How do you get your elk racks back home in your truck bed? Tips / Pics appreciated.

[robtattoo]

I do wonder whats with the shortbeds on fullsize pickups?

Nashville soccer Moms

Better turning radius, easier to park.

Anything that won't fit in a 6" 10" bed is going on a trailer anyway.

Really?! I don't know a full size owner that'd give 2 hoots about turning or parking. They do care about being able to get a half pack of drywall or plywood in there though, without the hassle of having to turn..... or park.... a trailer. Anything less than 8 foot is worthless.

 

[Duh]

Couple years ago. I always bring them inside if staying the night somewhere. I’ve had a rack stolen out of Billings a few years back.

 

[Felix40]

Nashville soccer Moms



Really?! I don't know a full size owner that'd give 2 hoots about turning or parking. They do care about being able to get a half pack of drywall or plywood in there though, without the hassle of having to turn..... or park.... a trailer. Anything less than 8 foot is worthless.

Until you are in the woods on tight forest roads…which is where I spend most of my time. 4 door with an 8 foot bed is a nightmare out there.

Acting like there’s only 1 correct answer for everyone is worthless.

 

[displacedtexan]

Really?! I don't know a full size owner that'd give 2 hoots about turning or parking. They do care about being able to get a half pack of drywall or plywood in there though, without the hassle of having to turn..... or park.... a trailer. Anything less than 8 foot is worthless.

I've always driven 3/4 ton trucks.

I also drive them in downtown and on mountain roads.

I don't touch drywall, and have never had issues with my shortbed. Full time construction work. Haul tractors, vehicles, all kinds of stuff. Do a lot more different stuff than most people.

 

[bmart2622]

Ive owned trucks for decades and never once have I owned or will I ever own a long box

 

[nphunter]

I got a whole damn bull in the back of my 5.5’ Taco bed with a topper.

Lots of options for horns. The biggest challenge is killing one in the first place.

 

[rayporter]

item number one---obtain an elk




you will figure it out

 

[ChrisAU]

The first one I killed wouldn’t fit in my camper shell over a bed of coolers. I was very pleased with our remedy.



Went with that the next year when my buddy got his first elk




Those two made it from Colorado to Alabama with no damage at all.

But last year my new truck had a bit more room.



Not much to add other than those being some of my favorite pics. I will say that some medical prewrap and tape are great for protecting antlers.

 

[WCOPP]

This is a single cab tacoma. There was a lot of honking and thumbs up on the way home.

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

You can make it happen, bring lots of ratchet straps.

 

[nphunter]

We went super slow back to camp that was like 5 miles away. I was still sketched out though going over all the water bars.

I know how my luck normally is. If I did that it would go bad

 

[huntsman22]

just stick the tines in the leftover hay bales.... no straps needed.

 

[mhammond86]

This method worked well on a recent trip to Wyoming.

 

[hoosierhunter11]

Mine didn't fit in the truck bed (good problem to have!) so we stuffed the coolers and gear in the bed/cap and strapped the antlers up to the hitch and haul. Second pic is once we got back home and headed to the processor.

 

[Geewhiz]

Its funny to me that people can fit 1000's of qts worth of coolers in the back of their pickups, but cant seam to find space for a raghorn skull.

 

[saskhunter]

Like any other piece of gear? It's not really rocket appliances.

Ratchet strapped in the back. I usually put something soft-ish between the antlers and hard surfaces on long drives to reduce friction.

 

[hoosierhunter11]

Its funny to me that people can fit 1000's of qts worth of coolers in the back of their pickups, but cant seam to find space for a raghorn skull.

Didn't quite make sense to us either lol. The bed was stuffed full of gear and no matter which way we had that head the cap door or bed gate wouldn't shut. Maybe part of me wanted to have show and tell on the drive home too

 

[Geewhiz]

Maybe part of me wanted to have show and tell on the drive home too

That I can understand. We've all done it.

 

[High Climber]

Everyone knows it’s whatever makes it look the biggest and sticks out the most going down the road

 

[WCOPP]

This was a real attention grabber as well