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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 273188" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Here in Texas even the coldest weather is not cold enough to leave a deer on the ground</p><p>over night because the ground insulates the animal and spoilage is almost a sure thing.</p><p>Plus varments may/will find it and ruin it.</p><p></p><p>If you can retrieve it and field dress it that is another story because you can insert a few</p><p>bags of ice in the body cavity untill the next day and it will be fine ( The skin and hair acts</p><p>as an insulator for the meat and holds the cold in).</p><p></p><p>I personally Believe in processing any game as quick as possible1 to 2 hours from kill to</p><p>cooler. so if a shot is iffy in the evening I won't take it !!!!</p><p></p><p>I have lost only one animal to spoilage (A mule deer ) It was snowing and I got lazy</p><p>and field dressed it and hung him up to finish the following day ,big mistake, it soured</p><p>over night and was uneatable because I left the skin on.</p><p></p><p>So my recomendation is= If you shoot it, track it until you find it and then clean and process</p><p>it before you go to bed.( You can allways sleep in the next day without worring about</p><p>the meat).I have seen and smelled many kills that were left on the ground by a lazy hunter</p><p>only to hear later on how the meat was tough and strong so they just ground it up and</p><p>made sausage out of it.</p><p></p><p>Knowing that I am going to work untill I get the game In the cooler has made me more </p><p>cautious about the shots made in the evenings and some times I just pass on a shot and</p><p>take pictures if the weather is bad and I feel lazy.</p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts on the subject</p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 273188, member: 2736"] Here in Texas even the coldest weather is not cold enough to leave a deer on the ground over night because the ground insulates the animal and spoilage is almost a sure thing. Plus varments may/will find it and ruin it. If you can retrieve it and field dress it that is another story because you can insert a few bags of ice in the body cavity untill the next day and it will be fine ( The skin and hair acts as an insulator for the meat and holds the cold in). I personally Believe in processing any game as quick as possible1 to 2 hours from kill to cooler. so if a shot is iffy in the evening I won't take it !!!! I have lost only one animal to spoilage (A mule deer ) It was snowing and I got lazy and field dressed it and hung him up to finish the following day ,big mistake, it soured over night and was uneatable because I left the skin on. So my recomendation is= If you shoot it, track it until you find it and then clean and process it before you go to bed.( You can allways sleep in the next day without worring about the meat).I have seen and smelled many kills that were left on the ground by a lazy hunter only to hear later on how the meat was tough and strong so they just ground it up and made sausage out of it. Knowing that I am going to work untill I get the game In the cooler has made me more cautious about the shots made in the evenings and some times I just pass on a shot and take pictures if the weather is bad and I feel lazy. Just my thoughts on the subject J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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