Warm weather kills...

[giles]

Then what? What do you do if you kill a deer and it's warm out?

I quarter them up when I get home. Layer the bottom of my big cooler with ice, then a large trash bag, and a towel on top of that. I've never had any problems with meat going bad but it always makes me nervous as hell... Thinking about some anti-microbial bags for the meat this year. I had other plans, but the season is here already!

What do you do? I see a bunch of guys posting about not huntin the heat. That's just not always an option for me as I hunt when I can.

 

[nathan.luthman]

I have the luxury of a walk in cooler... stays a constant 37°

 

[Bigslam51]

Last year when I killed crabapple my buddy and I quartered him up that night, got him in coolers on ice and I took the meat to the butcher. Looking back I wish I would of just taken him to the butchers cooler whole so I could of got pics with him the next day in daylight. I'm not shooting does in this heat that's for sure.

 

[giles]

I may have access to a walk in...I forgot about that guy. Only about 7 miles from me and he said it could hang for a week for $20.

 

[MoonLab]

I may have access to a walk in...I forgot about that guy. Only about 7 miles from me and he said it could hang for a week for $20.

Shit good deal. Beats buying large bag of ice

 

[cspot]

At home I quarter and hang in a cooler made from a freezer. At camp I am planning on quartering and putting on ice in a big cooler until we get back. At camp we aren't shooting any doe until later in the season.

 

[cspot]

http://www.theohiooutdoors.com/showthread.php?21262-DIY-Deer-Cooler

Here is the link to my cooler.

 

["J"]

I have access to he walk in cooler as well...

 

[Carpn]

I used to shoot does early but don't anymore . When I did I'd quarter them and put em in a big cooler . Now I just wait to kill em till it's cool enough to deal with them.
If I manage to kill a big deer and it's hot I'll probably just take it to a processor

 

[Carpn]

Only ever had that happen once. Usually it's cool enough to let em at least hang a day .

 

[the Lackster]

Hang it in my walk in for 2 weeks

 

[Boarhead]

I get it to the processor as quick as i can, if not i have a buddy who will let me hang it in his walk in cooler.

 

[giles]

http://www.theohiooutdoors.com/showthread.php?21262-DIY-Deer-Cooler

Here is the link to my cooler.

Yup, I remember this very well. I have a building to build before I have space for one though.

 

[Qback5]

Early season harvests go directly to processor on my end. I'm a big fan of the FHFH program TOO!

 

[Blan37]

If I get one early, I'll just do the same thing I did last year. Gut em, hang em in the garage, skin / quarter and put on ice for about 5 days and then process.

 

[motorbreaker]

Cooler of garage fridge. Depending on where im at.