ORIGINAL: florida bucks
So lets say it is about 90 - 95 degrees out during the early season. What is the max amount of time you have till you must field dress to prevent spoilage?
Right after thekill and if you have a long trip home , stop at a conveniencestore and buy 2 or 3 ice bags and pack them in the cavity...............If you skin it and quater it in camp pack it in Ice as soon as posible.
I did this on short distance hunts. On long distance hunts I took the Lawn utility trailer I have set up for long huntinghauls.............In front of the trailer I have an old chest type freezer with an expanded metal rack on the bottom.........On the way to the hunting area, we stop at an Ice House an buy Dry Ice and place it on the bottom of the rack.
I have done this from Tampa to Rifle, Colorado and back.....we brought back 2 Elk quatered and a Mule Buck with without any problems.....