I hunt mainly state land and as we know they are all different and have different regs. the main one ive been hunting these past two years doesnt have a check station or rules about keeping the game intact for an inspection, so my intentions are to drop the guts out of it a little ways away from my stand. that also drops about 40-50% of the weight for dragging it the rest of the way. then get back home and skin it and quarter it.
I knew some people that would drag it a little ways from the stand and do a quick rim around the rectum and remove the stomach and intestines and leave the diaphram and everything above that intact for later. since I hunt alone most of the time I put a distance limit ( depending on terain ) as to how far out I will shoot game. if I venture beyond that point it's basicly sight seeing/scouting and won't shoot unless it is a truly magnificent animal and have someone to call and help lined up.
Your not speaking for me. I always gut my animals within at least 1 hr,usually immediatly.
Same here. Within the first hour for sure unless the temps are down in the 30s and 40s. And even then, I make sure it's gutted and quartered inside of 3 hours for sure.
Usually 1-2 hours for me. I'm a little paranoid about letting it spoil.
