Am I the only one doing this?
05-08-2006 | 04:24 PM
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RE: Am I the only one doing this?
Where I live you have to check in the deer before you can skin it and butcher it. However I have hunted in other states where it is legal to do as you do. The only difference and suggestion I would make for you to try would be to skin it before you gut it. By doing it this way you can keep all that hair out of the inside of the deer and it dosen't seem to cling to the meat as much. Just a suggestion. Mike
05-08-2006 | 04:47 PM
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RE: Am I the only one doing this?
ORIGINAL: Mike Hill
Where I live you have to check in the deer before you can skin it and butcher it. However I have hunted in other states where it is legal to do as you do. The only difference and suggestion I would make for you to try would be to skin it before you gut it. By doing it this way you can keep all that hair out of the inside of the deer and it dosen't seem to cling to the meat as much. Just a suggestion. Mike
Where I live you have to check in the deer before you can skin it and butcher it. However I have hunted in other states where it is legal to do as you do. The only difference and suggestion I would make for you to try would be to skin it before you gut it. By doing it this way you can keep all that hair out of the inside of the deer and it dosen't seem to cling to the meat as much. Just a suggestion. Mike
05-08-2006 | 04:58 PM
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RE: Am I the only one doing this?
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Hardcore, what's the purpose of the saltwater soak for so many days? In a bloodshot bird i'll do that but only for a few hours.
Hardcore, what's the purpose of the saltwater soak for so many days? In a bloodshot bird i'll do that but only for a few hours.
05-09-2006 | 07:33 AM
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By soaking your meat in salt water it draws a lot of the blood out of the meat and blood is what gives deer that gamey taste. I will do this for 3-4 days and every day I dump off this VERY bloody salt water and put fresh salt water back on it. It really makes deer meat have a much better taste and smell. My grandpa party hunts deer with a bunch of guys and they have livestock tank that they fill with water and a salt blocks and they drain this every day and repeat the procedure. They put whole quarters of meat in the tank.He has about 20 guys in their party and they shoot a lot of deer. It is the ticket to making deer taste awesome; trust me on this one.
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Hardcore, what's the purpose of the saltwater soak for so many days? In a bloodshot bird i'll do that but only for a few hours.
Hardcore, what's the purpose of the saltwater soak for so many days? In a bloodshot bird i'll do that but only for a few hours.
05-09-2006 | 07:44 AM
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RE: Am I the only one doing this?
For me, it depends on the situation. If I'm far from home, I will debone it where it lays, and then clean, butcher, and package it when I arrive home, or at camp. But when I hunt close to home, I usually just drive home, hang it, and get it all at one time. Plus if it is cold, it gives it time to cool down, and get to it at my convenience.
05-09-2006 | 07:45 AM
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ORIGINAL: BobCo19-65
You can do the salt trick by putting the meat for a few second in boiling salt water. A few minutes for a roast.
You can do the salt trick by putting the meat for a few second in boiling salt water. A few minutes for a roast.
05-09-2006 | 12:12 PM
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RE: Am I the only one doing this?
I can't pretend to be a chef, which I'm not by any means. So don't take anything I say as an absolute. But, by leaving the meat in for such a short period of time, the outer layer will start to cook, ever so slightly. I wouldn't suggest leaving it in long enough to cook the meat right through though. Cook on other sources of heat. I've not had a problem with tenderness.
It's a trick that TR Michals taught me. And if I remember right, my Grandmother used to do the same thing with beef.
It's a trick that TR Michals taught me. And if I remember right, my Grandmother used to do the same thing with beef.
05-09-2006 | 12:31 PM
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RE: Am I the only one doing this?
I am pretty sure your method isn't a possibility here in PA. I believe we are supposed to discard the animal's remains in the regular trash and not in the area we hunt.
05-09-2006 | 02:21 PM
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RE: Am I the only one doing this?
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I am pretty sure your method isn't a possibility here in PA. I believe we are supposed to discard the animal's remains in the regular trash and not in the area we hunt.
I am pretty sure your method isn't a possibility here in PA. I believe we are supposed to discard the animal's remains in the regular trash and not in the area we hunt.