Most of the deer I have killed has been hunting by myself.
The biggest I have ever killed was at the bottom of the mountain going down from the top at Grant Mtn into Kennamer Cove. Over 200 vertical feet over some rough terrain. I drug him a short ways then walked out to get a friend's Kawasaki Mule. It wouldn't go off the mountain. I called another buddy that lived nearby and he helped me carry it up the mountain. Bout killed us both. I killed it at 9AM and got it out of the holler around 4:30pm.
The two I have killed this year were both down hill drags. Loading them is never easy, but the ratcheted straps helps as described earlier by others.
