i gut em where they fall.

only exception is if i cant gut in the area, or dont feel i should..IE, in the middle of an orchard that people actively work in...close to a house etc..

ive never seen it effect deer. actually killed one one day and went back the next and there was a big deer standing right by the pile. i cant remember if it was a buck or doe, just remember it was a big deer.

also, ive killed deer while they were still steamin. guess rifle hunting is a bit different...but dad and i used to fill some tags. one day we killed 3 all by 9am from the same spot. another we killed 2. i shot one while dad was gutting his.