RE: Deer meat going bad
last year i shot a doe during early rifle season at 74 degrees. i immediately dressed her, rinsed the carcass out witha hose to cool it down faster, put it in the shade and called my dad to pick me up with a 25 lb bag of ice. because we didnt want to mess with it, we just took it to the meat locker that day packed full of ice. sunday nite i shot a doe, the temprature dropped to the low 40's that nite so we just pulled the hide that nite, hung it in the uninsulated and unheatedhalf of our converted barn/shop/storage. we took off the backstraps and tenders out that nite, even though the backstraps don't come out at as well when warm.we took the quarters off last nite and did those. it was 60 yesterday afternoon. you should probably just get it gutted right away and get the hide off that night, or put some ice in the carcass if you have to let it sit during the day. you should be fine with letting it hang over night.