I'm calling BS on the gutless method being illegal in AZ...if it is, I've been in violation on 2 bull elk I've shot there, as well as a coues deer.

I got checked by a warden on 1 of the 2 bulls I killed and they never said anything.

R12-4-305
Possessing, Transporting, Importing,
Exporting, and Selling Carcasses or Parts of
Wildlife
A. An individual shall ensure that evidence of legality
remains with the carcass or parts of a carcass of any wild
mammal, bird, or reptile that the individual possesses,
transports, or imports until arrival at the individual’s
permanent abode, a commercial processing plant, or the
place where the wildlife is to be consumed.

Last edited by BuzzH; 03/28/15.