Thread: An interesting carrying method.

A variation of our pack method

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y_ch7f43OvI

Originally Posted by Tahr

A variation of our pack method

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y_ch7f43OvI

That's pretty cool - especially the part that has no bones on your shoulders.

That's awesome. When I shot my first Cham I later wished I had attempted to carry it out whole, looks like a good way to do it.

Pretty cool alright, might try it later this week. Oh wait not sure if my knees would agree.

Have used that method since late ‘80’s ? Bigger animals still better to carry the old backpack way, load doesn’t hang down low around your arse.

Originally Posted by woods223

Have used that method since late ‘80’s ? Bigger animals still better to carry the old backpack way, load doesn’t hang down low around your arse.

Bugger carrying them whole now a days. The last one I carried the pack method was about a year ago. When I got to mate Brian and dumped it at his feet he just looked at me expressionless and laconically said "what did you do that for"? Like he thought I had gone mad.

@Tahr… yeah mate… not the first time I’ve seen that…. The Inuit in Alaska used that method for caribou…… if they couldn’t get the motorbike/sled…. Skimobile/sled close enough ,….trick for sure,but easily adapted for kiwi conditions I reckon….

Be interested if you try it some time or yr boy does

That looks bloody good same as using the belt.
Which I sometime forget

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Yes, getting over carrying out whole animals but you gotta do what you gotta do when recovering animals for game chiller. Certainly don’t do it when hunting for food bank.

Yes very similar to Alex gale belt carry method. Looks like ideal for fallow in open country.

The way we carry pigs out of the bush is very similar…. U can only do it so many ways… but the fact that hunters have achieved methods and pass it on is magic…. The “ lady” featured is what impressed me actually… her actions speak for itself… inspirational for many

There's a lot of variations on the old traditional meat hunting carry method, but this one looks interesting. One things for sure, the older you get, the heavier the animals get, especially after a couple of hours.

Bugger carrying a red like that...

I've got a long back, and it is more comfortable for me to carry big deer on a belt than backpacking - I try and set the weight so it is pushing against my hips when I lean forward. That has the advantage of not having a heap of unsupported weight flopping around above me when on uneven ground.

Different strokes for different folks and all that.

My dad showed me that when I was younger but it's only really any use for small floppy deer like fallow, reds (or even a big fallow) feel like they're hanging off you and it's difficult to control the balance of the weight (if that makes sense?)
Much prefer just carrying the animal the normal "kiwi way" where you have the back legs in your hands and can control the weight and even cinch the legs in a bit to transfer some of the weight to your hips