Deer hunters that drive SUV's

[thatguy]

Why would you want to do that? Burning up one car while keeping the truck low miles (and running forever) sounds like a pretty good strategy. Miles are miles. If you are going to travel the same number of miles, why would it matter if you spread it over 2 vehicles? You can keep that truck for another 10 yrs and replace the wife's car as needed. 70k in 3 yrs means 210k in 9 yrs. Right about time to let it go, I'd think, both age and miles.

Except I have heard that non-usage is almost as bad on a vehicle as usage.. My truck is not the most comfortable thing but its OK for longer trips and my wife HATES to drive it due to its size..

I am also thinking that resale/trade in on my truck at a good time.. Also I have ppl talk about their dodge vehicles having paint issues and electronic issues as they got older and my truck is in great shape right now..

And the biggest reason is - I can afford a new car and like the idea of something smaller that fits our overall needs better..

Brian

 

[thatguy]

For those that recommend a small utility trailer..

Where do you hunt? Where I go are narrow 1.5 lane forest roads with limited turn around areas most of the time..

I could see having a trailer would be beneficial in replacing a pickup, but right off I just cant see me me pulling a trailer into the mountains and finding places to park/turn around.. IF i was hunting farm land with big fields that would be ideal it seems..

Brian

Brian

 

[MarkV]

, just slice it up and put the meat into pillow cases,

Eddie

In your latest photo of Oscar it looks like you are training him for the pillow case system. Better not tell him you hunt hogs also.

MarkV

 

[grsthegreat]

Oops...sorry i misread the OP title. I thought you wrote "Hunted deer that drive SUV's" and immediately thought of the Pat McManus story of the deer and the bicycle.

 

[thatguy]

Let me add what "I consider" a HUGE reason for trading my pu for a SUV, which some of you may have missed OR I didnt really make that clear..

My wife will want to trade/sell her Forester in about 3 years if the current trend continues.... so that would be +/-140k miles on a 6 yr old car. So we would take a hit in value due to excess mileage.. With me getting something we can drive it more will allow some age to catch up to her mileage..

To those that have 250K on their cars - it AINT going to happen with my wife.. She wont keep one that long and there is no way to reason with her on that..

Brian

 

[clemsonfor]

Let me add what "I consider" a HUGE reason for trading my pu for a SUV, which some of you may have missed OR I didnt really make that clear..

My wife will want to trade/sell her Forester in about 3 years if the current trend continues.... so that would be +/-140k miles on a 6 yr old car. So we would take a hit in value due to excess mileage.. With me getting something we can drive it more will allow some age to catch up to her mileage..

To those that have 250K on their cars - it AINT going to happen with my wife.. She wont keep one that long and there is no way to reason with her on that..

Brian

She wont keep one that long for what reason. Whats the difference in a 3 yr old car with 30K miles on it and one with 190Kmiles on it, assuming both are reliable? Im a forester and its not uncommon for some of us to put 50k miles on a truck in a year. There are many guys with 5 year old trucks approaching 250K miles. These are the extreme cases but none of the guys i know have any problems with their turcks, most of whick are 8 years or less old.

And do Subarus have longevity issues i have heard folks on here praising them and actually got on Clist last night looking at used ones. Im looking in the $3k range and that seems to be 160-180k miles on them. Do they break down at that point and start totally wearing out? I am seriously considering one as the next vehicle for the AWD for woods roads and the higher clearance as well as mileage concerns and family reasons. I have 2 other trucks and will not get rid of those if i get another.


Meant to mention this, those that say the hitch hauls ride a bit tilted... Who cares, a deer leaning over 2 inches to one side is not going to fall off?

And yes get a hitch haul, you can get a high dollar Al one with rails for way less than $200 i think. Cheaper than a trailer, no extra tires to worry about no bearings, trailers kill your MPG (our Toy Highlander will bet at best 19mpg higway pulling an empty 4x8 and 21 with Hitch haul loaded or no trailer! You would be going a bit backwards with a trialer) no turn around issues which i pointed out earlier, and yes you can stack 2 deer on one, just tie um good, i have done it. You need to make sure your hitch can hold 2 deer though, even the cheapest hitch hauls are rated for 500lbs!

 

[thatguy]

She doesnt keep cars longer because she just wants something new/different. The only difference between 30k and 130K is the mileage deduction you take when you sell/trade it in.. Her car would take a $1650 deduction for mileage based on NADA as it sits right now..

The subaru's will run for a long time and provide years and years of excellent service. I am just looking at the trade in /resale value of her car with that many miles vs low years, and by slowing that mileage down we would get more money for the vehicle when it comes time to get rid of it.. IF she would keep it for +200k miles it would not worry about the resale at that time, we would have gotten our moneys worth out of it by then..

as far a the hitch haulers - around here the deer, even with two on it (if i would ever get that lucky), would not come close to the 500# limit.. im lucky that bambi breaks 100# at times.. lol - BTW - i kill to thin the population that loves our trees/flowers and for the meat, not the horns..

thanks for all the ideas everyone!!

Brian

She wont keep one that long for what reason. Whats the difference in a 3 yr old car with 30K miles on it and one with 190Kmiles on it, assuming both are reliable? Im a forester and its not uncommon for some of us to put 50k miles on a truck in a year. There are many guys with 5 year old trucks approaching 250K miles. These are the extreme cases but none of the guys i know have any problems with their turcks, most of whick are 8 years or less old.

And do Subarus have longevity issues i have heard folks on here praising them and actually got on Clist last night looking at used ones. Im looking in the $3k range and that seems to be 160-180k miles on them. Do they break down at that point and start totally wearing out? I am seriously considering one as the next vehicle for the AWD for woods roads and the higher clearance as well as mileage concerns and family reasons. I have 2 other trucks and will not get rid of those if i get another.


Meant to mention this, those that say the hitch hauls ride a bit tilted... Who cares, a deer leaning over 2 inches to one side is not going to fall off?

And yes get a hitch haul, you can get a high dollar Al one with rails for way less than $200 i think. Cheaper than a trailer, no extra tires to worry about no bearings, trailers kill your MPG (our Toy Highlander will bet at best 19mpg higway pulling an empty 4x8 and 21 with Hitch haul loaded or no trailer! You would be going a bit backwards with a trialer) no turn around issues which i pointed out earlier, and yes you can stack 2 deer on one, just tie um good, i have done it. You need to make sure your hitch can hold 2 deer though, even the cheapest hitch hauls are rated for 500lbs!

 

[foggy1111]

One thing about all the hitch-haul comments. If you drive a gravel or dirt road (or even the highway) you can get lots of dust and road grime on your meat. If it's raining.....things get much worse pretty quick. The back of an SUV really sucks the dirt to it. It's hard to get dirt cleaned off of meat.

I wonder if you can buy a "body bag"?

 

[thatguy]

One thing about all the hitch-haul comments. If you drive a gravel or dirt road (or even the highway) you can get lots of dust and road grime on your meat. If it's raining.....things get much worse pretty quick. The back of an SUV really sucks the dirt to it. It's hard to get dirt cleaned off of meat.

I wonder if you can buy a "body bag"?

I had not thought of that, but it is something to worry about..

Brian

 

[RobertN]

CJ2A or CJ3B would be a prefect deer getter...