RE: To gut or not to gut?
Fieldmouse may be under an honest belief that the aft section of a deer is the only part worth using. Others may have passed such misunderstanding onto him when he was still in the learning stage, or he may have been led astray by a person who processes meat, but in a half-ass manner.
Rather than rip him up and keep posting a list of quotes accompanied by meaningless rebuttals, maybe he should be given room to breathe so that he can learn that he may have went astray or been led astray regarding usable meat on a deer.
If he admits he already knew but has chosen to keep a certain part of the deer and throw the rest away, then he is fair game.