Thanks for your comments, mrbb. As regards people who trophy hunt in hot weather who I have seen on hunting sites this is my question. If they make a shot which causes them to wait for hours before looking for their buck will not that meat go bad after laying for say 3 or 4 hours? I know they work hard to get their target bucks during the bow season, I commend them for that. But is the meat wasted in such situations? I have always heard that you should get that deer field dressed as soon as possible to let the cooling process begin. I would think a dead deer not field dressed would be poor quality meat especially laying for hours in hot weather. What do you think?