There’s no simple way to haul a deer out of the woods, but deer carts certainly make it less exhausting. Plenty of hunters can drive right up to their deer and load it onto the tailgate. Many more ...

The last time I dragged a deer out of the woods, I distinctly remember the aching pain for the following two weeks. A .5 mile through brush, over laydowns, and up a slight incline was a backbreaker.