Originally Posted by
bigtim6656
Glad u posted this i morn hunt alone. And bein new to elk huntin was unsure how to get it out. I think ill follow ur idea. Was thinkin it be good bear bait
I didn't mention it, but I don't gut them first. No reason to make any more work than you have to. The gutpile of an elk can easily weigh 70 or 80 lbs. Easier to leave it in the carcass and work around it.
I'm not saying my method is any better than the method anyone else uses, but it works well for me. I do the same thing for deer as well. I can normally put an entire deer in 2 decent sized coolers with ice.