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Post by biglakebass on Nov 3, 2020 10:14:36 GMT -6
IF you are aware. I have talked to several people over the last several weeks and very few had any idea a lot of butcher shops are not taking whole carcass deer.
People are going to be VERY surprised and no back up plan in place.
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Post by kooch on Nov 3, 2020 10:16:37 GMT -6
IF you are aware. I have talked to several people over the last several weeks and very few had any idea a lot of butcher shops are not taking whole carcass deer. People are going to be VERY surprised and no back up plan in place. Yeah, I just texted my buddy CPAP asking him if he had a plan. I have a plan, "what is your plan?". I don't think he's thought it out.
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Post by smsmith on Nov 3, 2020 10:22:29 GMT -6
As far as packing them in ice goes, that's a good idea. Just make damn sure you have the ice on hand before Saturday. Ice will sell out in a big fuckin' hurry by Saturday afternoon.
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Post by kooch on Nov 3, 2020 10:23:22 GMT -6
IF you are aware. I have talked to several people over the last several weeks and very few had any idea a lot of butcher shops are not taking whole carcass deer. People are going to be VERY surprised and no back up plan in place. Yeah, I just texted my buddy CPAP asking him if he had a plan. I have a plan, "what is your plan?". I don't think he's thought it out. "I'll cross that bridge when I get to it." LOL
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Post by biglakebass on Nov 3, 2020 10:25:52 GMT -6
Holy cow. 64 for a high Saturday and the low is 53 in our area. Yikes. Even if the deer is skinned out, it isnt going to cool until Sunday night. Oh boy. I may not even want to shoot a deer.
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Post by Freeborn on Nov 3, 2020 10:28:07 GMT -6
Yeah, I just texted my buddy CPAP asking him if he had a plan. I have a plan, "what is your plan?". I don't think he's thought it out. "I'll cross that bridge when I get to it." LOL If you have room in your freezer you can use old gallon jugs and freeze them or you can buy block ice at the grocery store. You will also need a big cooler like a game cooler. Temps are going to fall on Monday so just wait until then. :-)
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Post by kooch on Nov 3, 2020 10:28:47 GMT -6
Holy cow. 64 for a high Saturday and the low is 53 in our area. Yikes. Even if the deer is skinned out, it isnt going to cool until Sunday night. Oh boy. I may not even want to shoot a deer. It was close to this warm a few years ago and I killed a deer. We just packed it in block ice, wrapped it in two layers of tarp, and put it in a garage on the concrete floor. After the first day, the block ice had mostly melted. We replaced it and it just barely melted after that. It sat that way for three days. It never started to stink. We ate it. It was fine.
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Post by smsmith on Nov 3, 2020 10:33:11 GMT -6
On the old Q forums there used to be a lot of talk about dealing with venison in warm temps. I recall asking a guy from AL what he did. They'd quarter them up and throw them in coolers full of cube ice. They'd drain the ice as it melted and add more. Guys would do that for a week or more, then steak them out. That took care of aging as well as getting them cooled off. Seemed to make sense to me.
edit...remembering more about that discussion. I believe it was Tommy Hunter (THELLC for anybody who remembers) who would drive around with the coolers full of ice and venison in the back of his pickup. He'd leave the drain plug out of the coolers and just let any water leave the coolers. Freshen the ice once or twice a day as needed and then process after "aging". I recall a bunch of southerners giving those of us up north a bunch of shit about even worrying about such a thing.
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Post by sd51555 on Nov 3, 2020 10:47:38 GMT -6
#GridLife
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Post by batman on Nov 3, 2020 11:07:48 GMT -6
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Post by Catscratch on Nov 3, 2020 11:08:39 GMT -6
Is the average deer hunter really that dependent on others to process their deer? In my wildest dreams wouldn't think so. I don't see anyone not knowing what to do with the limit of ducks they shot... Just cut it up and put it in the fridge, or a cooler if that's your bag of tea.
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Post by biglakebass on Nov 3, 2020 11:16:48 GMT -6
Is the average deer hunter really that dependent on others to process their deer? In my wildest dreams wouldn't think so. I don't see anyone not knowing what to do with the limit of ducks they shot... Just cut it up and put it in the fridge, or a cooler if that's your bag of tea. You would be pretty surprised I think. Boning out a deer is far more than taking 2 breasts off a duck and tossing the rest.
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Post by daydreamer on Nov 3, 2020 11:21:32 GMT -6
Is the average deer hunter really that dependent on others to process their deer? In my wildest dreams wouldn't think so. I don't see anyone not knowing what to do with the limit of ducks they shot... Just cut it up and put it in the fridge, or a cooler if that's your bag of tea. You would be pretty surprised I think. Boning out a deer is far more than taking 2 breasts off a duck and tossing the rest. I bet only 15% of hunters process their own deer...thoughts??
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Post by smsmith on Nov 3, 2020 11:22:32 GMT -6
Is the average deer hunter really that dependent on others to process their deer? In my wildest dreams wouldn't think so. I don't see anyone not knowing what to do with the limit of ducks they shot... Just cut it up and put it in the fridge, or a cooler if that's your bag of tea. Right around 500,000 deer hunters in MN. How many in KS?
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Post by badbrad on Nov 3, 2020 11:25:44 GMT -6
You would be pretty surprised I think. Boning out a deer is far more than taking 2 breasts off a duck and tossing the rest. I bet only 15% of hunters process their own deer...thoughts?? I'm just guessing here but I bet its about 30-40% do their own cutting up in Wisconsin. Most take the trimmings in though to get processed into sausage.
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