When hunting with a horse it is not a "horse" it is a piece of "hunting equipment". Its a animal that can and will do just about anything you ask of it. Know the animal and there will be no problems. Would you take your 4-wheeler on a slope so steep you can not stand? A horse will pack your elk out on that same slope you can even add snow and ice.......I'd l ike to see the wreck your 4-wheeler will have on that same slope.
Perhaps. On the other hand, my 4-wheeler has never lost its damn mind in the dead of night on a narrow trail because something startled it, sending a 20 horse pack string into a full on panicked dash through the forest! Yes, horses and mules can be very useful, but they can be huge PITA's too. Given a choice I'll take the quad. It can't do everything a horse or mule can, but it good enough for me.
