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If you see a green tint when you pull off the hide I'd worry. But really, it should be fine. The one thing you did exactly wrong was to wash the thing out. Unless you cut the gut or broke the urine sack you should NOT wash a deer out. Moisture is a big no no. It aids in the growth of bacteria and germs. Never wash unless you can immediately dry and slap it in a nice cold walkin cooler.

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ORIGINAL: IAhuntr

I absolutely rinse it out. You know what invites bacteria more than water? Blood and tissue fluids. When you use your knife to make the inital cut into the hide and around the 'nads, you then introduce tons of bateria into the body cavity as you continue dressing with that knife. You use your hand to hold the leg aside that he's been peeing down the last few weeks, then hang onto his 'unit' to make your intial cuts, and then use those hands inside the cavity. Yuk![:'(] It needs thoroughly rinsed and hung to drip dry. And who lets a deer sit around for any length of time that isn't in walk-in cooler type temps?

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ORIGINAL: _Dan

Water will never touch my meat.

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The meat should be kept clean and dry throughout field dressing, cold storage and aging processes. Soiling and excessive moisture increase the likelihood of spoilage.

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