Deer cart

I’ve heard the hawk crawlers are pretty decent. I have the regular old Cabelas deer cart and I’ve hauled quite a few deer out with it, but every time I do, I say I’m going to have a better cart built.
I’ve been putting it off, but I want one built out of aluminum with bicycle tires and not have a solid axle. Basically “independent suspension” for better ground clearance over cypress knees.

I bought a sled off Amazon a few years ago. Really like it versus a cart. Bonus is I can use it for more than just hauling dead animals.

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This one gets good reviews

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That’s the one I have. They aren’t that good in the mud, but one of my main complaints are the pins that hold it together. Trying to mess with those pins with cold fingers is not fun at all.

I started this season with a sled, but after dragging one for half a mile with a deer in it I got a cart. I got the $70 one from Academy because it looked more durable and is lighter than others I saw online. I have hauled the stand and deer on it, infinite improvement over dragging/carrying obviously. I had to rig it to keep the pins in the top part of the braces, but that was easy (zip ties). Unfortunately, some of my spots I couldn't use a sled or cart to pull something out of, I just have to drag it halfway back before that is an option. Rocks and inability to walk in a straight line for more than 6 feet at a time. I wish I could use a mule sometimes.

Fairly certain that nature ends up making a meal of everyone’s remnants, whether in field or not after the cleaning process is completed. We dump in a specific area and the yotes have there way.

I does not take long for a pile of guts to be cleaned up sometimes. We field dressed a deer late morning and went scouting another area. We decided to come back to the same area to hunt the afternoon.

The gut pile was completely cleaned up 2 hours later. Only the only thing remaining was small piece of fur.