After spending many hours on my ATV this past year going fishing and pheasant hunting – I find myself overloading my little Honda Recon ES. For the past few months I have been salivating over the new 2007 Yamaha Rhino 660 side by side utility vehicle. For pheasant hunting a Rhino provides considerably more storage in the bed for my dogs and gear. You can even get custom dog boxes for the Yamaha Rhino. The four-wheel drive would come in handy in the winter months and for getting deeper into the woods. The power would be three times what I am use to, but I think I could get used to it. The major selling point for me though is the safety of the roll cage and seat belts. Not that I ever plan on going over or crashing into things, but safety is a big deal at my house. I also find that I rarely go into the mountains alone, and sometimes taking two ATVs up the mountain is more trouble than it’s worth. Especially if my passenger happens to be one of my kids or an inexperienced ATV rider. There are some really cool add-ons and accessories for the Yamaha Rhino and it has much narrower wheel base than the Polaris Ranger which allows it to get into tighter spaces. I’ll be saving my pennies this winter and minding my manners so that I can convince my wife that a new Yamaha Rhino is a necessary part of our homestead.