Disposing of gut pile etc.

[trevj]

Why the **** would someone actually take the guts with the animal out of the bush?

Pretty much this^^

Depending on the local regs, of course, but I wouldn't even haul the head back home, if there was no reason to.
Legs (dog chews), head (unless you want to keep the rack or skull), and guts all should stay pretty much where the critter lands, as, presumably, it was legal to shoot them where they are at the time.

Chalk up another one to the slobs. Good on yer for cleaning up other peoples mess. Too bad ya have to.

In Northern/Mid Alberta, the Ravens can clean up a frozen solid gut pile in well under a couple hours. Been out, whacked a deer at last light, and was on the same spot the next morning, and could find naught but the stomach contents spread about, and a stain on the snow. Have had them start to gather, while I was gutting an afternoon shot deer, and watched them descend on the spot as we drove away. Efficient scavengers and cleaners, them! Good locators of lost game, too, if you have the patience to wait for them to do their thing.

Cheers
Trev

 

[Grizzly Adams]

OK perhaps a little more information is needed here. The gut piles were left within a 100 yds of a permanent residence. Accepted practice is take it across the lake where nobody lives or somewhere else further away. This was just rude. People live here and walk their dogs regularly which they have every right to do hunting season or not. When I want a grizzly working on a carcass within 100 yards of a permanent residence I will let you know. Of course the scavengers will get to it but it takes a lot longer than a day or two.

Within a hundred yards of a permanent residence? That's accepted practice where you live? Sounds like very poor place to be hunting, given that and the frequency of people using the trail.

Grizz

 

[Bland]

What is accepted practice generally goes by the wayside during open week. There are some permanent residences in this small cottage community. The accepted practice I mentioned was disposing of the gut pile etc not where they are shot. I do not know who shot these animals or where they were shot. This type of behaviour generally results in another no shooting area being designated in the hunting regs. which is my main concern. The last thing we need are more regs. because some people do not know how to behave. The main reason for my rant.

 

[electricjesus]

Some of my chores this coming week are to go clean up the 2 gut piles, hide etc left by a couple of successful hunters.

why have you taken it upon yourself to clean the stuff up? animals will do that. save your blood pressure for something that matters.

 

[Bland]

Because the hides generally are still there come spring. Everything else gets cleaned up but the hides get rotten and the dogs (mine included) roll in them and come home with that special smell.

 

[Joe549]

I've never seen a gut pile last 12 hours. We've even gutted deer right in front of the camp at night and the pile was completely gone the next morning, no idea what it was that ate it but it/they were quiet enough to not alert my dog...

 

[KDX]

OK perhaps a little more information is needed here. The gut piles were left within a 100 yds of a permanent residence. Accepted practice is take it across the lake where nobody lives or somewhere else further away. This was just rude. People live here and walk their dogs regularly which they have every right to do hunting season or not. When I want a grizzly working on a carcass within 100 yards of a permanent residence I will let you know. Of course the scavengers will get to it but it takes a lot longer than a day or two.

500 yard minimum here in Sask with a rifle.