, bit more than Cody himself.

That trolley was a very good idea. Softer and bigger wheels might have helped over uneven ground.

That trolley was a very good idea. Softer and bigger wheels might have helped over uneven ground.

Very cool idea. I agree with Tripodmvr re bigger, preferably pneumatic wheels making it even gooder. I have similar trolley that I've been eyeing up for modification into a range day hauler for guns, ammo, steel targets etc and this is giving me inspiration.

If you work it out well, a kudu can be pulled by one adult. The wheels were moved further back so that there was a over canter. The wheels were like higher up the back so it stood wheels in air and the wheels only touched when pulled over, then it balanced well.

This was 2 weeks after my back op, that pig had been dragged from a 204 m shot, other side this stop 'sloot" - Tie up drive the rope out, reverse, shorten, drive away, revers, shorten, drive away.
I thought I would die this day.
IMG_7392 by David Frank Allen, on Flickr

No ears Treeman!

What did the doctor tell you not to do? I do believe the words "bed rest" and "take it easy" were a part of his after procedure vocabulary.

A normal wheelbarrow is also handy when the countryside is fairly level with only a few rocky areas.

Ds J mentioned a piece of conveyer belting. I shot a Blue WB and it was placed on the belt. If you want a trophy then this is the worst way of retrieval. The whole skin will be covered in fine dust and is not a pretty picture to behold. Another aid that was used is the front hood of a Volkswagen Beetle.