Well I will go against the flow, but I have never had a cart so I cannot compare. I have one of the big black sleds and I use it a lot, even when there is no snow. I pulled it 3/4 of a mile the other day with a big doe in it. It is a heck of a lot easier than just dragging one. The sled was the perfect tool for the job in this case because I had to go through a lot of saplings that would have probably hung up a lot of times with a cart. the last 200 yards was across a bog and the sled was definitely better than a cart would have been.
Sled vs cart
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Limb Chicken
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Troublemaker...
Limb Chicken
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uh huh...
Wheel chair deer cart. Got an old wheel chair from Goodwill for $30. After a few modifications, I had a wheel chair deer cart that rolls like a dream. I've had 2 doe loaded onto it, no problems.
I've sledded and dragged my share of dead deer out of the woods and fields. Once I muzzleloaded a big bodied 9 pointer out in a picked corn field. I was by myself and somehow (with the help of some rope and a lot of cussing) I loaded that pig in the back of my 4WD pick-up all by myself. Getting critters to the truck is one thing, getting them in the back of the truck is another.
I've sledded and dragged my share of dead deer out of the woods and fields. Once I muzzleloaded a big bodied 9 pointer out in a picked corn field. I was by myself and somehow (with the help of some rope and a lot of cussing) I loaded that pig in the back of my 4WD pick-up all by myself. Getting critters to the truck is one thing, getting them in the back of the truck is another.
Doubleaarc hery
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Bugs!
That sounds interesting.. What kind of modifications are we talking about? Easy to do?
So how about brand names from you cart or sled users!! And cost wise?
I wanna do my research and not get suckered into a gimmick!!(sorry Iowa1 that was in good fun for you!!! But it is all good, you seem like a guy who can take it!!)
That sounds interesting.. What kind of modifications are we talking about? Easy to do?
So how about brand names from you cart or sled users!! And cost wise?
I wanna do my research and not get suckered into a gimmick!!(sorry Iowa1 that was in good fun for you!!! But it is all good, you seem like a guy who can take it!!)
moosehunter
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Cart here. Hauled many a deer with it. Buy one with a low center gravity and wheels set out.
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I DO NOT like gutting deer in the timber
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Just wondering your reason for not liking to gut in the woods. I've seen deer walk right by gut piles and other than maybe stop and smell a bit, they don't seem alarmed. At least by the guts......
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I DO NOT like gutting deer in the timber
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Just wondering your reason for not liking to gut in the woods. I've seen deer walk right by gut piles and other than maybe stop and smell a bit, they don't seem alarmed. At least by the guts......
tlambert
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Cart here. Hauled many a deer with it. Buy one with a low center gravity and wheels set out.
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I DO NOT like gutting deer in the timber
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Just wondering your reason for not liking to gut in the woods. I've seen deer walk right by gut piles and other than maybe stop and smell a bit, they don't seem alarmed. At least by the guts......
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I've seen em eating the guts...I'd say it doesn't bother them
Cart here. Hauled many a deer with it. Buy one with a low center gravity and wheels set out.
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I DO NOT like gutting deer in the timber
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Just wondering your reason for not liking to gut in the woods. I've seen deer walk right by gut piles and other than maybe stop and smell a bit, they don't seem alarmed. At least by the guts......
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I've seen em eating the guts...I'd say it doesn't bother them
DoubleDropTines
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I am sure your hubcaps are chrome too!
JNRBRONC
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I can drive right up to 99% of the deer when hunting my property. I have had a sled forever and never used it (instead of getting it out of the shed, I'd get the p/u or tractor out). Also, the sled didn't fit in the car, so if I was hunting elsewhere, I never had it with me.
Last year I got an Ameristep cart for Christmas. I finally put it together last month. Nice thing is that it fits in the trunk when it is folded up. Hope to give it a try REAL soon.
Last year I got an Ameristep cart for Christmas. I finally put it together last month. Nice thing is that it fits in the trunk when it is folded up. Hope to give it a try REAL soon.
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Doubleaarc hery
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Cart here. Hauled many a deer with it. Buy one with a low center gravity and wheels set out.
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I DO NOT like gutting deer in the timber
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Just wondering your reason for not liking to gut in the woods. I've seen deer walk right by gut piles and other than maybe stop and smell a bit, they don't seem alarmed. At least by the guts......
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I agree 100%! I have had a lot of people say the same thing and I think it may not effect them. So I guess here is my only reasoning. As spooky as big bucks are, you just never know how much Human scent is getting into those piles as well(for instance barfing from a stomach pop, or spiting when a blood splat hits you face.) I think younger deer walk right by and couldn't care less. But IMO which I have been told by many I am wrong on this, is that a BIG mature ole buck will steer clear of that area for a bit! I think if walking in and jumping a big guy off his bed is enough to make him change patterns or areas, gutting a deer in his home area would certainly spook, run off, or at least alarm him!.. Just my thoughts!!
So I usually drag em way out or down to a river and discard the remains.
Cart here. Hauled many a deer with it. Buy one with a low center gravity and wheels set out.
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I DO NOT like gutting deer in the timber
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Just wondering your reason for not liking to gut in the woods. I've seen deer walk right by gut piles and other than maybe stop and smell a bit, they don't seem alarmed. At least by the guts......
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I agree 100%! I have had a lot of people say the same thing and I think it may not effect them. So I guess here is my only reasoning. As spooky as big bucks are, you just never know how much Human scent is getting into those piles as well(for instance barfing from a stomach pop, or spiting when a blood splat hits you face.) I think younger deer walk right by and couldn't care less. But IMO which I have been told by many I am wrong on this, is that a BIG mature ole buck will steer clear of that area for a bit! I think if walking in and jumping a big guy off his bed is enough to make him change patterns or areas, gutting a deer in his home area would certainly spook, run off, or at least alarm him!.. Just my thoughts!!
So I usually drag em way out or down to a river and discard the remains.
Limb Chicken
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I am sure your hubcaps are chrome too!
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No but it has a nice new iowawhitetail sticker on it.
I am sure your hubcaps are chrome too!
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No but it has a nice new iowawhitetail sticker on it.
Limb Chicken
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Always picking on the fat bald guy
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Fixed it...
Always picking on the fat bald guy
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Fixed it...