Since I planned to deer hunt in a remote area this year, I decided to purchase a Jet Sled. This decision was based in part on a recommendation by JD338. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it has worked for me.
There are a few sizes and color variations of the Jet Sled. See https://eagleclaw.com/collections/jet-sled. I purchased the middle size or model JS1 in black. See https://eagleclaw.com/products/eagle-claw-jet-sled-1?variant=43074882732228.
I first used it to drag out a deer over dry leaves. Part of the drag was slightly up hill and most of it was downhill. I was surprised at how much easier it was to use the Jet Sled versus just dragging the dead deer. I could easily drag over logs, through brush, and up wooden ramps into the truck bed. Yes, it took a bit of effort going up hill, but not nearly as much as it would have been without the Jet Sled. Going downhill required very little effort.
Saturday, I used it again to drag out another deer over 3"-4" of snow. The drag was mostly down hill so it took almost no effort to pull. There were a couple of times when the sled wanted to slide faster than I was walking, but that wasn't problematic, just slightly annoying. Although I had many blow downs to navigate, I found it was easy to just push it under fallen trees that were above the ground. The colder temperatures and added lubrication of the snow, made it very easy to drag over fallen trees. It never tipped over even though I crossed several logs diagonally. Again, it easily slid up the wooden ramps into the truck bed.
An additional benefit is that the blood stays in the easy to clean Jet Sled as opposed to your truck bed. After I had the deer hung, I was able to easily clean the blood out of Jet Sled by throwing some snow in it, mixing around a bit with a broom, and then dumping it out. That was a lot easier than hosing out the truck bed.
This is a product that I would recommend to others.
There are a few sizes and color variations of the Jet Sled. See https://eagleclaw.com/collections/jet-sled. I purchased the middle size or model JS1 in black. See https://eagleclaw.com/products/eagle-claw-jet-sled-1?variant=43074882732228.
I first used it to drag out a deer over dry leaves. Part of the drag was slightly up hill and most of it was downhill. I was surprised at how much easier it was to use the Jet Sled versus just dragging the dead deer. I could easily drag over logs, through brush, and up wooden ramps into the truck bed. Yes, it took a bit of effort going up hill, but not nearly as much as it would have been without the Jet Sled. Going downhill required very little effort.
Saturday, I used it again to drag out another deer over 3"-4" of snow. The drag was mostly down hill so it took almost no effort to pull. There were a couple of times when the sled wanted to slide faster than I was walking, but that wasn't problematic, just slightly annoying. Although I had many blow downs to navigate, I found it was easy to just push it under fallen trees that were above the ground. The colder temperatures and added lubrication of the snow, made it very easy to drag over fallen trees. It never tipped over even though I crossed several logs diagonally. Again, it easily slid up the wooden ramps into the truck bed.
An additional benefit is that the blood stays in the easy to clean Jet Sled as opposed to your truck bed. After I had the deer hung, I was able to easily clean the blood out of Jet Sled by throwing some snow in it, mixing around a bit with a broom, and then dumping it out. That was a lot easier than hosing out the truck bed.
This is a product that I would recommend to others.
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