Hi could not be bothered wth a gut hook, wanna know a cheap but effective trick for unzipping the big stuff?, 2 for a buck snap off blades. push out a click or two, unzips the animal but not deep enough to hit the guts, then use it for disconnecting the internal stuff when there is not much room. i keep one in my pack all the time...safe easy cheap and i save my knife til the guts are out. later rrfred