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Tips for Meat Care on a flat land (no trees) multi-day hunt
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<blockquote data-quote="19elkhunter51" data-source="post: 1685634" data-attributes="member: 14169"><p>Last year we killed two antelope in the same day. One at 9:30ish in the morning the next one about 12:30ish in the afternoon. Cleaned both and this was our operation. We had two of the big Igloo coolers filled with ice. We had a third Igloo cooler empty. We put a bed of ice in the empty cooler, about two inches, then put in one antelope. We then filled the body cavity with ice and put a layer of ice on the antelope. Did the same thing for the second antelope. Went back to camp, about two hours later, deboned both of the antelope, put the meat on a layer of ice and layered more ice on top. Made the run home in about six hours. Some of the meat was very close to being frozen. We left the drain plugs open to lose some of the water. We then processed and packaged the meat in vacuum bags and put it in the freezer. Personally, I have no fear of the meat being in ice cold water. I have NEVER lost any game meat of any type by leaving it in ice cold water.</p><p>Last year I hunted in Kansas. Was very fortunate to harvest four whitetail deer. It was cool enough to leave the deer hanging outside, which I did for two days. Boned the meat and put it in three Igloo coolers. Same process, layer of ice on the bottom, layer of meat, layer of ice until the cooler is full. On the way home, to Nevada, I checked the ice in Arizona and added two bags of ice between the three coolers. When I got back to Nevada, it took my wife and I a day and a half to process all of the meat. When we started to grind our burger, the last part of processing, the meat was cold enough that it would start to hurt your hands as you fed it into the grinder. </p><p>You said you have a five day hunt. How far are you going home after the hunt? Being careful to keep the ice on your meet you should be safe for at least five to six days. During that time the most wonderful aging will be taking place. One word of advice. Don't open the cooler every other hour. Leave it closed and your ice will last much longer.</p><p>We have in the past used the generator and ice chest procedure but it is costly compared to the Igloos and ice. It does work but a huge amount of space is utilized that may not be available to you.</p><p>GOOD LUCK on your hunt!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="19elkhunter51, post: 1685634, member: 14169"] Last year we killed two antelope in the same day. One at 9:30ish in the morning the next one about 12:30ish in the afternoon. Cleaned both and this was our operation. We had two of the big Igloo coolers filled with ice. We had a third Igloo cooler empty. We put a bed of ice in the empty cooler, about two inches, then put in one antelope. We then filled the body cavity with ice and put a layer of ice on the antelope. Did the same thing for the second antelope. Went back to camp, about two hours later, deboned both of the antelope, put the meat on a layer of ice and layered more ice on top. Made the run home in about six hours. Some of the meat was very close to being frozen. We left the drain plugs open to lose some of the water. We then processed and packaged the meat in vacuum bags and put it in the freezer. Personally, I have no fear of the meat being in ice cold water. I have NEVER lost any game meat of any type by leaving it in ice cold water. Last year I hunted in Kansas. Was very fortunate to harvest four whitetail deer. It was cool enough to leave the deer hanging outside, which I did for two days. Boned the meat and put it in three Igloo coolers. Same process, layer of ice on the bottom, layer of meat, layer of ice until the cooler is full. On the way home, to Nevada, I checked the ice in Arizona and added two bags of ice between the three coolers. When I got back to Nevada, it took my wife and I a day and a half to process all of the meat. When we started to grind our burger, the last part of processing, the meat was cold enough that it would start to hurt your hands as you fed it into the grinder. You said you have a five day hunt. How far are you going home after the hunt? Being careful to keep the ice on your meet you should be safe for at least five to six days. During that time the most wonderful aging will be taking place. One word of advice. Don't open the cooler every other hour. Leave it closed and your ice will last much longer. We have in the past used the generator and ice chest procedure but it is costly compared to the Igloos and ice. It does work but a huge amount of space is utilized that may not be available to you. GOOD LUCK on your hunt! [/QUOTE]
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