How to extract a bear from 300 yards downhill

I'll have to take a few pics of the Powerwagon next time I'm home.
Warn 8274 on the front and it's got an improvised 'Gin Pole' at the front of the deck. Cut-off 4.5 casing for an dead roll on the back. Throw the winch line over and winch them up on the deck. Double batteries; a dedicated deep cycle with a solenoid to isolate it from the main electrical of the truck. Winch til it gets draggy, then flip the solenoid and take a break til it recharges. Isolate and continue.
 
pomelum said:
bring a crazy-carpet and some knife/axe, chop it up and pack it.
how do you think they did back in the days?
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In the 'Old Days' this story would be told by a Pot bellied stove in the general store, not on an internet forum. And it probably wouldn't even have been shot as dragging it out with a team would have been too time consuming.
 
pomelum said:
bring a crazy-carpet and some knife/axe, chop it up and pack it.
how do you think they did back in the days?
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Crazy carpet?
I would hope that those who don't have a truck and winch nearby and/or want to make sure the hide remains intact would know enough to skin and debone, then pack it out. It's generally what's done for retrieving game in mountainous areas.
 
I used to use a crazy carpet. A few years ago, I bought a 6' Pelican toboggan. Extractions are WAY easier! Although I can't get an entire moose in it at once...I CAN get 300lbs of bear to stay, a 400lb bull elk (less the head), and whitetail are a breeze! Towing, pulling, winching...had to do it all, lots of times. I even pulled a 180lb buck out of a river bed with my Golf and a block and tackle. Rope was only 100' long so it made for some extra walking, but it was all I had and that dang buck went downhill instead of falling down where I shot him. The nerve!
 
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c-fbmi said:
The kid just hunkers down and gets the forelegs over his shoulders from the back, gets a good grip, stands up with the whole bear on his back and carries it back to the truck !!!! Getting saturated in bear blood doesn't seem to bother him..........
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Sounds like a recipe for getting shot. Some of the yahoo's I have come across out there? Last thing I would do is carry it on my shoulders like that. As a youngster my Grandfather taught me to carry antlers upside down for that very reason.
 
I had to do the same thing about 12 years ago to a whitetail buck I shot in the bottom of a valley, was just pure lucky that I had enough rope behind the truck seat to reach him! With age comes wisdom, and I think twice before pulling the trigger these days when animals are in less than ideal locations for recovery!
 
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