i do agree with you kinda i do not think a deer should be put in a truck atv or what ever untill gutted but a 20 min hike out the woods i think would be ok
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i know you shouldn't leave the guts in for any lengthy period of time but i have never gutted a deer right after shooting it. i have also never tasted any bad or tainted venison from the guts being left in for a little while. what happens to these deer that are shot and left until the morning? even with cooler temp.'s the "stomach and bowel acids" are left in the deer for hours.
The difference is a deer left overnight hasn't been moved. When you move an intact dead animal around is when you really stir the pot so-to-speak. In any case, handle them as you wish but I can assure you that you are in the minority on this one.