ORIGINAL: JeffS
We don't chill ours but quarter them and put them on ice for about 4 days. It helps drain the blood out of the meat and it tastes excellent. Just drain the water off and add more ice as you go. That way even in the middle of summer we don't have to worry about the meat spoiling from the heat. We always have ours cut up within an hour of being shot.
x2! i also had white vinager to the cold/water as it sits in ice.