Tractor Lift Helps Hunter Bag Big Buck
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John Whalen, 55, shot the biggest whitetail buck of his life from a lift on his Deere tractor this past deer season. It's the second nice buck he's bagged since 2008, when he became paralyzed from the waist down due to a benign tumor in his spinal column. He shot the first buck near a permanent stand his friends built him, but he needed to be more mobile this past season.
"They picked the corn around my stand and chisel plowed it, which changed the deer pattern. I was mostly watching three sets of fawns," Whalen says.
So he decided to move around, using his tractor, equipped with a lift made by Life Essentials. The lift swings out from the tractor, and Whalen used it as a stand, 5 to 6 ft. off the ground with his feet on the front tire. After four days of hunting and watching deer, he drove to the right location on his seventh try. He shot the buck 60 yards away with a scoped .50 caliber muzzleloader.
He called friends to help dress it out, but he was ready to take it from there.
"I had a log chain and carried it out using my loader to lift the deer with the bale spear. I drove it home 3 miles with the deer hanging off the spear," Whalen says.
The 8-point buck had an antler spread of 18 in. and should score about 120.
Whalen is thrilled about the deer, and his story appeared in a Twin Cities' newspaper.
"There was so much positive input. Everyone is just as thrilled as I am," Whalen says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Whalen, 13324 271st Ave., Harmony, Minn. 55939 (ph 507 772-4495; ewhalen@hotmail.com).
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Tractor Lift Helps Hunter Bag Big Buck MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Handicapped Equipment John Whalen 55 shot the biggest whitetail buck of his life from a lift on his Deere tractor this past deer season It s the second nice buck he s bagged since 2008 when he became paralyzed from the waist down due to a benign tumor in his spinal column He shot the first buck near a permanent stand his friends built him but he needed to be more mobile this past season They picked the corn around my stand and chisel plowed it which changed the deer pattern I was mostly watching three sets of fawns Whalen says So he decided to move around using his tractor equipped with a lift made by Life Essentials The lift swings out from the tractor and Whalen used it as a stand 5 to 6 ft off the ground with his feet on the front tire After four days of hunting and watching deer he drove to the right location on his seventh try He shot the buck 60 yards away with a scoped 50 caliber muzzleloader He called friends to help dress it out but he was ready to take it from there I had a log chain and carried it out using my loader to lift the deer with the bale spear I drove it home 3 miles with the deer hanging off the spear Whalen says The 8-point buck had an antler spread of 18 in and should score about 120 Whalen is thrilled about the deer and his story appeared in a Twin Cities newspaper There was so much positive input Everyone is just as thrilled as I am Whalen says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Whalen 13324 271st Ave Harmony Minn 55939 ph 507 772-4495; ewhalen@hotmail com
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