Did my doe spoil?
 

Here' s the scenerio. I shot and hit a doe Wednesday night at 7:00 PM. The sign was not very encouraging so we backed off to wait for morning. It was around 55 degrees when I shot her, it got down to 47 degrees over night. I recovered her the next day (Thursday morning) at around 10:30 AM. I had her quartered and in the freezer by 12:00 PM. It was around 55 degrees when I recovered her about 15 hours after the hit. The hit caught some of the stomach so the oder was terrible. Is the meat edible?

RE: Did my doe spoil?
 

most likely yes. (the meat is fine) You don' t know exactly when she died overnight, it was pretty cool. I let my buck go overnight last season in very similar temps, maybe a little cooler, and it was fine. It also had been hit a little in the guts from an angled shot.

RE: Did my doe spoil?
 

I think the meat would be just fine.

RE: Did my doe spoil?
 

You should be fine. Congrats on the deer!

RE: Did my doe spoil?
 

Should be fine ,just cut away any discolored or tainted meat adjacent to the shot, Might loose a little near the butt also but the rest should be good. Nice job on recovering it.

RE: Did my doe spoil?
 

Congrats on your deer...meat will be fine.

RE: Did my doe spoil?
 

Should be alright man. Enjoy the tastey backstraps.

RE: Did my doe spoil?
 

Should be fine. My uncle sad that he has hung deer in montana in weather that was 30 at night then 70 all day for ten days and he has never lost a pound of meat.