Downed Deer - Spoiling Meat?
I had the unfortunateoccurrence of not being able to track a downed deer. I found hair and blood (deep red) whereshe stood when I pulled the trigger. After tracking for a while the blood trail ran off intoa deep thicket. In the end, I never found her.
As I was looking for her, I began to think how long until deer meat spoilson a downed deer. Our nights are now in the 20's-30's and days in the 40's. I've read a variety of literature suggesting meat spoils after a range from 4 hours to 24 hours. As bad a not retrieving a deer is, it would be inexcusable to feed bad meat it to friends & family.
Any have ideas? Experiencehere?Thanks.