RE: Ice in a gutted deer
you have to remove the hide firdt! the reason is it is a insulator! if u put ice in the cavity it will melt from the heat of the back and neck musle. u need to skin the animal and then put the ice in the cavity then it will cool down.
putting ice in first, u will have to cool from inside out! this doen't work very well!
take care of the meat as you do the cape and horns!