Abstract: An interface jig for removably securing a portable auger to a vehicle includes a carriage guide assembly, a sliding carriage assembly and a receiver assembly. The carriage guide assembly includes a vertical support having an upper portion and a bottom portion. A hitch adapter is affixed to the bottom portion to secure the carriage guide assembly to a vehicle hitch receiver. The sliding carriage assembly includes a horizontal member having a first end opposite a second end. The first end Is affixed to a vertical member that slides along the vertical support between the upper portion and the lower portion of the carriage guide. The receiver assembly is attached to the second end of the sliding carriage assembly.

Abstract: A game hoist and skinner apparatus for raising game off the ground and transferring it to a vehicle includes a carriage guide assembly, a sliding carriage assembly, a load attachment means, and a raising mechanism. The carriage guide assembly includes a lower member affixed to a 360° rotating mechanism at one end and a hitch receiver adapter affixed to the opposite end. The sliding carriage assembly includes a horizontal member having a first end opposite a second end, and the first end is affixed to a vertical member that slides along a vertical support between the upper end and the bottom end of the carriage guide. A load attachment means is secured to the second end of the sliding carriage assembly.

Abstract: A slim, trim and lightweight, yet strong, auger/vehicle interface jig designed for securing an earth or ice type auger to any vehicle, including All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's) and snowmobiles, for the purpose of transporting, stabilizing and operating the auger while attached to the vehicle. The auger/vehicle interface jig includes a carriage guide assembly designed specifically to mate with a standard after-market square tubular style vehicle hitch of the said vehicle, requiring no additional customized securing and stabilizing bracketry. The auger/vehicle interface jig also includes a sliding carriage assembly, an assisted means for moving the sliding carriage assembly vertically up and down during the hole drilling process and a sliding carriage assembly locking means for securing the sliding carriage assembly to the carriage guide assembly during long distance transportation.