Getting it home

[Big country]

How do y'all get the deer or pigs or anything else for that matter home when you ain't got a truck? I Have an 03' Nissan pathfinder and when I get the chance to go hog hunting again I will either get a small wading pool for the back if I don't have access to Ice or I will quarter a deer or hog and put them in a cooler. I doubt I'd do the wading pool with a hog tho. Anyway I've some interesting methods from people in the past and there might be someone thinking they can't go hunting if they don't have a truck. (yes I have heard someone say that before) So what are y'all methods for bringing home the bacon (or venison)?

 

[juwaba98]

I ain't never not had a truck.

 

[GI-John]

How do y'all get the deer or pigs or anything else for that matter home when you ain't got a truck? I Have an 03' Nissan pathfinder and when I get the chance to go hog hunting again I will either get a small wading pool for the back if I don't have access to Ice or I will quarter a deer or hog and put them in a cooler. I doubt I'd do the wading pool with a hog tho. Anyway I've some interesting methods from people in the past and there might be someone thinking they can't go hunting if they don't have a truck. (yes I have heard someone say that before) So what are y'all methods for bringing home the bacon (or venison)?

I've also had this same question, and yes that was me that said that.

 

[baboon]

It depends on were I'm at. Generally break it like a beef & throw it in coolers w/ ice.

 

[dbgun]

i have a 120 gallon ice chest plus several mid sized ones for bringing drinks and groceries to the lease.

Same here. When I had a Dodge Ramcharger I would ice down the cavity and wrap the deer in one of those blue tarps, until I got to the processor. Of cousre I'd was out the cavity with water real good before I'd ice down the animal.

 

[MadMo44Mag]

Y’all gona think this is nuts but it works great.
A large lined duffel bag. $35.00 at most sports stores.
You can quarter or simply half most white tails and stuff it in packed with ice.
They will hold a whole hog in most cases
What’s nice is they take up less room on the trip out to the lease. They transport easy to your stand and can be easily pulled up into a tree over night with you game iced down.
They are extremely versatile in many ways around a deer camp.
If it’s a god one with a good liner, you can haul water in them for bathing and such; makes a great shower if you know how to set it up.
The more you think about it the more you realize they are more versatile than a cooler in many ways.

 

[Libertarian_Longhorn]

Y’all gona think this is nuts but it works great.
A large lined duffel bag. $35.00 at most sports stores.
You can quarter or simply half most white tails and stuff it in packed with ice.
They will hold a whole hog in most cases
What’s nice is they take up less room on the trip out to the lease. They transport easy to your stand and can be easily pulled up into a tree over night with you game iced down.
They are extremely versatile in many ways around a deer camp.
If it’s a god one with a good liner, you can haul water in them for bathing and such; makes a great shower if you know how to set it up.
The more you think about it the more you realize they are more versatile than a cooler in many ways.

+1

Make sure it's a good quality bag though, because I've had the liner leak. I personally throw my quartered hog/deer into coolers in the bed of my truck, and then use the big lined duffle bag at home to brine the hog meat with apple vinegar and some salt.

 

[DCortez]

How do y'all get the deer or pigs or anything else for that matter home when you ain't got a truck? I Have an 03' Nissan pathfinder

Sir, leave Texas and don't come back til you have a truck

 

[308nato]

OMG a texan without a truck, Nissan Pathfinder thats a womans ride
or a soccer moms ride.

 

[DCortez]

Poor BC, back to back pwnage

 

[Okierifleman]

Ice chest. On our lease, we quarter em and throw them in a cooler when we get back to camp. You can put an ice chest anywhere, even in a Pathfinder....

 

[cbigclarke]

tsk..tsk..even i had truck living in new jersey

 

[wllmwallace]

Something else to ponder:

Local Army Navy Surplus store. Buy about 3-4 Sea Bags, box of large heavy duty trash bags. Quarter your kill, throw em in trash bags with ice and tie a knot at the top (or "zip tie" 'em), place bags in sea bags, clip the tops and throw 'em in the trunk, back hatch, whatever. Nice cheap way to transport, not as bulky as a bunch of coolers.

Used to do this when I was still in the service and hunting National Forest areas, getting back to base and complete butchery in parking lot, then packing freezer in barracks room until next beach BBQ/cookout (stationed in Kalifornistan most of my 8 years). NEVER had to buy the beer as I ALWAYS had alot of meat to cook.

 

[DCortez]

Something else to ponder:

Fixed it for you.

 

[wllmwallace]

Aww c'mon....gimme at least....

 

[Big country]

This is the first time in my life I have ever owned anything other than a truck. I thought I'd give it a try and see how being truck less suites me. It doesn't! I'm know looking to get either a dodge 2500 or a ford F-250, I'm just not sure if I can make myself buy a damn ford tho! LOL!

 

[kingofwylietx]

+1 on ice chests. Just buy whatever fits in your vehicle.

 

[juwaba98]

Got a roof rack? All you need is some rope if ya do. Just stick a couple of bags of ice in the chest cavity, string him up and roll on.


I've seen someone do that, however I don't believe I'd reccomend it.

 

[Okierifleman]

This is the first time in my life I have ever owned anything other than a truck. I thought I'd give it a try and see how being truck less suites me. It doesn't! I'm know looking to get either a dodge 2500 or a ford F-250, I'm just not sure if I can make myself buy a damn ford tho! LOL!

Sweet Lord BC, whats wrong with a good ole truck from Government Motors???????

 

[DCortez]

This is the first time in my life I have ever owned anything other than a truck. I thought I'd give it a try and see how being truck less suites me. It doesn't! I'm know looking to get either a dodge 2500 or a ford F-250, I'm just not sure if I can make myself buy a damn ford tho! LOL!

Whoa Partner. If you've been driving a Pathfinder, you need to start off with a Ford Ranger


Let's not go crazy now.