I prefer rope, I have a 1200' spool in my truck and a 600' spool on my quad and a boat. Where I hunt that will get an elk out every time. I have taken two out I could drive my truck to, two out in the boat, two out whole on the back of my quad and several with the rope. It makes it so much nicer and cleaner to take them out whole. I don' t care haw carefull you are quartering in the woods you can' t keep them 100% clean.