[West O'5]

Great buck,congrats!
Gutless is definitely my go to method for all elk/moose and any deer that’s more then a 2-300m drag to the truck.I butcher my own harvests so no need to drag all that junk home,might as well bone it out sooner then later and reduce the weight that you need to pack out by 50-60% or more if you completely
bone it out in the field vs. skinned and quartered.
ie;take a 1000lb live weight moose for instance....
Field dressed you’re looking at moving 850lbs of dead weight.Cut in half at 3rd rib you’re still manhandling 400+ lb halves with a quad.
Gutless skinned and quartered with the backstraps/tenderloins/neck and rib meat salvaged....550-600-ish lbs.
Bone out the 4 quarters and your down to 350-400 lbs of boneless meat in a 1/2 dozen game bags......or about 75-80 lbs of boneless meat for a BIG mature WT buck that field dresses 200+
No need to kill yourself humping out butcher scraps imho......coyotes and ravens gotta eat too,ha.