Innovative ideas to keep deer cold during transport?
09-22-2009, 01:44 PM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Effingham SC USA
Posts: 114
Our season opens Aug 15th. Average temp at that time of the year is close to 100. To date no one has died eating venison we handled and sent to the processor.
My suggestion. Gut the animal within 40 minutes, throw a couple of bags of ice in the gut cavity (if youre really worried) and carry him on to the processor.
I personally think the initial gutting is the big key here to great tasting meat. Get that heat off the meat and dont go parading it around town and you will be just fine.
My suggestion. Gut the animal within 40 minutes, throw a couple of bags of ice in the gut cavity (if youre really worried) and carry him on to the processor.
I personally think the initial gutting is the big key here to great tasting meat. Get that heat off the meat and dont go parading it around town and you will be just fine.
09-22-2009, 05:44 PM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location:
Posts: 204
Last year w/adirondack buck, after finally getting it out of the woods, I filled chest cavity with bags of ice, several blocks of ice on and under hind quarters, and wrapped in space blanket. I had 48 hrs before chance to butcher, hence the preps. When I got home, very little of ice had melted. Can't say enough for those blankets.
i do this to in early season works good
