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.
Terryk...you need to get your politicians to call our politicians in LA. Once they hear about all the tax money that will come in when every family not only has 2 or 3 vehicles, but 4 or 5 ATV's as well, they will legalize going anywhere on a 4-wheeler for those tax dollars. Our lawmakers are very attentive to what brings in revenue. It's the reason we can now hunt with crossbows during archery season...more people archery hunting means they bought archery license, crossbows, and all the gear that goes with it. We had a 1 week primitive weapon season at the END of the regular deer season. They gave us a week before regular deer season and there still wasn't enough primitive licenses sold, so they allowed some calibers in single shots as primitive weapons like the 35 Whelen, 45-70, and even the 44 magnum. So, get your senators to call our senators and find out how to generate revenue, then go get that 4-wheeler or side by side and stop gutting them deer in the woods...haul'em to the processor!
