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Deer Cart?

Posted on 1/10/22 at 5:29 pm
Posted by Harlan County USA
Member since Sep 2021
537 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 5:29 pm
Does anyone have any experience with these to bring their deer out of remote/rugged areas where you aren't allowed ATV, Jeep, or truck access? I figure the tires would sink if hunting muddy bottoms but I'm in hilly areas. Looks like it would work good.

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Posted by Prosecuted Collins
The Farm
Member since Sep 2003
6612 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 5:33 pm to
We use them on public land Midwest. Work well.
Posted by LongueCarabine
Pointe Aux Pins, LA
Member since Jan 2011
8205 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 6:12 pm to
Used one with my stepson over the weekend.

A lot better than dragging out by hand, but make sure you’re in decent shape. I was sucking wind after a couple hundred yards uphill.
Posted by 257WBY
Member since Feb 2014
5601 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 6:16 pm to
Does your public land allow you to break the deer down in the field? If so, you might want to bone out the deer and pack it out. We do that out West.

They tell me that the best cart has tires with tubes. Maybe they roll better?
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
11321 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 6:55 pm to
If there are cypress knees it's a bitch. Otherwise they work well
Posted by EF Hutton
Member since Jan 2018
2366 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 7:41 pm to
I have one almost exactly like the one pictured.

Took it to weld shop & had them weld every moving joint.

Posted by ImaObserver
Member since Aug 2019
2286 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 7:47 pm to
I have one just like it but with molded wheels instead of the spokes. When we had gone about 1 1/2 miles down the valley hauling out my elk we started seeing wheel spokes that had broken out of one like shown in the picture. Needless to say they had to put a pole under one side of the cart and drag that side before they got to civilization. The haul was 3 1/4 miles (as the crow flies) as I recall. I don't know how far the other guys had to go.
Posted by bobdylan
Cankton
Member since Aug 2018
1530 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 8:03 pm to
I pack them out quartered like 257 said.

Problem I run into is mandatory check in on certain public land hunts.

A lot of times I’m not far from dragging back to a boat but it being so dry like this season, been modifying a jogging stroller as a deer cart. I saved some old mountain bike tires and have hit a snag trying to fab them on. My limited experience with carts, tires play a big role.

If it’s allowed, I’d much prefer packing one out in a pack, especially in hilly terrain.
Posted by SaDaTayMoses
Member since Oct 2005
4320 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 8:34 pm to


Used one like in your picture to haul a 230lb 8pt out about 1000 yards in light mud. Wasn’t bad but did stop 4 times for breaks
You can strap the deer really well so it doesn’t flop around.
Posted by Jaspermac
Texas
Member since Aug 2018
413 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 8:46 pm to
I have one and the tires gum up in west Texas clay. A decoy sled works great too
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5143 posts
Posted on 1/11/22 at 5:12 am to
I have used many. The bigger the better. The small ones work but will wear you out. You want the longest one you can find so you have leverage Tubes tires are > rigid tires.

Started with one of those single wheel wheel barrow type in tensas. I can’t tell you how many times that thing flipped over while dragging deer
Posted by Bolivar Shagnasty
Your mothers corner
Member since Aug 2017
654 posts
Posted on 1/11/22 at 5:37 am to
I have an older one, that will fold up, but the wheels do not fold flat. It can be kind of bulky hauling around. I have a lease in Illinois and it works fairly well on the ag fields ect, but takes up a lot of room hauling are your crap when you're packing so much stuff to hunt out of state.

Bought a Sleda couple years ago. It works pretty well, depending on your terrain. Since I can set it in the bed of my truck and pack ice chests, climbing stands, gear inside of it, makes it easier to haul.
This post was edited on 1/11/22 at 5:38 am
Posted by mrcoon
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2019
535 posts
Posted on 1/11/22 at 12:38 pm to
it sucks but is better than dragging. I recommend keeping a pully of some sort with 100' of rope with the cart at all times. It helps to go up hills, or over logs, or when you are completely burnt out.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48940 posts
Posted on 1/11/22 at 12:42 pm to
Sled >> cart
Posted by Astrosfan
Nowheresville
Member since Jul 2021
724 posts
Posted on 1/11/22 at 2:55 pm to
Thank god in heaven all three of my stands are within 150 yards of my back doors....... I haven't had to drag a deer over 25 feet in years...... But yea those work well!
Posted by A_bear
baton rouge
Member since Sep 2013
1965 posts
Posted on 1/11/22 at 3:38 pm to
I have one. I’ve pulled quite a few deer out the woods with it over the years. Beats the hell out of dragging. My cousin has a homemade one with bicycle tires and the wheels are independent instead of a solid axle. Let’s you get over the shorter cypress knees. I’ve been saying for years I’m going to have one built similar to his. The bigger bicycle tires also make it easier to pull through mud.
Posted by Eli Goldfinger
Member since Sep 2016
32785 posts
Posted on 1/11/22 at 10:35 pm to
I have one like that.
I removed the metal bars that connect top & bottom and replaced it with rope.

That makes it foldable without taking off tge bars.
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