Does anyone have any tricks or gadgets to get a deer in the bed of the truck?

They make hoists that attach to your hitch for skinning/processing but could just as easily be used to get it into the bed. I’d use that or rope and determination

ETA: I’d buy this and call it a day

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I’m sure you tried it but if you can, lift the deers upper body as high as you can onto the rear wheel well of the four wheeler. Hop onto the rack and pull him up the rest of the way, using the wheel well as a slide.

That’s my best Tip. I’ve loaded some brutes that way.

Easy to load a deer on wheeler. Run the wheeler up a tree to put the rack on the ground. Slide deer up to the rack, roll him into the rack, bungee cord him to the rack, back the wheeler off the tree, and then ride him out.

I have loaded 240# deer this way without any problems. If you don't want to ride it up a tree use the wheeler winch to put the rack on the ground.

Put the head on the tailgate, climb in the bed , and drag.

I have never seen a deer I could not load in this manner.

Get a cargo carrier that fits into your trailer hitch. It will only be a couple feet of the ground. We keep one at the camp just for when someone is hunting alone.

You can take an ATV onto state ground in Louisiana? That's awesome.

I've used two ropes. Long one tied to the 4 wheeler over a branch to the deer. Second, shorter, to tie of when I get it to the height I want, untie the 4 wheeler and back it under the animal, untie and drop. Use the short rope again to tie it down.

Everyone's situation is different. Hope you find a solution to yours.

This product mounted to the front or back of your atv is all you need.

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I've not really thought about his problem until yesterday. The friend I hunt w/ has a side by side w/ a dump truck type bed w/ a block and tackle hooked to the back of the cab. I usually borrow the side by side to hoist the deer into the back or my buddy helps me. Unfortunately, his side by side is in the repair shop. Yesterday I killed a doe and he was sill on stand. She was small so I was able to get her into the cargo box of my truck by myself. Wouldn't a portable gambrel and hoist like this work? One could attach the top of the first pulley to the tie down in the inside of the cargo box, let the tail gait down, attach the gambrel to the back legs of the deer and hoist the deer into the cargo box.

Now that I've thought about it some, I've got another idea I'll try. I've got a 1" thick rubber mat serving as a bed liner in my cargo box. Next deer I kill, i'll let down the loading gate, pull the mat out far enough that I can put the deer on it, roll the deer up in the mat and shove mat and deer into the cargo box.