Making a SxS quieter for hunting

I would love to have the noise level of a stock Polaris sxs. My 2014Yamaha Viking is really loud. The metal bed and engine just underneath it it just makes it awful. You can't hold a conversation in it while driving.

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I have this & it works well. Use it to hunt hogs at night in my Kawasaki mule

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If you want to address it, Spray on bed-liner should help a little bit. It cuts down on the reverberation.
And you may try some automotive sound deadening insulation for underneath the bed.

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This. Add sound deadening material or the rubber roof adhesive to the bed, frame around motor, floor, skidplate - anywhere engine sound can bounce off of or resonate from. Move the air intake (snorkel) will help cab noise since most are right between the seats.

I really need to do this too.
Thx for the link in this thread.

Use an open cell type insulation around the engine and a mufflers

This may not help, but frankly a few years ago I started walking to my stand, testing different distances between 1/2mi & 1mi. Had deer on camera constantly day and night. Rarely showed up when I was in the stand. One day, I said f*k it, drove straight under the stand with a 12 pack of beer, climbed in and started working on the windows with a power drill. About 30min in, I looked up and there’s an 8pt coming straight to me from 100 yds out. Didn’t have a gun, but haven’t walked to a stand since, and deer will literally walk right up to the buggy. It spooks them sometimes at first, and they may run, but they always come right back within a few minutes.

It’s my belief that if there’s regular riding, putting out feed every few days and driving to the stand, the deer pay it no attention. And if there is regular riding to put out feed, the second you step out the buggy and start walking, every deer within 500 yards are watching.

If you’re worried about the noise get one of those small Samaria jeeps or something. The deer will still hear a muzzled muffler, so imo it’s a waste unless you’re also doing it do quell the noise in general, and not just for hunting.