ORIGINAL: Nick Hull
Great ? Ryan i was wondering the same thing i am also going on a 4 day on the second week in Oct. I have already talked to the people where im goin and they said that we could debone the meat there so thats what im doin and puttin it in coolers. Unless one of us gets one on the last night if that is the case we will just stuff the cavity of the deer with bags of ice for the ride home only about 3 and a half hrs should b alright.
More than alright. One week I hunted and stuffed was warm everyday 60-70's. My brother shot a deer the day before the last and recovered it the next morning. Took all day to get it out. The meat was ruined. Mine shot on the first day, was good. Never lost one yet. No one I know that does it has and I hunt one area with several people that's always on the warm side. We all do it.
Packing it's the ticket if you can. I've built a large cooler (boardslined withblue board about 2'x2'x4') for times when I can pack. It will hold several deer. Besides it cuts down on butchering it all at the same time.
