Meat storage question

[TreednNC]

Ok so Ive put away from meat from the last deer I shot.....I cut this one up myself (normally send them to the processor), but having three kids and limited time....I had to put most of it up in larger portions than I wanted and it was already 7 days dead (1/4ed and on ice and in fridge) so I needed to get it up asap. So my question is, once I get to the store to get what I need to store it, can I thaw it, put it in the portions I want, and then put it back in the freezer and it be fine....or is one freeze and one thaw all youd want to do before you eat it?

[Big Guy01]

you can thaw and refreeze, just thaw in the fridge , better yet only partialy thaw then cut, re-wrap and freeze. The idea is to keep the meat as cold as possible so any bacteria won't have a chance to multiply.

[jerseyhunter]

Either listen to Big Guy or leave it as is till you need it, then partialy thaw cut off your piece and package and re-freeze whats left of the piece you partially thawed.

[TreednNC]

Thanks guys. Ill give it a try. Im generally reluctant to thaw meat then refreeze it, but I may give the partial thaw a try, then use a saw or serrated blade to cut it into smaller portions and rewrap.