Is a 4x4 truck, jeep or 4x4 SUV a must for Ok deer hunting?

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How well might even a wheelbarrow work to haul out a smaller deer like a doe? Can one man load a deer like this into an ordinary contractor wheelbarrow?
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Hell, get yourself a little red wagon. If it has wheels, it'll work. We used to drag em out on a slick tarp.

4x4's are nice to have, but in Oklahoma, there's no real value to offset the cost. 4x4 is less agile on slick roads that a 2wd/fwd vehicle in those rare and short instances we have slushy/icy weather. I wouldn't want to drive a nice vehicle through scrub either. Do what we rednecks do, buy an old 4x4. Older the better. Something you won't care about scratching up and staining with blood. We have an old Jeep with a big rack on the back. Stupid easy to work on, rarely have to. Put gas in and go.
 

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I don't hunt but, if I did I'd drive this.
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Looks like one of those African jeeps I saw on 1970's Wild Kingdom episodes when Perkins and Fowler were catching animals like giraffe, rhino and cheetah. Great for safari and Oklahoma deer too I bet!
 

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Hell, get yourself a little red wagon. If it has wheels, it'll work. We used to drag em out on a slick tarp.

4x4's are nice to have, but in Oklahoma, there's no real value to offset the cost. 4x4 is less agile on slick roads that a 2wd/fwd vehicle in those rare and short instances we have slushy/icy weather. I wouldn't want to drive a nice vehicle through scrub either. Do what we rednecks do, buy an old 4x4. Older the better. Something you won't care about scratching up and staining with blood. We have an old Jeep with a big rack on the back. Stupid easy to work on, rarely have to. Put gas in and go.

I think a big wheelbarrow with a big inflatable tire would be easier to push over uneven terrain than pulling a Radio Flyer with small hard wheels. I used to use wheelbarrows when working for a landscaper years ago. I could even push a barrow load of debris up a ramp onto the truck. The hard wheels sucked, but the pneumatic tires rolled nicely. I have a good sturdy 2-wheel dolly (hand truck) with pneumatic tires and I could probably fashion two extension handles to pull it like a jackass pulls a cart.
 

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How likely is a 2-wheel-drive pickup to get stuck (even with limited-slip) while big-game hunting in Ok? This question is especially important for those who may use their vehicle to drive in the field off road (wherever hunting area rules permit this) to recover their downed quarry and might not also use an ATV.
Oklahoma road hunters don't care.
 

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