hanging deer

[DonBo]

Place down the road has had a buck hanging from a tree in the yard since opening day, nearly a month ago. Should be in great shape by now.

Call TIP. Wanton waste is not taken lightly.

[eyeguy 54]

what if they want to cut a chunk off now and then for the dogs in january? lol

[Pinusbanksiana]

I'm sure the warden is familiar with this family. This happens every year.

[jeff127]

What a joke!...this person went through all that trouble of buying a tag, shooting, field dressing, hauling back to house, hang it and then let it rot in a tree??

[bigbucks]

I finished butchering a deer I shot Sunday night of opening weekend on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. She hung in the garage for a week & then I skinned & quartered her. I put the quarters in garbage bags in the garage fridge & worked on them as I got around to it. There was a tad more spoilage, but not much. I should have finished a few days earlier, but it was fine. The tenderloins were in the fridge for about 2 weeks before I fried them in flour & powdered sugar, tasted like candy.

[DonBo]

There was a tad more spoilage...

And this is somehow okay?

[CANOPY SAM]

Bigbucks. For future reference I'd discourage you from storing meat in garbage bags. Pretty much everyone agrees that garbage bags can impart chemical flavors into your meat, and perhaps even toxic stuff?

Some garbage bags are impregnated with a "scent" which is really a no no for storing meat in, but even without this they are not really intended to store food in that we intend to eat.

Just sayin'.

[JBone]

would that include saran wrap you think? We have been doing this for years but I just was thinking...

[CANOPY SAM]

That's a good question JBone. Out of curiosity I just looked at my wife's box of Cling Wrap and there is no indication on the box what it can, or cannot be used for?

I would think it would likely be fine for short-term wrapping raw meat. Unlike a garbage bag, cling wrap is not died or colored, and it seems to be nothing more than a very thin freezer bag or sandwich bag plastic.

I just know that garbage bags are considered off limits for meat storage. Pretty much all the deer processors say the same thing, "Don't bring in your venison in garbage bags."

I think we discussed this last year in a similar thread and someone brought some solid intell as to why?

[JeffB]

Ziploc 4 gallon bags are great for bringing meat to the processor.