Handles hit the nail on the head. They will hit a gut pile as soon as they find it. 2yrs. ago while gutting out a buddies deer he mentioned that this dog was watching us gutting the deer. When I looked up, I noticed this young coyote watching us at the edge of the swamp. I told him to slowly hand me my gun. Well believe me a 30-06 will destroy a coyote at 50yrds. The next day the gut pile was gone and so was the coyote.