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General Outdoors => Hunting => Topic started by: predator77 on December 13, 2010, 03:22:39 PM

Title: Hanging deer?
Post by: predator77 on December 13, 2010, 03:22:39 PM
How many days do you think a frozen deer would last outside (being hung) before the meat goes bad? Gutted ofcoarse!
Title: Re: Hanging deer?
Post by: bigben on December 13, 2010, 03:26:40 PM
frozen?  depends on what kind of critters get to it.  I prefer to let my deer meat hang for a week in a cool ventilated area.  Not frozen though.  this is skun as well. 
Title: Re: Hanging deer?
Post by: Leglifter on December 13, 2010, 05:52:11 PM
as long as its frozen, I'd say 12-14 days
Thawed between 32-36 I'd say 6-8days ( this will let enzymes break down the collagen between the muscle fibers, and is not bacterial rot
Title: Re: Hanging deer?
Post by: predator77 on December 13, 2010, 08:12:03 PM
Thanks.