Who has a game cart?

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Anyone use a game cart?
I used one with a buddy once(it was his), have'nt decided if I want one yet.
I'm thinking a big ass wheelbarrow from Crappy Tire would cost less, and then I would have a wheelbarrow too.
Just looked at WSS site, one review on the cart and the reviewer did not recomend it.
 
migrant hunter said:
Anyone use a game cart?
I used one with a buddy once(it was his), have'nt decided if I want one yet.
I'm thinking a big ass wheelbarrow from Crappy Tire would cost less, and then I would have a wheelbarrow too.
Just looked at WSS site, one review on the cart and the reviewer did not recomend it.
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I do and they are great for places that you want to keep the noise down. They take over for the lazy man's cart (ATV)
 
I much prefer a good back pack to a game cart or calf sled...I do know that some people use game carts to extract downed game, whole with the guts in from certain "big buck" stand locations as a precaution to not stink up the area. I don't know if it works or not but I do know the stand has produced three WT's over 160" and one just over 170" in three years.
 
Didn't need one. About 95% of the time there is snow on the ground, and once the animal (deer) is down we hang on to the antlers and start draggin. I can't see myself walking back to my pick-up truck 1 to 3 miles for a cart and then return back to the kill scene.:confused:
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DFarmer said:
We have one. We are very happy with it. It carried half a cow moose at a time no problem. Sure beat the heck out of putting it on my back.
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Which brand do you have???


There are a few companies that sell them, I been looking for a while for one for this yrs hunt, many of the reviews I read mentioned how people had to replace pins with good solid bolts to make it sturdier.

I started a thread on this subject not to long ago but did not really get much info on which brand is best, though TonyMo posted a pic of a nice home made version he made which looked great.
 
I'd love to make one, but I don't have the gear these days.
I imagine one that folds over on itself and can be pushed like a wheel barrow. Also some kind of shoulder harness for pulling. Buddy and me pulled a cow elk out of the mountains with one and it was tough going pulling it up hills and having to pick it up to get through the bush. Still quicker than carrying a quarter at a time.
 
I made one from 3/4 square tubing. Folds up for easier transport and storage. Works great for hauling big bag of decoys/gear.

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I never used anything for years, walked everywhere and either dragged or canoed the game out.
But now that I have this heart condition I have the ultimate game cart, a Polaris Sportsman 500 ATV. Takes me into the bush and me and the deer/moose back out.

In regards to odor, I used to worry about the deer/moose smelling the gas and oil and shying away as I park it under my stand. I've had many deer come within 10yds of my stand and two moose a cow and a bull spent 15min sniffing the ATV all over trying to get at the apples in the rear compartment.

It works for me anyways, if I did not have it, I wouldn't be straying to far from camp.
 
heavyBullet said:
Which brand do you have???


There are a few companies that sell them, I been looking for a while for one for this yrs hunt, many of the reviews I read mentioned how people had to replace pins with good solid bolts to make it sturdier.

I started a thread on this subject not to long ago but did not really get much info on which brand is best, though TonyMo posted a pic of a nice home made version he made which looked great.
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We have a Pak Kart. It is made in Keremeos B.C. by sasquatchfabrications.com If you happened to watch the last episode of Canada in the Rough, The hunter hosts from Keremeos (or at least the father ) make them.
The wheels are larger than the one shown above.
 
DFarmer said:
We have a Pak Kart. It is made in Keremeos B.C. by sasquatchfabrications.com If you happened to watch the last episode of Canada in the Rough, The hunter hosts from Keremeos (or at least the father ) make them.
The wheels are larger than the one shown above.
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I always get nervous when a website has no prices. What price range are we looking at for this cart ??
 
yes, the bigger wheels the better, i've seen them at cabellas for about 100$ on sale and they seemed to be pretty good quality.

i used one for about 5 years before i got a quad and found they work well. easier with two people pulling or some type of chest harness to use with 1 person pulling.
 
heavyBullet said:
I always get nervous when a website has no prices. What price range are we looking at for this cart ??
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I think that I paid $200 a few years ago. Today, with some 3/4 inch tubing, rope, and wheels, I am sure my 14 year old son could weld one up with the mig. And he would have fun doing it.:)
The Pak Kart is well made and the fact that I was able to get 'hands on' it at a trade show before buying it, made it an easier purchase than seeing a picture in a Cabelas or some other catalogue and guessing about the quality.
 
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Back before there was fire and wife and I were dating I made a canoe carrier so we could take the canoe to high mountain lakes using game trails. (yes, that's what we did on dates. :D )
It was just a piece of 1/2 " steel gasline, two bicycle wheels and stub axles. A few yrs ago I added a basic frame crisscrossed with a knotted rope cargo net, then used a canvas painting dropcloth for sheet/cover. Weighs nothing and breaks down if need be.

Only thing the frame needs to be higher/more clearance. It's fine in muskeg or prairie, but with more small brush/rosehip/sagebrush it drags and is more work than it should be.

Not a good pic, but a pic.
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Suka said:
Back before there was fire and wife and I were dating I made a canoe carrier so we could take the canoe to high mountain lakes using game trails. (yes, that's what we did on dates. :D )
It was just a piece of 1/2 " steel gasline, two bicycle wheels and stub axles. A few yrs ago I added a basic frame crisscrossed with a knotted rope cargo net, then used a canvas painting dropcloth for sheet/cover. Weighs nothing and breaks down if need be.

Only thing the frame needs to be higher/more clearance. It's fine in muskeg or prairie, but with more small brush/rosehip/sagebrush it drags and is more work than it should be.

Not a good pic, but a pic.
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I made one a couple years ago in the typical style. Works ok if your on flat and clear ground, not so much on hills and rough ground.
So, I cut it up and rebuilt it into an inline style cart. It's pretty much a bmc bike frame/tires cut up with a platform mounted on top. The platform is removable for easier transport. It works much nicer for going over logs,sidehilling and so on.
If you look at third world countries, the bicycle has been and is still used to carry all manner of loads. Mine has the bicycle handle grips welded to the rame as well for pushing ,and I want to experiment with a harness setup for the front so that it can be used with 2 people,hauling heavy loads. we'll see how it works.
 
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