Field dressing question
 

Since this will be my first year hunting I am usure of what to do with the guts after field dressing. Do you bury them or just leave them laying out?

RE: Field dressing question
 

depends where u are guytting them i guess haha i used to gut them in my backyard so i hard to burry them all , but also if u are gutting a deer anywhere near ur stand u might just want to burry them so it doesnt effect the other deer and also so noone will see your gut pile and try to find your stand. But of course i dont think there is a law that says you HAVE to. Good Luck huntin

RE: Field dressing question
 

i never gut my deer in the woods, alway bring it back to camp, then dispose of it in a compose, or let the yotes get it.

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Leave it there ,varmints will clean it up

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I have always gutted my deer where they fall and left the "piles" for the crows, ravens, and coyotes. They sure dont last long!

RE: Field dressing question
 

Hello
I field dress them where they fall. Like someone said earlier, the pile is usually gone quickly.
Last year while hunting during the rut I had a big buck coming past with his nose to the ground and suddenly he stopped and jumped back like he was poked in the nose with a thorn. Then he changed course, which brought him nearer to my stand and Imissed, having hit a twig. I climbed down to get my arrow and to see what made him jump back. Here was the gut pile, that hadn't been cleaned up yet, from an antlerless deer I'd arrowed four days earlier. It was cold, but the smell must have gotten his attention up close. And he really didn't spook orput him on aleart. I had shot the first deer from a different stand otherwise I'd have realized what got his attention.

Dan

RE: Field dressing question
 

Leaving a gut pile near your stand will not effect other deer one bit. I have seen other deer lick gut piles shortly after a harvest. I think theres some sort of salt on the skin of the guts that deer like.

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I agree...gut them where they fall except if you have to drag them out through a bunch of mud and water puddles. In that case I leave the cavity closed and gut them when I get back to my truck or at least past the worst parts of the trek back. You don't want mud and crap like that inside your deer.
By the way, I have found that a $2.00 plastic snow sled works really well for dragging them out. The slick bottom glides over most areas with ease and helps to keep the deer more clean.
Good luck,
Craig

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On our hunting farm we do both. Sometimes we gut em where they fall and most often we throw them on a fourwheeler and bring them up to the farm where we can hang em and gut em. When we gut em at the barn, we drop all the mess into a big plastic tub, load that on a fourwheeler and go dump that.

JUST A REMINDER TO ALL - WORD OF CAUTION! Watch out for broadheads that could be inside a deer's cavity when gutting.

One thing gutpiles are really good for is drawing in coyotes and feral or wild dogs. Can't tell ya how many times we've checked piles and sharpened our marksmanship another notch. Watched dogs eat every last morsel including bloody paper towels.

RE: Field dressing question
 

They make a wonderful stew.

Add beef broth, garlic, carrots, and celery. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 hours. Enjoy!