davewoodrum

Okay, I've got a weird question.... has anyone accidently hit a deer's stomach with either a broadhead or a bullet? I've done it once on a groundhog and it ruined the prospects of harvesting the meat...[:'(]
But fortunately never with a deer.... has anyone ever hit this region on accident though... how likely is it and how harvestable was the meat afterwards?

mauser06

wash it off with water as soon as you can and itll be fine. ive shot a couple through the body if i cant find a creek ill rush home to use the hose. either way i like to use the hose at home creek or no creek, gut shot or now.

davewoodrum

So the bile doesn't spoil the meat... good....

with a groundhog it makes an absolute mess... course there's not alot of meat on a groundhog to begin with

Might Mite

Get it to a creek and wash it. It will be fine...ven though it doesn't smell like it.

davewoodrum

Okay cool.... my typical hunting spot is actually a ridge wall over a creek so that won't be a problem... and the same creek runs along our cabin so no problem there either

rybohunter

Lots of times I've used the blood in the cavity while gutting it to wash off some of the stomach contents until I get home. Yea it smells nasty at first, but once you clean it up its fine.

buttonbuckmaster

You eat groundhog? Huh, didn't know people ate them.

davewoodrum

Yeah, the meat is difficult to describe... its not great meat, its not a huge amount of meat, but skinning out a groundhog for meat only takes about a half an hour or so and the meat source is abundant....
If you roast it with alot of pepper its sorta like roast beef by most people's comparison... but I compare it to halfway being pork (and half way being not) and if you par boil it and then reboil it (like a piece of boiled chicken) with some garlic and seasoning salt its kinda like a bit between chicken and pork in my own tastes... with a leaning towards pork.