barnesX.308, I'm really sorry that that happened to oyu and your little one.

Very sorry for your lost.
I know if it was my freezer it would be affecting at least 3 other families, as I provide some venison to 3 farmers where I hunt.
Best wishes and success on your hunt next time around....

louie

I know all to well how you feel, this has happened to us 3 times with venison, and we also lost a whole beef.

Not to mention the smell in the freezer :eek:

When I was in college, we had our dorm fridge full of venison and trout. We forgot to clean it out before going away on spring break. I guess they want to save electricity and turn the power off for that week. The meat was like a gray liquid. We had to throw away the fridge.

A few years ago we went away for a week and a half in the summer. Our fridge went early in the trip. This time we also had eggs, milk fruit and veggies, mayo.....you name it. I remember trying to get it out of the house. It wouldn't fit through the door. I was gagging while unscrewing the hinges to get the door off. Even though I had Mineral Ice rubbed all over my shirt and my shirt up over my nose :D

The sting is wearing off and I'm bowhunting tomorrow. I told my boy that some of his ground was in the kitchen freezer. Actually a friend is giving me 12 pounds. We're making sausage today and the little guy was proud as a peac0ck that we were using his deer. Here's his buck.

Hopefully I'll poke a big one tomorrow ;)

Talked to my dad today and he brought my Mathews down from the cabin last weekend. Here I thought I had to borrow a bow. Things are starting to look up. :happy0001:

In February I'm taking the little guy on an exotic ram hunt. But I heard the meat sux. Never tried it myself. :confused0024:

Sorry to hear it. That would suck. I keep meaning to buy a freezer alarm. Good warning for us all.

Good idea!!!!

If this is a fridge in your garage where freezing temps occur be careful as in cold temps the compressor I believe it is won't work, happened to me, then warmed, refroze etc....spoiled antelope, was pretty angry.

It's in a garage. This week in the uppe 40s. Last month in the single digits.