I usually do the gutless method. You get 4 quarters and the backstraps and tenderloins without much risk of contamination and you're going to eventually quarter it anyway. Then go after the neck. Took the tongue this year but I haven't tried it yet. I think good game bags are important. If you can get the whole animal, great, but that's not happening most of the time around here. There is no way I can get a whole elk home. Usually, I can't get a whole deer home.
Mule deer taste way better than white-tailed deer. They just do. I don't know why. I think keith is correct about white-tailed diet. Not sure that applies as much to mules.
Last edited by RyanF; 11/23/24 09:54 PM.
