"Deer Barrow"

"Deer Barrow" LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous 26-5-44 When Bob Sampson, Petersburg, Ill., is lucky enough to bag a deer with his bow and arrow, he usually has to haul the carcass back himself. To make the job easier, he came up with what he calls a "deer barrow". "It's not fancy, but it saves a lot of work," says Sampson. The handlebars and the wheel were salvaged from an old Harley Davidson motorcycle. The deer is secured to a carriage made from lengths of conduit pipe. "I place the deer with the head facing forward and tie the antlers to the frame. The deer's rear legs extend toward the handlebars. I wrap nylon cords around the body. The big wheel makes the rig easy to push and also to maneuver through brush and fallen logs. I can push a deer right over a 6-in. log. "It's amazing how short I can turn. When I get out of the woods I can roll the deer up a ramp and right into my pickup." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bob Sampson, Rt. 3, Box 115, Petersburg, Ill. 62675 (ph 217 632-2016).

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