How many are using a Sport SXS for hunting access, which one and your experience?

[NABG Hunter]

Nice pic!!! I would agree with switching to Yamaha. Their quality is top notch (at least for me it has been). The 50" SXS's don't work for me though. If they work for you, that's great! We all have different needs/wants. Enjoy!

 

[11boo]

I test drove a couple 50” machines. I barely fit in either and had my knees hitting the dash. 6’4 and all legs.
The Wolverine was a good choice for me. Quiet, reliable and decent room. My knees only have a couple inches to spare, but it’s a good ride.

 

[406flyfish]

Unfortunately, it’s beneficial for a 50” in SW MT due to trail restrictions. Otherwise, I’d have a bigger machine.

 

[Blockcaver]

In 10 years of driving my Polaris 50" RZR I've yet to tip it over or even come close. Guess I understand the machine limits a bit better than some having worked around heavy equipment my whole life...farming and mining.

 

[riversidejeep]

I put a angle gauge on my dash because the 50" feels mighty tippy. I find it helps keeping out of trouble

 

[work765]

That Wolverine takes me up a serious bad road that is only 4.4 mile to the lake.

In the Jeep, 4.5 hours.
Wolverine, 1 hour.
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Is this in Grand Mesa?
I've been wanting to go there.

 

[11boo]

Is this in Grand Mesa?
I've been wanting to go there.

Yep. Take a fishing rod and bug spray.

 

[work765]

Yep. Take a fishing rod and bug spray.

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Thanks!! I hunted unit 30 last year and was talking to someone from GJ and he said he went there often and it was really nice.
I’ll check it out this summer with my kid and some fishing poles. Thanks!


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[NABG Hunter]

I test drove a couple 50” machines. I barely fit in either and had my knees hitting the dash. 6’4 and all legs.
The Wolverine was a good choice for me. Quiet, reliable and decent room. My knees only have a couple inches to spare, but it’s a good ride.

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I like that rear high rack you have. Did you buy or make that? If you bought it I'd be interested in leaving where? Thank you!

 

[Raghornkiller]

I have a CF Moto uforce 800 I got used with 400 miles on it 3 years ago.It now has over 5k and has been great so far

 

[11boo]

I like that rear high rack you have. Did you buy or make that? If you bought it I'd be interested in leaving where? Thank you!

Homemade. Except the shelf part, it was a receiver rack. I gutted the receiver parts, the cut and welded the supports. Bolts alone won’t do it, I welded all the joints.

 

[NABG Hunter]

Homemade. Except the shelf part, it was a receiver rack. I gutted the receiver parts, the cut and welded the supports. Bolts alone won’t do it, I welded all the joints.
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Very nice!

 

[11boo]

Very nice!

Finished product with added braces.

 

[WRO]

Pretty hard to be a Honda for reliability


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[def90]

Probably depends a lot on whether or not you are a road hunter and whether or not they can be driven on the roads in the areas where you hunt

Everything i read here talks about how you need to be five miles in to get anything yet there is the other contingency that says blasting around fire roads on sxs's is the way to go

 

[Boarmaster]

All I can add is after using 4 wheelers (with racks) since 1992 last year I bought a utility type Ranger 1000 SXS .
After a season of using that I would never go back to a 4 wheeler. So nice to have that bed in the back and not fighting to strap on game and gear. It has a roof so a bit of protection from rain. The windshield cuts that cold wind. Its just so much better for me.

My cousin had a rzr and recently switched to a utility SxS. He said the rzr was fun to drive but the utility SxS blows it away for hunting.

 

[Weldor]

Have owned both, kept the can am xt pro 6' bed. 3 men and 3 elk no problem. The Maverick's and rzr's ride much better but lack the space for my gear plus 2 hounds. I've fabbed up quite a few racks and rear seat pans for the rzr's for my friends, works great and add alot of space for them. To me they ride like a cadilac compared to my utility beast. But there is always a trade off.

 

[Fever Buck]

Was happy with my Honda Rubicon until I tried to take it up at 10k feet in a big ass snow storm during 3rd rifle this year. Couldn’t push through the snow and it sucked being exposed to the storm while driving. Looking at a Talon or Pioneer now. Just don’t love having to use a trailer to take it with me.

 

[jhoff04]

After extensive research and test driving yamaha, honda, canam, and polaris models I settled on the Polaris General XP4. I really liked the wolverine but could not get over how loud they were in the cab (perhaps a 2 seater wouldn't be so bad if that's all you needed) but we like to take our kids out and it'd be nice to hear them talk. Back seats in the Pioneer are horrible. The commander was just flat out junk. Granted... the general came with probably the heftiest price tag.

I took it out to the mountains for elk hunting this fall and it kicked ass! Very happy with my purchase.

 

[WRO]

Probably depends a lot on whether or not you are a road hunter and whether or not they can be driven on the roads in the areas where you hunt

Everything i read here talks about how you need to be five miles in to get anything yet there is the other contingency that says blasting around fire roads on sxs's is the way to go

I used to be pretty against them, but I’m finding locally that they get allot of access to the end of the trail to start hiking.