ORIGINAL: Chuck7
Being from Florida I gut immediately for 2 reasons.
1. Main reason ,it is esier to carry out with the weight of the intrals gone. Where I hunt you can not een use a cart. I have to put an orange vest over the deer and carry that puppy out. I did last year. I fell down 20 some times but I made it.
2. I was just brought up that way.
Once in the WMA check station, most guys skin immediately ,1/4 the deer and put him in the cooler.
Chuck
Chuck, I have hunted Aucilla,Citrus and Green Swamp and they asked us to bring the
whole deer to the check station. Somtimes the state is conducting specialsurveys of
deer internal parts in differentWMA's. They use to have gut pile areas to dispose of
the parts they were not interested in.The Aucilla area had an Ice Housethat charged
$4.00a day. It is easier to butcher when chilled 3 or 4 days.