What hunting rig are you running/how do you use it

[SilentPursuit]

You must be under 6' tall sleeping in the back of your 4runner. I cannot really make it work at 6'2.

Ha yes indeed, I’m 5’10” and fit perfectly in the back. The one time being short comes in handy

 

[Ross]

06 taco just hit 130k

 

[Split toe]

Ha yes indeed, I’m 5’10” and fit perfectly in the back. The one time being short comes in handy

Lucky bastard!

 

[seww]

I recently upgraded from my '02 Rav4 to an '08 FJ Cruiser.
Perks: Higher ground clearance (it came lifted), Winch, metal bumper, proper 4wd with low gear, obviously very cool.

It's is kind of small though. I tried sleeping in it one night, not flat and not long enough and I'm only 5'10"! Had better room in the Rav4.
The rear doors can be a pain, but we have another family car so, shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Steve300xcw]

and trying to figure out how to get a deer into the bed ha

You do know how a knife works?

 

[Steve300xcw]

I've been eyeballing samurai's lately. One of them with lockers on some tall skinny SXS tires sounds like a good time

 

[SilentPursuit]

I've been eyeballing samurai's lately. One of them with lockers on some tall skinny SXS tires sounds like a good time

They work best if you can flat tow or trailer to where your hunting, unless your hunting out your back door. I have owned over a dozen samurai’s and absolutely love them other than the stock motor. They are about a 100k motor and they need to be rebuilt. A 1.6l out of an early tracker is the motor you want to swap into it, they bolt right in. You also want the last few years they were made in the 90s as they had better gearing in the tranny. Gravity determines how fast you go in these but they go anywhere.

 

[Steve300xcw]

They work best if you can flat tow or trailer to where your hunting, unless your hunting out your back door.

I'm generally no more than 30 miles from home

 

[Singapore_swing]

Good ol Subaru Outback.
Mainly for whitetail in the hitch basket.
Learned a LOT about off-roading on an elk hunt in Wyoming a few years back.

 

[SilentPursuit]

I'm generally no more than 30 miles from home

A samurai would work great then! I miss when I was on the east coast and had tons of hunting ground around me. Now that I’m in Colorado I’m just use to drive a couple hours away to get into decent hunting.

 

[270quest]

I have a 23 silverado 1500 to get me to camp - but for cuising the logging roads and getting me to where I need to start hiking, it will be my Yamaha RMAX 1000 utv. The side by side is espically beneficial for the late season desert elk hunts - covers way more ground faster than any truck/jeep.

 

[Steve300xcw]

A samurai would work great then! I miss when I was on the east coast and had tons of hunting ground around me. Now that I’m in Colorado I’m just use to drive a couple hours away to get into decent hunting.

Hunting around here isnt the same as it was. Still OTC tags and plenty of ground in every direction though.

 

[BLJ]

06 taco just hit 130k

I like the license plate.

 

[Duh]

Just put airbags in my rear coil springs tonight. 2003 Jeep TJ with a 2 inch lift and 33’s. Mounted my rear rack into the rear tire holder too.

Last year I was rubbing fenders all the way down the mountain. Don’t think that’ll be a problem now. Theres almost 400 lbs loaded in the back of it in this picture.

 

[jrowl2282]

04 4runner with the 4.7 v8. Has a small lift and a few other things. We spend alot of time with it in Wyoming. Need to add a full length roof rack just because it doesn't have the most storage

 

[SilentPursuit]

Just put airbags in my rear coil springs tonight. 2003 Jeep TJ with a 2 inch lift and 33’s. Mounted my rear rack into the rear tire holder too.

Last year I was rubbing fenders all the way down the mountain. Don’t think that’ll be a problem now. Theres almost 400 lbs loaded in the back of it in this picture.

Love the rack mounted above spare!

 

[SilentPursuit]

04 4runner with the 4.7 v8. Has a small lift and a few other things. We spend alot of time with it in Wyoming. Need to add a full length roof rack just because it doesn't have the most storage

Looks great

 

[Fatcamp]

04 4runner with the 4.7 v8. Has a small lift and a few other things. We spend alot of time with it in Wyoming. Need to add a full length roof rack just because it doesn't have the most storage

4th gen is on my short list for my next vehicle.

V8 for sure.

 

[Launchpad14]

Good ol Subaru Outback.
Mainly for whitetail in the hitch basket.
Learned a LOT about off-roading on an elk hunt in Wyoming a few years back.

Love the outbacks! I have a 2010 tacoma that is my everyday driver now. No plans of getting rid of it, but have always been tempted to pick up an Outback and convert the tacoma to more of an offroad rig.

 

[jrowl2282]

4th gen is on my short list for my next vehicle.

V8 for sure.

Yeah we love it, if I were to do it all again I'd find a gx470 lexus just because they've got a few other featurs I'd like to have but the platform is really the same