This is the first year that I havent had a little Ford Contour front wheel drive. It did great in the snow. WIfe says no to hauling deer in/on the new van, and my day to day driver is a 2wd pickup. When I was younger I probably would have tried it, especially not having killed a buck yet this year. Nowadays, I think twice about things like the cost of fixing my wrecked truck, and/or the cost of falling out of an icy tree. Fact of the matter is, and it saddens me, but this sport is about to change for me. I still do alot of things "the old way" but I've told my wife recently that I'm done building the fork saddles.I'm about too stiff to get in them anymore, much less do maintenance, or build a new one.(and the ones I've built are gettin' old) I am going to invest in some ladder stands and ground blinds, and a 4 wheeler! My daughter and I have killed 3 deer this year, and we've had a blast. Meanwhile my son who is not quite old enough to go yet, is missing his dad. That same son happens to have a brand new sled, that he was happy to share with the old man. This morning I went into work, feeling a little candy a$$ed for having missed the best snow hunt in years, and I asked my buddy (15 years my junior) if he'd been to the woods. As I listened to him recount his story of getting to the woods late, and being soaked with sweat by the time he got done sliding up and down the tree....I just smiled.