Around here they get gutted in the woods where they lay. We are not allowed ATV, and no one uses horses, so dragging is the way to get them out. Easier when they are lighter, and they get tangled up less in the laurel when lighter.
I shot a big deer 2 miles from the road last year. I had a new back pack, and I could not find my knife. So I dragged it a mile with the guts in. When I was resting, I found the knife in a back pack compartment, and when those guts were out, it seemed a lot easier. I had a migraine, so it was a miserable drag. I was so pissed that I could not find that knife.
