Tem you kill me. Again, I ain't push anything over a log unless it was a gift (freebie) in which case I'd make due. For the record until I purchased the RZR I always repeat ALWAYS rode a 2wd sportbike i.e. Z400 350 warrior as we both know are pointless as a "hunting" rig. I don't know where you hunt but my land owners don't like for me spinning up the properties that I hunt therefore I use 4wd when it's remotely questionable, that alone is worth the extra $1000 for 4wd. I try to kill big deer and I'm a heavy dude, there is no way you are dragging a 200lb deer up some of the steep slopes I hunt without leaving a few dead places in the grass. As far as mud pits and the such, why should you have to go around anything? They way you put it you might as well just drag it out to the road. Again, I'm sorry for bagging on ya, but I can sell my RZR right now for what I've got in it and it's less than 5 months old off the lot. I searched for a dealer that would forego a huge profit margin for future business and I left with a heck of a deal. Ask Aaron (buckmaster) he'll tell ya, this dealership don't play around they want your business.

Edit - Tem I just reread your whole post for the third time. I think we are discussing two different machines. I'm talking about a do all machine and you are talking about a trail riding machine. In which case I'd go with a sportbike.

Double Edit lol - no bickering here. I'm gonna call it a discussion.