RE: Hanging deer Q's
There are many opinions why to hang a deer for several days. I personally have a largefrigerator I store my deer/elk in once quartered for several days. IMOthe basic idea behind not processing meat and freezing immediately has to do withtestosterone/hormones. Basically the meat goes through a curing period. The gamey taste of a deer can result from stress a deer goes through once shot. When a deer runs after being shot the adrenaline runs through the system and can affect the tase of the meat. It's believed that the curing period can dissolve the adrenaline from the meat. I enjoy doing my own processing, so the meat is stored for a couple days anyways before placed into the freezer.