Pulk Poles for a Coyote Hunting Sled?

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Hey all,

So I just bought a Pelican Trek 60 sled to pull behind me when on snowshoes coyote hunting. I am curious to know if any of you use a Pulk Pole setup when doing the same? Is it necessary just pulling gear from stand to stand? I've seen a few DIY Pulk Pole setups, but I'm wondering if those pulling similar sleds use them, or if not, what kind of harness/rigging folks are using.

Thanks for any input and Happy New Year!
 
Did the same thing last winter, I outfitted a Pelican 60 to get GEAR to my camp, and it is the only way to go. Your hands are freed up to carry a gun or poles.

I bought a 10' piece of 1/2" PVC, some end caps, stainless steel eyebolts and nuts. I stitched some caribiners to a well made hip/fanny pack (KEY!) to facilitate easy hook up and disconnect. All in maybe $25.

Depending on the snow and trail conditions, it can put some decent pressure on your hips but drag that thing one time with the rope and you will immediately conclude there has to be a better way.
 
Third Rail said:
Did the same thing last winter, I outfitted a Pelican 60 to get GEAR to my camp, and it is the only way to go. Your hands are freed up to carry a gun or poles.

I bought a 10' piece of 1/2" PVC, some end caps, stainless steel eyebolts and nuts. I stitched some caribiners to a well made hip/fanny pack (KEY!) to facilitate easy hook up and disconnect. All in maybe $25.

Depending on the snow and trail conditions, it can put some decent pressure on your hips but drag that thing one time with the rope and you will immediately conclude there has to be a better way.
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Thank you for your reply.
 
No sweat! Here is a pic of my (loaded down) sled:

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My wife bought a sled last fall when we were closing on a hunting property up north. I bought the PVC and hardware as mentioned above, packed everything into the car, just to find out there was less snow north of Sudbury than there was in simcoe county. We didn't use the sled much that weekend, but from all of my reading online a good harness was the key to success. I was planning to use a padded molle belt with suspenders.
I'll see if I can find the specific instructable link I followed for plans.
 
I have a few pulks, but don't haul them coyote hunting. Everything I need fits in either a pack or my vest. I thought I packed a bunch of stuff but if I ever needed to haul it in a pulk I'd reconsider how much stuff I need. My turkey vest is the bomb for coyoting.

For my pulk I use a full harness deer drag with 6' pex line as a single middle pole. My other pulk uses a leather weight belt with 2 carabiners attached to punched holes on the hips. That sled has 2 1" pvc conduit pulls.
My large sled has angle iron bolted to the sidewalls just under the lip edge. I drilled holes and attached 48" 1"round aluminum pulls with the ends flattened to accept carabiners so I can pull it with my quad
 
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^I found it helps it track a little straighter. As I mentioned, though, it is all about how you secure it to your hips.
 
Slug870 said:
Hey all,

So I just bought a Pelican Trek 60 sled to pull behind me when on snowshoes coyote hunting. I am curious to know if any of you use a Pulk Pole setup when doing the same? Is it necessary just pulling gear from stand to stand? I've seen a few DIY Pulk Pole setups, but I'm wondering if those pulling similar sleds use them, or if not, what kind of harness/rigging folks are using.

Thanks for any input and Happy New Year!
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How much gear are you planning on hauling? I have the same sled but never knew of these poles so I just affixed a longer rope than it comes with and place that around my waist and have at it. I am only going about 2kms most times so it works well.
 
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How much gear are you planning on hauling? I have the same sled but never knew of these poles so I just affixed a longer rope than it comes with and place that around my waist and have at it. I am only going about 2kms most times so it works well.
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Late reply on this one, I apologize.

I bought this sled primarily for coyote hunting in order to allow me to haul the "niceties" with me for a days hunt. I understand the point some would make that everything should fit in a pack - got it; done it. But this setup allows me to haul things like a popup blind, crow decoys, stool or chair, tripod, food, water, axe etc. As well, it is an easy way to get dead dogs back to the truck.

The other main use for this sled setup will be hauling my gear out for winter target shooting and load development in the woods. I have a spot for instance that is about 3km in and inaccessible to me by truck or wheeler when the snow gets deep. This sled allows me to go in with my target stand (including 22" x 26" 3/8 AR500 backing for safety), shooting bench and/or mat, LabRadar, rifles, ammo, target cam, etc.

The difference between using a rope and using pulk poles is night and day. I am still working on my final waist belt hookups, but the ability to control your sled on descents, have it track nicely behind you and not have the sled constantly jerking on your hips are huge factors in favour of the pulk pole setup.
 
I use 6 mil plastic and it works wonders, even folds up and stays under the caller in the bag.

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Slug870 said:
Late reply on this one, I apologize.

I bought this sled primarily for coyote hunting in order to allow me to haul the "niceties" with me for a days hunt. I understand the point some would make that everything should fit in a pack - got it; done it. But this setup allows me to haul things like a popup blind, crow decoys, stool or chair, tripod, food, water, axe etc. As well, it is an easy way to get dead dogs back to the truck.
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wow you must have a very different way of hunting coyotes where your at! i cant imagine being very successful after shuffling around to setup pop-up blind. while im out calling its good camo, gun, calls and a paracord drag to haul them out. i have played with the sled idea but anything but soft fluffy snow makes too much noise.
 
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