i agree....dragging the extra weight, and adding to the mess factor just makes it not worth it...like david said, once you know what your doing, you can have it gutted and be ready to go in a couple minutes...mess lays in the woods...not in the truck where its going to get all over your gear and everything else...

have you gutted a deer before?? not that hard....but there sure is a whole lot of blood thats gunna pour out of a heart n lung shot deer...i dont want a gallon of blood dumped in my truck where my gear is....not to mention if you nick the stomach or guts with the knife or arrow, or break the bladder or something.....