Gutting
 

Do you gut your deer in the field or take it back to camp and gut it as u skin it or do u even gut it at all? I was always told u should gut it as soon as u harvest it to help with the cooling and quality of meat so i always gut as soon as i get to it. What do you all doe?

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I always field dress mine, makes them easier to drag, I take some baggies with me for the heart and liver.

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I always gut in the field. I think it just make the process go much smoother, faster, and for sure its much easier to drag.

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Gut in field ,My camp is the back seat of my car. Would be a little messy

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I always field dress mine as soon as possible. I’ll drag it to a more open area and start the job.

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I gut in the field. It makes easier to drag out, feeds other animals, and when it decays it goes back into the earth.

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In the field. Tried it hanging one an the skinning trapese and gutting into a wash tub, what a mess.

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Aways in the field. Cooling the meat is one reason but a much lighter drag is the main reason! They are tuff enough to get out of the woods without all that extra wieght!

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Once I get to where the deer laid down, I gut it there immediately. I don't want to leave them in and take a chance of getting a "gamey" taste in the meat. Also, it's a few less pounds to have to drag.