I reckon you should gut it. Well accidents to happen and one accidental slip of the knife and you've cut open it's guts[:@]. If you've never done this, don't coz it stinks[:'(].

Personally I don't take any meat from the wild pigs I shoot. For one thing, 50% of pigs in northern Queensland , Australia are known to carry at least one disease so it can be a health issue eating wild pig meat.

Secondly they are a pest and do alot of damage to the environment, so I'm doing the environment a favour by knocking one off here and there.

I still respect the game I shoot but it's just my personal opinion on taking meat from pigs. I haven't yet downed a deer but I think I will take alot of it for meat though.

Stalkin Steve