Originally Posted By: pyscodogLOL, every year I say this is it, I'm done. But when October rolls around I'm in the woods again. Kinda like when I say I don't need any more rifles and buy three in two weeks. LOL! Last year the nice 9 point I shot about killed me getting it out of the woods and into the truck but I got it done. Just took me a little longer than it did when I was younger. And..I was a little more sore the next few days.
Never say,"I'm done", Bill, half the fun is adapting. With every passing year, something else bends, breaks, rips or tears, but, ya just gotta know your limitations and adapt.
I've had a bad back for most of my adult life, always paid a price if I tried to manhandle a buck, so got a head start with makin' do at a relatively early age.
First edition, mid 1970's (around age 40) built this telescoping boom using hand boat trailer winch. Worked well on several different vehicles for 30 years as long as deer was largest quarry. Of course, limited to areas with vehicular access.
First attempt at handling bigger game was a ramp in truck bed, which worked great, but required emptying the bed prior to loading larger critters. Boat trailer winch in front of bed and rolling drawer w/ramp deployed handles 700# animals w/ease.
To avoid having to empty truck bed, used same winch in conjunction w/external boom to transport the few miles on ranch roads back to camp. First large cow bent the 1 1/2" schedule 80 pipe boom. Resolved problem before next attempt
by changing boom angle.
But the best revision was to put the boom on the jeep. Much more maneuverable in tight places.
Where there's a will, there is a way.
Regards,
hm