Forums46
Topics538,648
Posts9,739,522
Members87,100
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
#2832512
12/13/11 04:24 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 961
TTUGrad08
OP
Tracker
|
OP
Tracker
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 961 |
So I guy I know shot a deer Sat night at his place in N TX but did not recover it till Sunday afternoon. He is an avid archer and the shot was through the shoulder.
Anyhow he could not comprehend leaving it in the field so he quartered it and put it on ice.
Any chance the meat is still good? Temps were at 32 at night and up to mid 40's during the day.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: TTUGrad08]
#2832524
12/13/11 04:27 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 4,814
quackaholic1
Extreme Tracker
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 4,814 |
I was at our lease this weekend in Cass county and it stayed cold enough that the deer should be ok IMO.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: quackaholic1]
#2832531
12/13/11 04:29 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 85
ethunter86
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 85 |
thats a good question im new at hunting and I could use this info
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: TTUGrad08]
#2832536
12/13/11 04:30 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,496
Halfadozen
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,496 |
Meat should be fine at those temps. All prime meats are aged - either dry or wet aged - between freezing and 38 degrees for quite alot longer than that. Nothing to worry about.
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again. -- Ronald Reagan
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: ethunter86]
#2832542
12/13/11 04:32 AM
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,898
Csddarden
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,898 |
I wouldn;t eat the tenders. It's likely that they didn't cool off too much being in the organ cavity and all, but everything else should be alright.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: Csddarden]
#2833034
12/13/11 01:49 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 708
texas8point
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 708 |
I would say since i wont be eating any of it..... you should be fine ! LOL
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: texas8point]
#2833223
12/13/11 02:52 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
Erathkid
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498 |
Hams are fine,Backstraps are probably OK,Tenderloins-no.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: Erathkid]
#2833698
12/13/11 05:01 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 961
TTUGrad08
OP
Tracker
|
OP
Tracker
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 961 |
I agree with all of the above, keep the info coming. He is going to make a decision end of day!
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: TTUGrad08]
#2833782
12/13/11 05:25 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
Erathkid
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498 |
Cut it up and smell of it,if it smells like blood and meat that's OK...If it smells like a sh%t house door on a tuna boat toss it.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: Erathkid]
#2833802
12/13/11 05:32 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 6,074
Justin T
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 6,074 |
Should be fine. I'd eat the tenderloins as well.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: Justin T]
#2833937
12/13/11 06:20 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 32,538
kmon11
junior
|
junior
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 32,538 |
Slice off some, put it in a hot pan and cook it. If it ia bad you will know it from the smell
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: Erathkid]
#2833962
12/13/11 06:26 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,314
Stump_jumper
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,314 |
Hams are fine,Backstraps are probably OK,Tenderloins-no. I would eat the tenderloins but I would not bother to dig them out on a bloated deer. I almost never gut a deer anyway but definitely would not in this case. He might want to cut out the meat from around the areas where the coyotes were gnawing on it.
2017 Tundra 5.7 CM 4x4 2006 Champion 2200 Bay Boat
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: Stump_jumper]
#2834020
12/13/11 06:48 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 838
stxhunter
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 838 |
At those temps the meat should be just fine. I "age" my deer in the ice chest for up to 1 week before I begin to make steaks, been doing it this way for years. The key is cold temps, as long as the temp stays below 40-45 you should be fine. As long as the innards were not pierced I wouldn't hesitate to eat that deer.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: stxhunter]
#2834234
12/13/11 07:57 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 96
PIG_STICKER
Outdoorsman
|
Outdoorsman
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 96 |
We keep our walk in at 45 that deer sould be fine with the temps ur talkin about..
If u can see IT!!! U can HIT IT!!!!!
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: PIG_STICKER]
#2835051
12/13/11 11:49 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 961
TTUGrad08
OP
Tracker
|
OP
Tracker
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 961 |
No coyotes or gut shot!
thanks to all, he is taking it to Kubys tomorrow!
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: Erathkid]
#2837280
12/14/11 03:44 PM
|
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 257
waddy
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 257 |
Cut it up and smell of it,if it smells like blood and meat that's OK...If it smells like a sh%t house door on a tuna boat toss it. Please be more specific when describing the smell. Not quite sure you got your point across...
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: waddy]
#2837300
12/14/11 03:50 PM
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 4,073
RedSnake
Extreme Tracker
|
Extreme Tracker
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 4,073 |
If you've ever been sick from eating spoiled game, you wouldnt risk it again. Let me know what ER he will be going to and I'll be sure to send him a get well card!
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: RedSnake]
#2837681
12/14/11 05:33 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,380
redfred
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,380 |
Another factor to think about is how long the deer was dead. A friend of mine shot a deer, looked for it for several hours, and finally gave up. He went back the next day before dawn and looked for 2 or 3 hours. He finally saw the deer underneath a tree. When he walked toward it, the deer was still breathing, at least 18 hours after he shot it. The venison was great.
Alcohol,Tobacco, and Firearms. Should not be a government bureau. Should be a department store.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: redfred]
#2841940
12/15/11 09:23 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 402
DudleyDoRight76
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 402 |
sometimes we leave em' hangin over night when its that cold outside...
Alvin Lodge 762
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: waddy]
#2842921
12/16/11 02:08 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
Erathkid
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498 |
Cut it up and smell of it,if it smells like blood and meat that's OK...If it smells like a sh%t house door on a tuna boat toss it. Please be more specific when describing the smell. Not quite sure you got your point across... Sorry for the late response.All meat has a blood smell and that's totally natural.If it smells soured or like a gut shot smell to it ,discard.I'm sure it will be fine.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
|
|
|
Re: Is it spoiled?(Ext. Recovery Question)
[Re: Erathkid]
#2844235
12/16/11 03:35 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 3,085
Don Dial
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 3,085 |
Partner, yrs. ago when I had the muzzleloading bug...the archers were saying not to give us a season because we'd wound too many deer..I don't shoot with sticks, but if you hunt long enough you will loose an occasional animal..Your chances of wounding go up in a major way with a bow and arrow...But I support your right to hunt as you will...I know most of you guys are patient and do your homework...But I've touched deer in the chest with a rifle and been with a foot or two on occasion..with a rifle..so some of us can still hunt with a gun also...Your deer probably had too high a bacteria count to recover...DD
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|