To gut or not to gut.
Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum and still in the early learning stages of hunting. I spent last season in the Wildlife Management Areas here in North Alabama and I will again this season. One question I have been asking and have gotten mixed answers about is whether to field dress the deer in the WMA or wait until you get back to the house/camp. Also, if field dressing inside the WMA, should I leave the guts or bag them and take them out? It seems logical that the sooner the deer can be cleaned out the better. These are simple enough questions but I am having a heck of a time finding a straight answer. Thanks in advance for any comments.