So.... What is your choice for a side by side for hunting?
Need pros and cons.
The RZR is always the popular choice but I want to know what what do you think about the new Honda Side by Side 4 seater.

With this I can haul my load, or take my buddies for a trip. And best of all its not belt driven.

I'm looking to buy one when hunting season gets here.

Sounds like you already made your mind up. I love my Rhino works of me but I only have one hunting buddy.

Rzr would be worthless to me, I don't care what brand it is as long as I can fill the bed with corn. I've had 1000 lbs in my Mule and somehow it still ran decent. Good UTVs but not too good on rough ground, they'll beat you to death.

Ranger XP. I have the 800 but the 900 will be my next. The belt intake is fairly high so unless your in water to the seat you should be good

Krieghoff in .470.

That, and my Kubota RTV900. I use my UTV far more as a working rig on my farm than I do for hunting. But I've shot a deer or two, as well as lots of hogs and a few coyotes.

Polaris Ranger hands down. Best ride, most power, lots of dealers for service

I sure like my Polaris Ranger. It is the single seat (short wheel base) with a high rack in back that comfortably seats 2 more.

Nothing has stopped it yet and everyone enjoys the "Safari Seat".

I am with you. Had mine for a little over 2 years and about 1100 hours on it. Only problem I have had is wearing out a set of tires.

So far the gas models are all too loud for my preference. And the electrics (Bad Boy, Polaris) will cost you a fortune and may leave you stranded. A pickup is still the best option for me.

But, if I had to get one tomorrow, it's be a Ranger.

I'm with dawaba and don k in having the Kubota RTV900 diesel. Not quiet, but like with the tractor I suppose the critters have gotten used to it. It's more a work vehicle (we call it The Dump Truck) than a hunting vehicle, and boy will that thing work. I don't know what it'd take to overload it. The bad news is that it isn't worth much in deep mud, but that isn't a problem here in central Texas.

If I wanted a mud-capable hunting side-by-side, I'd get the Yamaha Rhino. If I was showing real estate, I'd get a 4 seater by Honda or Kawasaki or maybe Polaris. I'd lean toward the Honda since, in my experience, you can't kill a Honda.

I love my 2013 polaris crew. that thing will go anywhere

Polaris ranger or Canam commander for hunting. The Hondas 3 speed auto leaves a lot to be desired.

I chose a John Deere Gator because I could load it into the back of my pickup, with my 3 dogs and hunt anywhere in Texas. My first choice would have otherwise been a Mule. The Ranger would have been way down my list because of the restricted opening through the tailgate.

Full size Polaris Rangers are much better in rugged terrain than the Kawasaki Mule. Both are great on flatter or milder terrain. If you need more power, payload and speed get a Ranger. Mule will work for those but less/slower and anything else. I have put over 100+ per month on both models in the last 10 yrs.

Which do you use when you have to load a 4 by 6 sheet of plywood in the bed?

Both, I can lay it across the top of the bed or lay the tail gate down putting in the bed like anyone else would since both my beds are the same size as the one on your gator.

I guess they changed the tailgate to 49 inches across the rear since I last looked at one. I've seen some really ugly home made dog boxes made to fit around those old tail lights.

Thanks all. I have always been a honda fan. But not sure the new sxs is what i need. I think will look at the ranger again.

Can-Am Commander has the best ride and handling, better gas mileage @ 71HP

my 11 rzr 800s. No bed space but I do not need it.

the rangers are nice but i don't care for the plastic bed

for utility either the kubota or regular mule.

both are rough as heck ride wise but you can't beat them for working.

Very few people actually "hunt" outta a SXS so you have to weigh the options of how much you are gonna work it. if i was just cruising around and throwing a deer or bag of corn in the bed here and there I would choose a ranger.

For any type of work I like the metal bed of the mule. I put 750 lbs of corn in ours and put around like its nothing. Did the same thing with a ranger and it felt like the bed was dragging the ground. the ranger has an IRS

a truck.