RE: How long do you guys hang your deer before butchering?
The first thing you should do once you get your animal back to where you are gonna hang it is to skin it. The hide traps the heat in the meat and body cavity therefore making the meat go rotten cause its a moist dark warm area which is ideal for mold to grow. So you have to cool you animal down asap or it will start to go bad. I do let the animals hang though to help the lactic acid dissolve away(thats what makes the meat tough) also i find that the longer you let it hang the more tender it gets.IMO