FYI for anyone putting a motor on a yak, in my state once you do that, even electric, you have to register it...
Same in every state I hunt in. The only motor I would even think about putting on a hunting yak is a trolling motor - otherwise kiss the whole stealth thing good bye. I personally prefer to use an oar and I often have a two mile paddle across large bodies of water - good workout when the wind picks up to 20 mph in your face.
I will make an updated video on my Nucanoe. Where I position the seat (which is fully moveable) I have over 6 foot of space in the front to toss in a deer, pig, elk, whatever and an additional 4 foot of open deck in the back. I also promote the KISS principle. I do not like a bunch of add-ons that only complicate things and can get caught in brush. I also want to drag my kayak up the bank and hide it so having a bunch of add-ons limits that ability. My pack and sticks are bungeed together and are on front of yak. My bow straps to the top of a tub I keep in back. When I get to where I am going I remove two bungees, put on my pack, grab my bow and leave. I don't like to leave expensive sonar, lights, batteries, motors, etc., on my yaks as there are knuckleheads out there. I personally lock mine up and I hide my oar (which breaks down into three parts) if someone wants it they would have to find a paddle and bolt cutters. if you watch some of the youtube videos where guys use kayaks and canoes to hunt from and they have a lot of bells and whistles on their rigs, one felled tree ends their river journey. I just jump off mine and pull it over log jams or up and around on the bank. I also can get to the very front of my boat and use a saw to remove an errant limb I might encounter on the day of the hunt. We have a lot of flash floods in late summer so too many hunts would be ruined if I had to stop every time I encountered a log jam. with my light weight kayak that is never a problem. With the heavier nucanoe just takes more muscle.
As far as stability, if you hunt 3-4 foot deep creeks, rivers, lakes, where the banks do not allow for a beached landing, you will quickly see the advantage of a stable kayak like the Nucanoe. If you have never tried it, trying to get in a yak from the water is not the easiest things you will ever do. Most yaks want to roll or flip when you try. The Nucanoe is the exception. The reason most yakers don't like to use the storage space behind their seat is because it is a pain in the ass to access on the water and noisy to do so. Most yaks are NOT stable while standing and trying to retrieve something from the back. With the Nucanoe, especially with the original flat seat, is so easy to access any part of the boat while floating. And like I said, the entire boat is open floor so you can move the seat to wherever works best for you. You front or back load a normal yak with 300 pounds of game and it quickly becomes harder to paddle without the ability to relocate the seat to maintain proper drift on the boat. I have had 300 pounds of salt, and another 100 pounds of gear in my Nucanoe and my fat ass, and I was able to move the seat to ensure my bow wasn't up in the air, or dipping down in the water. I have packed out two whole deer in the front of my yak by moving the seat towards the rear more.
I know the 1200 dollar price tag is tough to swallow initially - but it is one of the best hunting decisions I have ever made. When you are on large water, especially when it is freezing, the stability and pack capability of a Nucanoe pays for itself. My smaller kayak dumped me this year in frigid water and ruined a hunt. And having a wide open hull when egressing in the morning and trying to be quiet is a huge advantage. A john boat or wide canoe is also great but they tend to be very noisy. Even the plastic in yaks can make a ton of noise in the early morning dead calm but it beats the heck out of aluminum which is super unnatural and alerts all game that hears it.
There is a learning curve to using yaks for hunting. If all your areas have easy to beach banks then a standard yak is very doable. I love my 10 foot emotions for small creeks and quick paddling, but it is a royal pain in the ass to egress from if you cannot beach it. I have work arounds now but like I said it dumped me one morning in cold water and luckily it was only 5 foot deep or it could have been trouble. Another plus for the emotions yak is it only weight 35 pounds (I believe) and I can drag it across land, cart it in over 1/2 mile (even over rough terrain) pull it up on banks, etc..... Try doing that with a heavier boat/yak and you will quickly see it is not easy over wooded terrain or up steep banks. You will encounter obstacles and need to brain storm solutions to make yaks effective.... but over the course of a few years they become great hunting assets that allow you to reach areas undetected that others wont put the effort to do.... oh sure they will do it once or twice but then the work out weights their effort. Using a yak does NOT make hunting easier for me, in a lot of cases I have to leave much earlier and I have to do a lot of physical activity to get to where I want - but I wouldn't trade my two yaks for anything as I absolutely enjoy the ride.
So in the end I am all about saving a buck where I can - but the Nucanoe is worth every single penny for me. I am 54 years old and I have zero trouble loading it in my truck by myself or pulling it up a bank. I think empty with my mods it weights about 75 pounds.