Game trailers to pull behind a quad

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OK, with hunting season coming on quick, and a new quad in the garage, I've been thinking: what is everyone else using to haul "Bambi" and hopefully an elk (and bear - please please please) - obviously not all at the same time :rolleyes: - out of the boonies? I had a little whitetail strapped to the rear deck of a Yammy 660 last year, and it made for an interesting ride out. Last year's moose was trailered out on a "customized" boat trailer - that went OK. I was looking at the aluminum ATV Backpacker, out of Montana. Has anyone got any experience with this one? The options and clearance looks good. The ability to drop the bed down to ground level would make the loading job quite easy. The weight is minimal, but without suspension I'm thinking it would be pretty tough on the frame/structural parts. Thoughts?
 
What was so tough about having the deer on the rear rack? We have always hauled ours out on the rear rack of my dads 350 or my 400 without any issue. Maybe your deer out there are just way bigger than ours :p

An elk or bear is a different story though. We have a narrow trailer we use for pulling logs out of the bush, it has 4 wheels with a pivot between the axles so when the trailer goes over rough ground, the load stays steady. Not sure what it's called, but I'm sure it would be great for elk and bear.
 
Most deer we just strap to the rack and go.

Moose we have a homemade utility trailer with high clearance. But that only works on a decent trail. We just tie its head to the back rack and drag it through the thick stuff.
 
google goodoutdoors they are a Saskatchewan company that makes a very nice plastic tub trailer with walking axles.
 
My buddy has a green plastic one from canadian tire which has a lot of clearance. I have a homemade affair with ATV tires which works great as well.
 
thebaron said:
What was so tough about having the deer on the rear rack? .
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All fine and dandy providing trails are gentle. A deer on the rear rack of any bike is a dangerous situation on steep up hills! Some of our trails won't even allow double up. I had the opportunity a couple yrs ago of loading a 235 lb deer on the front rack & that made the bike very unstable on any medium off camber trails. Racks are fine for little deer but for big ones you are far better served with a trailer. Even a small trailer tows fairly easy if you can load the front end of a moose on it & let the rear skid.
 
Why would you buy one made in the US ? There are plenty of Canadian welding shops that make walking axle trailers in either metal or rubber tubs. Also can be bought in aluminum if you want that. If you do get one made have a pulley mounted on the front so you can pull your animal into the trailer using your quad winch.
 
Saw a good one at a sporting goods show in Spokane Washington called the mountain goat unbelievable where this thing would go. It may be a google quest for ya
 
We pack elk out of the mountains on the quads all the time and haven't had a problem with roll over yet and we are in some very steep terrain. Just have to go slow and on any sidehills have a little help. Bombadier rules !!!!
 
Here's mine. Custom made to my specification. Walking beam suspension, load bearing tailgate when down, receiver for my winch to load right in the trailer, can be taken apart with pins for transport.

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strap the rack to the rack and off we go. If its a real mucky spot or big hills he have a small steel sleigh that he load the moose on, strap the #### out of it then head out.


we'd have trailers busted trying to get deer out of some the places we hunt, my quad can take a 300lb deer on the back rack.
 
I hauled half a elk out on my quad and found that because I had to go up a few steep spots that it was safer to load it on the front then the back. I just had to put a little more air in the front tires to steer. With a deer front or back works and if there is two problem solved anyways. My first time with a quad I tried to drag the buck out with it and had to side hill to get to the top. MY little brother called me a moron and explained that you load it on the quad instead.
John Deere makes a good quad trailer. The highest price one will haul a ton of stuff.I have the cheap 10p and it still hauls almost 500 pounds.
 
We loaded 3 elk on 3 quads last year ( Bombardiers ) and did a 7k crawl out, up, down side hill mud holes, creeks alder you nameit

it. As long as you take it easy you can go anywhere
 
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