Originally Posted by onion721

From what I've seen, as long as no predators are around, gut piles are just part of the scenery.
I remember an article recently where they placed a trailcam at a gut pile, deer were photographed sniffing at the pile.

I've even killed a deer that was in the vicinity of a deer carcass.
I still make a conscious effort to not gut a deer in a travel corridor.