Jim -- Good one! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
When it comes to gutting or not, I guess I don't see the reason NOT to gut them. It takes a few minutes and as soon as the animal is gutted, it can be easily cut into two right at the top of the tenderloins. Half a gutted elk is sooooooooo much easier to handle than a whole one. Moreso, if you are by yourself.
