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Post by HighCotton on Mar 19, 2016 17:19:28 GMT -5
I'm looking to buy or build a game cart. Thoughts and recommendations?
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Post by M4Madness on Mar 19, 2016 17:22:40 GMT -5
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Post by greghopper on Mar 19, 2016 17:59:21 GMT -5
Try to find or build one that has tall tires that will make the cart axle high off the ground.... Something with bicycle size tires works best!!!
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Post by outdoorjoe on Mar 19, 2016 18:40:41 GMT -5
Anyone have good luck with the sled type carts?
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Post by medic22 on Mar 19, 2016 18:47:07 GMT -5
I have whatever the cheaper one from sportsmans guide is. Lost a pin the second time i used it and a wheel fell off. Worked good hauling stands in for me.
Id get extra wheel pins for whatever you use. And as mentioned above, the higher off the ground the better, as a trade off, the higher center of gravity will make it more susceptible to tipping.
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Post by M4Madness on Mar 19, 2016 19:15:27 GMT -5
Anyone have good luck with the sled type carts? I tried a boat-shaped plastic sled once to drag a deer IN SNOW and it was still difficult. I don't see how guys use them on dry land. |
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Post by esshup on Mar 19, 2016 19:16:48 GMT -5
Extra wheel pins YES. Solid tires YES. Multiple straps to hold the critter on and keep the legs tucked in. YES
One thing I had difficulties with mine is getting a sapling wedged between the frame and the tire. Mine is a Cabela's Game Cart, but the tire is more in the center of the cart than the current ones. I like that because I can just about balance the deer over the wheel so I am not picking up a lot of weight when pulling it.
I would put a deflector in front of the tire on the frame to make it go around small saplings and not allow them to get caught.
When I bought mine there was an option where you could get an extra set of tires and a longer axle to haul out a heavier load. I've hauled out 2 does and a yearling at the same time from a park hunt without the extra set of tires. Worked great for me!
Mine folds in half for easy transportation to and from the field.
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Post by greghopper on Mar 19, 2016 20:04:52 GMT -5
Anyone have good luck with the sled type carts? I tried a boat-shaped plastic sled once to drag a deer IN SNOW and it was still difficult. I don't see how guys use them on dry land. You got to pull it with a 4 wheeler...works great then. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 19, 2016 20:05:19 GMT -5
Do what I do, aim for the small deer and then carry it out. Simple solution
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 19, 2016 21:01:57 GMT -5
Greetings Here is my suggestion i am going to get one once i retire, if i was allowed to use one at work i would have one now. My friend has and says its great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHtxZhZZ5osregards Billy |
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Post by span870 on Mar 19, 2016 21:07:49 GMT -5
I'm looking to buy or build a game cart. Thoughts and recommendations? Where you at? I have a frame, just need tires and axle. You can have it if you come get it. |
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Post by gilder on Mar 19, 2016 22:08:37 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Mar 20, 2016 0:36:51 GMT -5
Greetings Here is my suggestion i am going to get one once i retire, if i was allowed to use one at work i would have one now. My friend has and says its great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHtxZhZZ5osregards Billy Billy my cousin has one that he uses to get Elk out of areas where he can't get his 4-wheeler to. Think of Red Stag and that's the size of the animal. I don't like using the wheeled game cart in the snow. I use a flat bottomed "tub" like the flip up portable ice fishing houses are made from. I added aluminum side rail reinforcements and eye bolts so I can tie the deer into it. Works great for one person or two people to pull out a deer in snow. I tried one of those roll up flat sheets of plastic and after the 2nd deer I threw it away. I couldn't keep the deer from turning turtle, and they don't slide too well with the hair down and the plastic up. We hunt a piece of property in Wi. that is 1700 acres, and no motorized vehicles are allowed. You really think about where you hunt and shoot your deer..... A buddy and I have spent close to 6 hours getting a nice 10 point of his out one year. |
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Post by drs on Mar 20, 2016 4:55:29 GMT -5
Do what I do, aim for the small deer and then carry it out. Simple solution I am seriously thinking about just hanging next seasons' Deer, on my ladder stand, skinning it and cutting it into manageable portions. Then have my large cooler, with tools, available with a couple bags of ice, to place the Deer portions in. Sounds like this would be a lot easier on my Brother and I, as we each only have to grab a handle and carry a short distance to our garage. There I can clean the portions better and leave them in the cooler to age the venison before cutting into portions. |
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 20, 2016 6:51:07 GMT -5
Greetings Here is my suggestion i am going to get one once i retire, if i was allowed to use one at work i would have one now. My friend has and says its great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHtxZhZZ5osregards Billy Billy my cousin has one that he uses to get Elk out of areas where he can't get his 4-wheeler to. Think of Red Stag and that's the size of the animal. I don't like using the wheeled game cart in the snow. I use a flat bottomed "tub" like the flip up portable ice fishing houses are made from. I added aluminum side rail reinforcements and eye bolts so I can tie the deer into it. Works great for one person or two people to pull out a deer in snow. I tried one of those roll up flat sheets of plastic and after the 2nd deer I threw it away. I couldn't keep the deer from turning turtle, and they don't slide too well with the hair down and the plastic up. We hunt a piece of property in Wi. that is 1700 acres, and no motorized vehicles are allowed. You really think about where you hunt and shoot your deer..... A buddy and I have spent close to 6 hours getting a nice 10 point of his out one year. The thing is esshup as one gets older one has to think of ways of doing things differently than we did when we were thirty. My roe deer are not big at all but shoot three in a stand down a steep bank( ravine, draw, canyon, lol) and they take some getting out, at the moment i just accept its going to take a while and do it, but it would be so much easier to rope the three together and winch them up that steep bank. I have a friend who shoots fallow he is always saying i had to drag it xxx number of yards, sorry i have no sympathy, while these tools are expensive he couls well afford it he is going to Africa next week. Choice is make it easy or make it hard but what one has to remember is if one hurts yourself it may not fix, result, end of hunting altogether, Once i retire i will have one and if i go shooting bigger stuff i will have one earlier. Thats my reasoning lol regards Billy. |
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 20, 2016 7:39:19 GMT -5
I'm looking to buy or build a game cart. Thoughts and recommendations? Where you at? I have a frame, just need tires and axle. You can have it if you come get it. I'll send a PM ! Absolutely sounds like a deal to me! If you can hang tight a bit til I come get it I will make that work out! |
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Post by beermaker on Mar 20, 2016 19:00:09 GMT -5
I used the Cabela's model for years and it works good. However, I have since switched to the Arctic Cat 400. I simply got tired of walking back to the truck to get the cart, and then back to retrieve the deer, and then to the truck again. Where I hunt is very hilly and rugged. Also, my hunting party is not getting any younger. I realize that I am fracturing a law or two on public land, but someone dying of a heart attack is much worse.
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 21, 2016 3:51:03 GMT -5
greetings
i totally agree that is is better to be told off, than a heart attack
My winch idea would get you out of bother , that is if there is not a law against a portable winch.
I can understand bikes being banned because once one goes in and leaves a track then others follow and before you know it there are tracks everywhere.
I have that probem at work sometimes.
But yes i would take the risk of being caught as well.
regards
Billy
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 21, 2016 7:57:31 GMT -5
The porta winch is a great idea but would be heavy
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Post by esshup on Mar 21, 2016 9:38:48 GMT -5
The porta winch is a great idea but would be heavy I've seen portable capstan winches that aren't really that heavy. looking at the performance chart on that page. 1.5 cu. in saw is 30cc, 3.5 cc is roughly 60cc. A chainsaw powerhead of those sizes can be had for around 10-11 pounds for the 60cc model, then just add the weight of the winch - which is 9 pounds. You can get some pretty light but very strong rope, google amsteel. As strong as wire cable but light enough to float on water. Sure beats quartering it and throwing it in a backpack!!!!! |
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