Game Carts

[Joe]

Anyone use these? I've been looking at them since last year and was wondering not only which one to get, but also is it worth it. How do they handle the terrain in the woods? Are they easy to maneuver?

[Benny]

My duck hunting buddy and I use one to haul the deks out into the fields we can't drive in, works great for that.

I see no reason they wouldn't work to haul out a deer, but they do find the chuck holes in the dark real nice though.

If you have to traverse a trail with downed trees , that might give you problems as well.

But if you have solid straight ground they will haul any thing just fine.

Benny

[gar]

the game carts work great, you can get over the smaller logs, you do have to pick your way but they make it a lot easer,  I've hauled a lot deer out on one.  If something happened to mine I would buy another one right away.      Gar

[Realtree]

Me and a hunting buddy made our own deer cart a couple years back. They work great for hauling your ladder stands in & out as well as removing your trophy buck. We just strap our stands down on it and wheel them in.

We started out with hard rubber tires, but after the first year, we swapped them out for heavy duty bicycle type tires. They help to take more of the jolting out of the ride through the woods.

My buddy has a tubing bender and welder, so we made the basic frame from 2' round tube and used 1" or 1 1/2" square tube for the axle supports. We then welded 3/8 inch steel mesh across the frame for the "bed" of the cart. It is in the shape of a banana more or less.

I will try to get some pics of it and post for anyone who is thinking of making one.

[Grute Man]

I saw 2 guys using one last year when I was out bow hunting.  They had all their gear but no deer on it and were leaving for the day.  It definitly looked handy.  The only down side was that it was noisy.  Sounded like a 3 ring circus coming up the trail.  I bet I heard them 5 minutes before I saw them.  That would be ok if you're setting up the night before but not if you're trying to move in stealth mode to your stand at zero-dark-thirty.

[Realtree]

That is exactly why we switched to the air tires vs the hard rubber tires, and we make sure and strap all of our stuff down tightly to eliminate any noise possible. For hauling gear instead of game,we have layed down a carpet remnant between the cart and our gear to further help eliminate noise transfer.