Crawler Deer Cart

[Bowhunter57]

Hawk makes a deer cart that they call "The Crawler", due to it having tandem wheels allowing it to "crawl" over obstacles in the woods. I've watched a couple of videos on how it works and I like the tandem wheel design.

I currently have a Muddy Pro deer cart and like the 20" tall hard rubber tires, for no concerns about flat tires. What I'm considering doing is making an axle and adding a second set of wheels to make it into a crawler.

Does anyone own one of the Hawk Crawler deer carts? How do you like it?

 

["J"]

Get a sled and be done with it. Sled outperforms any deer cart I’ve used or seen in use.

 

[Fletch]

Get a sled and be done with it. Sled outperforms any deer cart I’ve used or seen in use.

Ah.... A jet sled... I along with many others gotta agree with "J" , Once you use a sled you'll never look back.. So many uses and no moving parts to fail... I ordered one about 5 years ago and had it picked up at Cabela's by my friend before we headed to Illinois... He was like doubting it's value... I ended up not going out to Illinois, however he used it out there to get a deer out... Now every truck has one in it... Need I say more...

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

The sled I use was a snow sled that I used for ice fishing gear, then promoted for deer. Cheap, light & durable.

 

[Bowhunter57]

I have a Jet Sled and have used it, but only if the ground is wet or snow covered and loved it.
Personally, I think it pulls harder across dirt fields and muddy fields than a wheeled cart.

 

["J"]

I have a Jet Sled and have used it, but only if the ground is wet or snow covered and loved it.
Personally, I think it pulls harder across dirt fields and muddy fields than a wheeled cart.

 

[Hedgelj]

I have a competitor to the Jet sled, beavertail, and I love it.

I've never used a wheeled cart but irregardless of the conditions it makes dragging deer to a 4 wheeler or side by side easy. Even over logs is study enough to lift deer up and over with. I listed my daughter's buck into my side by side by myself and it was not hard.

My kids also love it when we get enough snow over the "normal" sleds.

 

[Stressless]

Got it and love it, need to put Slime in thr tires but it really does go over trees, across holes and bumps very well.

I put the setup in the ebike thread.

This setup is my complete turkey hunting gear, blind, 3 decs, chair, stakes. Hauled dead hogs and deer on it without tipping like my 2 wheeled cart.

 

[Bowhunter57]

@Stressless
I like your idea of hauling all that stuff for turkey season. I tend to pack/haul in more "stuff" for turkey season, than I do for any other type of hunting. I have a U.S. Army (Korean era) duffle bag with pack straps, that I have stuffed with a ground blind, folding chair, decoys, propane heater, couple bottles of water and snacks. Then I'm carrying a shotgun, plus whatever I'm wearing for the weather conditions. I set the bathroom scales out on the sidewalk and weighed myself, all geared up as I would be walking into the woods.....268#. I weigh 185# buck nekkid. 83# of "stuff" ain't no fun when you're walking across a muddy field, crossing ditches, etc.

I'm going to add a tandem axle to my current Muddy Pro deer cart and have it up and running before the turkey season. My pack mule days are over!

 

[Wiley E Coyote]

You may be over thinking the turkey hunting a slight bit!

 

[jagermeister]

I’ve probably used plastic sleds for duck hunting, deer hunting, fishing, and general purposes around the house as much or more than anyone. I own 3-4 of them. They’re a must-have item. But a sled by itself, on dry ground, absolutely sucks for getting a deer back to the truck. There, I said it. Wet ground? Sure. Wet leaves? Sure. Snow/ice… absolutely. Nothing ever moves easily when it’s dry.

A sled in combination with a cart, however… that’s the ticket.

If you want to up your cart game, this thing right here is the cat’s pajamas. Incredibly lightweight and it folds together when you’re done. I wouldn’t recommend it for hill country though.

 

[Fletch]

You may be over thinking the turkey hunting a slight bit!

Ya think ??? Damn I'll bet he don't run and gun for turkeys... I'll have a mouth call or two, my Lynch box call, a slate call, couple shells and I'm out the door...I'm then ready to bounce around from ridge top to ridge top...

 

[Fletch]

Oh.... One other thing and probably the most important item... A wad of paper towels stuffed in one of my cargo pockets... Seems any more I can't go in the woods without taking a good healthy dump....

 

[Bowhunter57]

Ya think ??? Damn I'll bet he don't run and gun for turkeys... I'll have a mouth call or two, my Lynch box call, a slate call, couple shells and I'm out the door...I'm then ready to bounce around from ridge top to ridge top...

You are correct, sir. I setup on the edge of a field, along side of a woods with a few decoys that are further out in the field. I don't even get a chance to use my calls, as the turkeys walk right out in the open towards the decoys, start strutting and get shot.

Turkeys act completely different inside the woods. The spook easier, are harder to get them close to the decoys, don't respond to calls, etc. Something as simple as a log can be the great wall of China, to a turkey. A tom will stand 45 yards away, gobbling his head off, pacing back and forth along a log. They're not afraid of deer, but a squirrel can send them into a tantrum that will cause them to leave or skirt the area.

Once I started hunting the field edges, I never looked back. Easy setup, wait them out and take your best shot.

 

[Fletch]

You are correct about something as simple as a log hanging a bird up... A single strand of barbed wire fencing or a rock wall will hang a bird up... Here in Jersey I hunt mostly big mountainess woods (hard to believe, but ask Dan or Jon).. Same goes for Pa... I'll get in early listen for awhile then move on if I don't hear anything, calling every so often... When I get a bird fired up I dig in at the base of a big tree and it's time for me TO BE THE HUNTED... I think woodsmanship is more important than being able to win turkey calling contests... If he's horny and alone odds are you'll kill him...