I don't think anything is even close to a simple ATV for hunting timber as far as just getting the job done.

I guess the terrain in your area is a major factor. I have access to a couple Polaris rangers and Toyotas and they simply won't reasonably fit where I end up having to go to often.

The ranger will fit but its more trouble than its worth.

I can pretty much always pull my atv right up to the animal and that has not been the case with anything else.....which is unfortunate because the comfort of a UTV sure is nice.

To many times we have negotiated our way through thick timber in that ranger for 45 minutes to get within 50 yards of the animal when I could drive my 4 wheeler right to it and have it loaded and out in 15

I guess it also depends on your purpose/situation. I hunt alone most of the time and do everything on foot besides retrieve downed animals and in my terrain nothing will touch a 4 wheeler for my needs.