Patent ID: 8298051

Claim:
A game carcass retrieval system comprising: a frame with a winch, the winch having a drum wrapped with a rope; wherein the frame has a square end that is sized to mate with a vehicle hitch receiver so that the frame may be attached to a vehicle, and wherein the frame has outriggers to support the frame while in use; an adjustable retrieval arm with a first end and a second end, the retrieval arm pivotally attached to the frame at the first end, and the retrieval arm having a bed pivot that allows the retrieval arm, when in a cleaning position, to pivot towards the vehicle to ease movement of a game carcass into the vehicle; a retrieving head removably mounted to the second end of the adjustable retrieval arm, the retrieving head comprising: a base shaped to mount to the second end of the retrieval arm; a carcass support bar attached to the base; and at least one tie-down strap to secure the game carcass to the carcass support bar; and wherein the rope extends from the frame to the base of the retrieving head such that when the rope is wound on the winch, the retrieving head is pulled into a mounted position in the retrieval arm and the arm pivots from a loading position to the cleaning position.