Anyone use a rope winch for hunting moose

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Thinking of buying one of these for the quad for next moose season. Looks like it would work good for getting a critter out of a wet area or unstucking an atv. Looking at the maarsdam brand in particular. I like the fact that you can use as long of a rope as you have and aren't limited to 15' at a time like a regular come along.
 
Great back up plan . Ya ! An injured beast will have the tendency to head for wet lands/ mud hole .
They aren't the lightest thing to lug around , but ! Man you will be happy to have it when you get in a Situation . Good quality rope, snatch blocks, strap slings( min 36 inches long) and Carabiners or clevise . A drag sheet ( big crazy carpet ) to rap it up in can be a big help as well .The fun ends and work begins once the beast is dropped .:sniper:
 
They did down near Killarney, Ontario... not sure if the charges will stick, but public opinion is against them.
 
Yeah I've been looking at one as well. A couple of snatch blocks and a couple hundred feet of quality rope should do the trick. Been looking for some synthetic winch rope but finding long lengths is difficult. It's extremely strong and light weight but it's also pricey.
 
We had and used it on a moose. The moose fell to the edge of the river. We anchored to driftwood tree up on the bank. Wrapped the other end around the base of the horns. Pulled part of the way up the bank, gutted there, using gravity as our friend. Pulled the rest of the way to the clean grassy area, and finished the job. With the 100 ft of rope we did the job without rehooking. This is my friends rig, i now have my own.
 
hoytcanon said:
They did down near Killarney, Ontario... not sure if the charges will stick, but public opinion is against them.
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And well it should be! They were using a powered winch, which is essentially a long-range target-winching model. Completely unsporting, in my opinion.

Winch hunters should restrict themselves to manually operated winches, and then should concentrate on applying their woodsmanship skills to get within ethical winching range of their quarry.
 
hoytcanon said:
They did down near Killarney, Ontario... not sure if the charges will stick, but public opinion is against them.
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jjohnwm said:
And well it should be! They were using a powered winch, which is essentially a long-range target-winching model. Completely unsporting, in my opinion.

Winch hunters should restrict themselves to manually operated winches, and then should concentrate on applying their woodsmanship skills to get within ethical winching range of their quarry.
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WTH are you two talking about? Are you sure you're replying to the correct thread?
 
I have a Lewis chainsaw winch that I bring on every moose hunt. Unfortunately or fortunately, I’ve only had to use it once so far. There’s lots instance before I bought I that I could have used but I must be like snow tires and insurance, once you have it you never need it!
 
We use the MAASDAM rope ratchet puller. Most of the moose we shoot are standing in water at the edge of the lake. It works every well and I like not having to reset it like you would a normal-come-long. Easy to use and well made. You must use three strand twisted rope with it.
 
Some rope a couple pulleys as directional as needed for trees and a come-along maybe a strap or two for anchors works good.
 
jjohnwm said:
And well it should be! They were using a powered winch, which is essentially a long-range target-winching model. Completely unsporting, in my opinion.

Winch hunters should restrict themselves to manually operated winches, and then should concentrate on applying their woodsmanship skills to get within ethical winching range of their quarry.
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Agreed...
 
Buddy bought one this year, after a heck of a time last year with their moose. Although they didnt get a moose this year. Not sure what model it is, but has a honda engine.
 
Another trick worth mentioning.

Once your moose is at a point where you can back up to it. Tie a rope around its neck, half hitch on the nose. Take the rope to a pulley anchored in the front of the truck box. Then anchor the rope to something behind the truck. Attach a small ramp ( attached as in tied to the tailgate ) to the truck. Drive ahead slowly and the moose slides into the truck box. Works pretty slick, loaded alota moose this way over the years. The ramp just resides in the truck box during moose season.

Most of our moose are harvested close to home, easier to do the bulk of the work hanging in a shop at home.
 
(I carry a knife, 6 meat bags and a pack frame. No need ever to winch a whole moose anywhere.) as longwalker posted, you need to be prepared to do this as well depending on where it decides to fall down ( like last year in an in accessible swamp ) however, we much prefer to skid it out and deal with it at home. We carry rope, pulleys, pack board, come along, hand saw and a power saw. Yup seems like alota gear but a moose is alota critter. Tarpaulin or plastic to lay the chunks on to keep them clean. Most of it resides in a box thru the season so is easy to load/unload.

But we hunt within an hour of home mostly so alota of quick evening hunts.
 
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Oh ya I have a good pack and game bags as well but I was inquiring about the rope winch basically just to get the moose to dry land. I will be ordering the maarsdam with 100' of rope off of Amazon.
 
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