This Deluxe Deer Drag system will take a lot of the hassle out of dragging your animal from the field back to camp or
a nearby road. Durable safety orange body harness frees arms and hands. Includes shoulder straps and waist belt for
better weight distribution. Includes rope.
i have two of these. i have been using them for years and they make draging a deer or elk out so easy. i just used them this year to drag out a elk in the snow and it was so easy in snow. your legs are strong so why not make the best of it to get your game out. you will love this when you need to get it out. your hands are free so you can carry your gun.
When I purchased this drag I thought it was a great set up. When I went to use this I found the rope to be shorter than I would have liked. Additionally, with all the excitment of getting a deer and being cold I didn't even want to try to figure out how to put the harness system on. Straps are everywhere. I also had a big concern about dragging a deer down a ridge being attached to it. If the deer goes, you are going with it. When I did my drag I ended up just using the waist belt across my chest eliminating the need of the other straps. These extra straps means extra weight and extra pack area to carry. Furthermore, they do a great job packaging this drag. Good luck getting it wrapped back up nice and tight like when you bought it. This drag is not for me. Maybe others will like it. I am moving on to something else.
The harness fit is tight and difficult to get on, compounded even more so if wearing more than one layer. The harness fit is short in length and width at the chest and waist. The rope is too short which places your harvest on your heels while walking on flat terrain; on uneven ground your harvest will trip you up (and it did). While harvest is in tow, the shoulder straps have a persistent and strong propensity to move to the outside of your shoulders, even with the sternal harness strap cinched down, which then impedes chest expansion for breathing. As a result, the entire harness is pulled upward on the front of your body and downward on your buttocks; frequent stops are mandated to reposition the harness and straps. The shifting of the harness system will catch on your backpack or fannypack. This is the newer model, it does not have the D-ring* rope attachment, however the harness and rope remain the same.
*The models with the D-ring rope attachment are hazardous. While pulling a 70 lb feral hog on essentially flat terrain, the D-ring opened without my knowledge, ripped a hole in my shirt and scratched my back. I called Hunter's Specialties to report the incident, in which I was informed that mine was the only complaint of that kind and they would replace it if I paid to send the broken one back to them. That said, Hunter's Specialties' newer model does not have the D-ring. Very disappointed in HS Customer Service.
This is a product that looks great on paper, however has multiple design flaws for its intended use.
In my opinion, this product needs to go back to the drawing boards with product testing on prototypes prior to marketing.