Game Carts

[jackelope]

thats pretty much the reason i haven't pulled the trigger yet on one...not sure how much i'd use it, or where i'd be able to use it more like it.

[Coasthunterjay]

Sorry i just use my muscles. No ideas here...................

you might want to ask this guy

[Michelle_Nelson]

Jamie at Olympic Archery is selling game carts made by a freind of his.  It's made to attach to bikes but he also includes a "T" handle.  Just pull a pin and remove the Bike adaptor and switch it out with the "T" handle. 

It has 2 bycicle tires and is made out of 3/4" square tubing.  It also has a bar that pulls out the back so you can prop legs on so they don't drag behind the cart.  For me it is hard to describe.  Maybe he will let me post pictures of it, not sure.  It's one of those things ya gotta see. 

In my opinion it is a very light trailer.  Me an few others were down their looking at it.  He had it all hooked up and was jumping on it.  I think it's pretty nice!  

I beleive he is selling them for $400.

[actionshooter]

Michele, I have seen those, a guy out in Scott lake is making them if they are the same ones I am thinking of. Pretty good set up for the back of the bike.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Not to sure.  I met the guy about 2 weeks ago.  Pretty nice guy from what I gather just from talking to him.  I will probably eventually get one. 

[billythekidrock]

I have the Mag Hauler and it works great for me. Here is a link to the guy who makes bike carts for the Angry Spike guys. www.hawkeyebilt.com

[HawkeyeBilt]

sweet forum!  Names Michael Hawkins. I live in Knappa Oregon. A buddy of mine was telling me about this site so i thought i'd check it out. My dad builds game carts. Has for the last 30 years since he started bowhunting. Just like in washington a lot of the gates here" Oregon" are locked up during bow season so we bike in on all our hunts. He use to just make them for the family, but people started seeing them in the woods and the word got out. We Made a few for the asp boys last year . So...... I'll  post a few pictures of some game carts. They are made out of aluminum and neeting for the baskets to keep the weight down. He also made a body hitch to hook up to the cart it's a pack frame with a hitch. It's a really sweet little set up.















 

[jackelope]

that rig is cool as hell.

[addicted]

yes indeedy

[saylean]

Looks like they are trolling for cougars!...

They are cool looking for sure. I bet they turn a few heads in the woods. 

[billythekidrock]

Hawkeye - Welcome.. I got a card from Shannon over the summer and thought I would share the link.

If you get time can you post your elk season (read it at iFish), I think the guys here would like to read about it.

[HawkeyeBilt]

Hawkeye - Welcome.. I got a card from Shannon over the summer and thought I would share the link.

If you get time can you post your elk season (read it at iFish), I think the guys here would like to read about it.

Yes sir....I'd love to post it on here. I'll toss it up after dinner...Thanks for the welcome!

[Crunchy]

This year we used the kids haulers you attach to the back of your bike that has two wheels.  It worked great for us.  If I hunt the same area next year I will probably build one though.

[Skyvalhunter]

Don't get me started on the whole wilderness thing. Hopefully that dang wild SKy wilderness doesnt pass. Anyhow I have one of those sled that I bought from Cabelas. It is excellent for hauling out deer, elk or moose. I attach it to my deer drag harness and start hauling away.

[ICEMAN]

I will be welding one up this weekend, maybe I will post a pic when complete if not too ugly... My goal is a road cart. Low and wide. Maybe something I can drag behind my bike... I want all metal, no plastic...removable handle...brickschlitthouse rating...

Realized I never posted what I made for this purpose. Here is the pic. I loaded the cart and hauled it three hours into our elk area, up a closed road. Uphill every single step. Cart pulled nice with about 70lbs of gear. Would have been lighter, but need some beer for around the fire....you know how it is... Two buddies packed in to join me that night, packframes...

Anyway, the cart worked awesome. Hunted in the area for only three days, no elk shot, used it to haul my gear out too. On the way out, everyone tossed all their gear on the cart, but the handle attachment design left alot to be desired and broke. They had to remove their gear, I still drug my gear out with the cart.

I intend to place larger tires on the cart, small tires like this worked ok, but if you let the cart lead you downgrade, and you followed the cart... it would bind against medium sized rocks and not want to bounce up and over them. I also need to work on a different handle... (We got our elk elsewhere, cart not used, packframes used. )