I debone them, what I do is skin the top side first, remove the meat quarters. then with the 2nd side still down you can see the inside of the hindquarter with the nuts still attached from the center line down. I leave the skin (with nuts) attached around the center area of the hindquarter. Usually from the front to the back and down to just above the knee. Skin away the rest of the hide. Then flip flip over the animal and remove all of the quarters/meat from that side.
After getting the hindquarter off with the nuts naturally attached you can debone the quarter. There is a large piece of meat that can be removed where the skin will be attached, on a elk it weighs about 3-5 pounds (guessing). I leave it attached to that in its own bag, reduces the contamination and hair from rest of meat. I then debone and trim as fat/tendons off thus reducing more weight.
quoted from the regs "If a carcass is cut in pieces or deboned, evidence of sex needs to be attached to a quarter or an-
other major part of carcass. All portions must be
transported together."
Thus the way above provides it attached to a Major part of carcass since it weighs multiple pounds and every thing is cut up to about 5 pounds or under.
Also, once I get home and start to process the meat (I do it myself) I just throw away the "nut" bag due to all of the hair and urine all over that single piece of meat.
Very confusing but hope this helps. Once you start on the animal it will make sense and you will be able to see it...
Mntman
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