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Old 10-30-2009, 11:57 PM
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aaalaska
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Default Meat care

Moose will spoil overnight if not cared for properly, gutting yes, skinning yes , quartering again yes but if the temp is at all warm you must also open the larger cuts [the back legs] A slice down the thigh all the way to the bone from joint to joint, will go a long way to cool the hardest parts to get cool. Ive been in on a few moose , at least one at 70 + degrees, as well as a lot of rode kills, large pieces and temps over 20 at night are a disaster on large animals. Yes we use pepper ,citric acid ,anything to help keep the critters off game bags are a requirement but even they can be torn etc allowing access.And one can only pack so much on some trips.In an ideal world we would replace a torn game bag , but reality is far different.
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