i agree.......you can buy duallys for them. but those skinny hard tires suck in anything but a hard smooth surface.

 

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Getting older, too, but I bought an electric golf cart for this purpose. I can get close to the deer under most circumstances. Tried the deer cart and didn't like it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuGVqRI078Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nJIaexg9Tw

 

I made my own and used wheel barrow tires. Works better than any with bicycle type tires.

 

I built my own using mountian bike tires and EMT conduit. Works great. No welding required you just need a pipe bender and some 1/4" bolts to assemble. It sits in the back of the truck (locked) during the season until needed. It makes bringing out a deer a piece of cake.

Bob

 

I hunt public land which involves a mile-2 mile hike to my spots. I tried the deer cart last year, i bought a cheapy gander mountain cart. The cart itself was narrow, cheaply made. So id definantly suggest an more expensive one...

but i found it to be a bit of a pain, i had to walk much slower, on gravel roads, it was super loud.

I bought a good pack ,a badlands 2200,,, and i can now pack all my stuff in fairly easily. distributes the weight awesomely. but i am young though... but thats how i am rolling this year.

 

How're you going to get the deer out this year? 2 mile drag? Good luck.

 

Wide hard tires without air so they won't deflate with strong spokes are a good thing. Tried the cheaper carts with plastic spokes and the tires broke off dragging out the 2nd deer.

 

He'll call me & I'll bring this beast!!!!

 

I found that the taller the tire the easier it will roll over logs, rocks and ruts. I made my cart with 1/2 inch conduit, my dad's is made with an old hand dolley that you would stack boxes up on to move. We both have tall tires that are about two or three inches wide. I have never had a problem with mud yet.

 

Yeah I think we can "get-r-done!!!!" I got your back brotha!!!:wink:

 

The cart I have is much like the one in the pic and has solid tires and rolls just fine to my suprise also.:darkbeer:

 

I like the idea of using mountain bike tires on a home-brew model. My solid tires on a purchased steel-constructed cart don't provide any cushion. Note: the larger the diameter of the tire the easier it will be to go over logs and rocks. Aluminum is lighter than steel, and worth the additional expense IMO (now that I've gone and purchased a steel one....:embara.

 

i found the cabelas super mag hauler on sale last year for 100 bucks, and bought one. Can't wait to gear up with it this fall and put the chafe down on one back in there and try it out...it is a nice piece of machinery....

 

The cabela's super mag cart is one tough, smoothe riding cart. I have been hauling deer with mine for over 10 years and it is still like new.

 

Here is my cart , have had no problems with it , I did however widen the axle about 5" and lowered the axle about 5" as well

 

I've been using mine for about 6 years now and it has hauled plenty of deer already. I thought the skinny tires would be a problem but so far that hasn't proven to be true for me, and I've used it in a great variety of terrain types and weather conditions.

 

NXT Versa-cart. The best I've ever used. The way it's designed, you hardly notice the weight of the deer. It almost balances itself.

 

Thanks for the feedback I am going to buy a cart, Then give it a try hanging stands to see if it gets bogged down with the narrow tires. If they dont work I will have to do some covert garbage picking for kids mountain bike rims and tires.:embara:

 

My Cabelas Super Mag Hauler has been awesome. Between me and a couple buds we've hauled out well over a hundred deer on mine. Its been abused and still works perfect. I bent one rim alittle by picking it up over a fence with a deer on it, but it wasn't hard to straighten. Never had any problems with it in mud either and most of its use has been in MS. I couldn't imaging dragging a deer out now - Its spoiled me!

 

I feel your pain ATB.

I don't have advice on a cart but I do have another option.:wink:

Like you...I don't wanna drag if I don't have to.

I use a knife...I quarter the deer on the spot and take it out in pieces, leaving the bones, carcass, guts, 75% of the hide in the field.

I don't know your thoughts on that, some people are wary and won't even gut a deer where they hunt (I aint that guy) but if it's something that could work I'd be glad to walk you throguh it.

 

Finally went to cart and found that thin tires that come with them just doesn't work in Sugar sand on these Florida roads. Had to change the axel (longer) and redrill the clip holes to accomidate the wheel barrow tires and now have no problems either in the woods or on the sand roads.

 

Cabela's Super Mag Hauler works great. A good idea to have one of those "plastic ground drags too to get the deer t more open area where you can use the hauler. I use the two as needed and covers most long drag situations. Jim

 

A two mile drag is no fun. As we get older we tend to use our heads more than our backs. This is how I do it.

 

Stanley, if you were using your head you would shoot smaller deer so they would be easier to load

 

great ideas

I just finished taping/camo up my mountain bike. I now need to get a cart for it to pull behind. Not sure on up hills it will work out but for the most part a mountain bike and cart will do the trick.

A couple of WMA's have long walk in's but with the M.B. it will be easier and much quicker. Should also cut way down on getting hot and sweating. Again like others have said may stay to bucks worth the effort to get out on these lands and keep the doe hunting on our lease land for the easy recovery hunts.

 

I don't use a game cart. I skin, quarter and debone my animal in the closest tree to where I shot him and pack out the meat, unles that is I can get a truck close.

 

Not all come that way. Mine has mountain bike tires on it. Picked it up at GM for $60.00. One of the best things I ever bought. I know what your saying, some of the carts have these tiny little "match box" wheels on them.