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Kawasaki mule and 15 yr old son

LOL, sons are good for that.

I hike anywhere from .5 to 1.2 miles to where I hunt. At 56 years old, luggin that tree stand is getting damned old. Looking for cart that can haul in my stand, and haul out a deer and the stand at the same time.

I bought an early Cabela's Super Mag Hauler with the metal spokes and those spokes were terrible. They caught lots of grass and brush and came loose. I even carried a spoke wrench for a year before I rebuilt it with 21" motocross rims and tires. Those were too tall and heavy with brake drums. I had an old wheel chair, so those lighter nylon wheels and narrow solid tires are on it now and much better. Actually I prefer a heavy sled with holes for rope tie downs. It slides well over grass and snow and the center of gravity is much lower. That sled pulled with my Rokon has been my preferred method lately.

Back when I hunted with a back pack, I did mount one of the small wheel chair wheels to the bottom of my pack frame. That way I didn't need to go back to get the hauler when I quartered one up. I could wheel a load out like a wheelbarrow if I got tired of the weight on my back.

NEET Cart for the win! Mine will be at it's 12th hunting season this fall and still going strong.
Have "packed" 9 elk with it and deer are a piece of cake........1

Jeezus, I just looked at that. It's $1,000.

Depends on your area. If you may have to haul thru low heavy brush, avoid spoked wheels that brush will poke into wheels - duh.

Kawasaki Prairie 360 4wd. I hook up the deer to the ATV and haul it to my chain fall near my stand and lift it into one of the cargo baskets on the ATV.

Dang Don. I thought my Neetkart was spendy. I'm not getting any younger so that sucker might be worth it. Then again EMS guys could pack me out with the Neetkart.

Neet cart needs a E model.....

Oh, WOW, it’s gone up 30% since I purchased mine a few months ago. I did mention the $’s were it’s negative.

I went ahead and bought this. Kill Shot 500 lb cart. Seems to get pretty good reviews. Not very expensive. If it works, great, if not, I won't be out much.

I replaced those D-pins on mine with bolts and nylocks. It was one less thing to worry about losing going through the brush. Those safety pin fasteners look even more fragile and prone to snagging and opening in the brush.

It's up on my property and not available for a picture right now, I have/use a larger flat piece of heavier plastic with holes around the edges for a rope to lash with. Put a deer in it, or whatever, lash it in place and go. Nothing to break or come loose except for the rope. Easily slides over anything. Have had it for years, can't seem to wear it out. If I remember correctly, got it from Sportsman's Guide in MN. When not in use, it rolls up and is easy to carry strapped onto my daypack. So not what the OP has asked about, just sharing a very viable option... maybe!

Is it so thick you can’t you a 4 wheeler or a Polaris??

Are you not allowed to clear out enough to use them, public land??

Agreed. Probably wull be the first thing I do.

Just put a new ladder stand together. I have it tied on a roll-up sled ready ready to drag up the hill to its new home. I’ll leave the roll-up there with it for dragging deer out. They really do reduce the effort required and protect the carcass from bruising and dirt. The last one I installed was wheeled in on a Hawk with tandem articulating wheels. Great cart, but it weighs 40-some pounds empty, and is a tough drag through head-high weeds and brush. For relatively open ground and on trails, it’s great.

When I bought the Hawk, it was drop-shipped from a supplier. I put it together, then a couple of days later a second one arrived. I contacted the seller and was told to just keep it, as it would be too expensive to return. Only paid $120 for it in the first place. Gave the other one to my son.

http://elkahaul.com/

Never used one, but looks interesting

Polaris 500

Wonderful in the Safeway parking lot, but don't go here.



A buddy hauled one in and left it on a ridgetop after about an hour of struggling. Last time in it was still there. Great for straight up and down, but worthless on contours.

I’ve had one of those mag haulers in my shed at camp for years and have never used it. 99% of the time I go old school. I’ve got way to much chit that I don’t use and don’t need.