gettin close show what the heck are they doing
10-21-2007, 09:05 PM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 107
RE: gettin close show what the heck are they doing
I didn't watch the show but thought I would add my .02. I leave the skin on my dear untill I butcher them since it will keep the meat moist and the bugs off of it (if there happens to be any). I also let them hang for about 5 days or so. The one post is how I feel...I want my venison to age like a steak. The enzymes that break down the tissue in beef does the same to venison! There is no harm in doing it as long as you keep the temp. from 40 deg down to about 35 or so. If the temp is in the upper 30s to 40 deg. I dont let it hang for quite as long as when the temp is just above freezing. Old timers used to let thier deer hang for a week or more before they butchered it up. Hang it or cut it up right away and they should both taste fine.
10-22-2007, 05:49 AM
#23
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Northwoods of WI
Posts: 990
RE: gettin close show what the heck are they doing
During the late season when temps are well below freezing I have no problem leaving the skin on and hanging for a few days. If he temps are borderline then I skin it right away so it can cool. Warmer weather like 35 or above then it gets skun and cut asap.
10-22-2007, 07:03 AM
#24
Join Date: Dec 2006
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RE: gettin close show what the heck are they doing
I am glad I am not the only one that sees how "commericalized" they have become!!..
Mr. Java just laughs at me now.. I can't help but roll my eyes...
Tell you what..
I really want to see Tiffany drag and gut her deer.
She will gain my respect back if I see proof..
Mr. Java just laughs at me now.. I can't help but roll my eyes...
Tell you what..
I really want to see Tiffany drag and gut her deer.
She will gain my respect back if I see proof..
10-22-2007, 07:57 AM
#25
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin and Canada
Posts: 2,415
RE: gettin close show what the heck are they doing
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Saw the cooler part my friend but I also saw the flys on it, wasnt' that cool out. No big deal but 5 days with the skin on it. NOT me.
I skin mine ASAP. I might let it hang over night if cool enough without the skin to allow the meat to SET, not age necessarily. The meat cuts better when SET, butcher taught me that. Ever aspect of venison that I've learned, (not that I'm right) was to cool it immediately and that was with the skin off, it does that much faster.
I guess there is alot of misconceptions and practices with venison and not necessarily wrong, just different.
ORIGINAL: _Dan
Rob, did you miss the part where they said it was in the cooler? Not everyone skins their deer right away.....If the temps are right (or its in a cooler), I'll let mine hang for a week before I skin it.....and I won't skin it until I cut it up.
I saw absolutely nothing wrong with what they did in the show.
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Excuse me? Did you watch the show? The facts speak for themselves. The deer was not skinned for several days. What's made up? No one said that taking time to take pictures is going to ruin the meat, NO ONE. I think you made that one up. No one is dis'n these "people", I'm questioning what I saw, and it's right there on the show. He shot his buck day 2, he was posing with the same non skinned deer on day 7 when Don shot his buck. Nothing made up there. Yup it was in a cooler but I certainly would have skinned the deer day 2.
bigtime, I agree...every aspect of venison process says NOT to age venny, beef yes, venison no.
Excuse me? Did you watch the show? The facts speak for themselves. The deer was not skinned for several days. What's made up? No one said that taking time to take pictures is going to ruin the meat, NO ONE. I think you made that one up. No one is dis'n these "people", I'm questioning what I saw, and it's right there on the show. He shot his buck day 2, he was posing with the same non skinned deer on day 7 when Don shot his buck. Nothing made up there. Yup it was in a cooler but I certainly would have skinned the deer day 2.
bigtime, I agree...every aspect of venison process says NOT to age venny, beef yes, venison no.
I saw absolutely nothing wrong with what they did in the show.
I skin mine ASAP. I might let it hang over night if cool enough without the skin to allow the meat to SET, not age necessarily. The meat cuts better when SET, butcher taught me that. Ever aspect of venison that I've learned, (not that I'm right) was to cool it immediately and that was with the skin off, it does that much faster.
I guess there is alot of misconceptions and practices with venison and not necessarily wrong, just different.
10-22-2007, 08:06 AM
#26
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
Posts: 5,541
RE: gettin close show what the heck are they doing
ORIGINAL: Stormy_NY
I will bet you any money they donate the meat they do not use......as for the rest of your diatribe ....wake up. do you work for nothing. Or is it because it is deer hunting and there is this mystical spirtual job that they should work for free.
I will bet you any money they donate the meat they do not use......as for the rest of your diatribe ....wake up. do you work for nothing. Or is it because it is deer hunting and there is this mystical spirtual job that they should work for free.
Buddy, I don't need to wake up, I'm fully awake with coffee in hand. For someone who said not to make accusations you're pretty presumptuous. First off, I would never compare what I do for a living with what they do. I have a job, they get paid to hunt. I also never said that they shouldn't get paid, that is what they do. What I don't like is how they (and others) have become slaves to the sponsors. That's the business though,so there is no way around it.
I also doubt very seriously that their meat goes to waste, and is not at all what I was saying. Even if for the simple fact that if they did waste the meat that would eventually come out in the media and make both them and their sponsors look bad. I'm sure they give the meat to someone who wants it or donate it as you said. Let's not kid ourselves though, they're not shooting all those deer for charity. It's money in the bank, because for them hunting is how they make money and sponsor pressure calls for the footage. No footage, no sponsors. No sponsors, no money. If that happens it's off to some crappy 9 to 5 and scrapingfor time to hunt like the rest of us. So, let's be realistic and not call it WORK.
10-22-2007, 08:08 AM
#28
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 19,137
RE: gettin close show what the heck are they doing
I'll let mine hang for a week before I skin it.....and I won't skin it until I cut it up.
I try to shoot my meat does when the weather is right and I can hang it. If it's warm and you want to cool it down quick, open it up lay it down and pack it in ice. I use blocks and cubes. If you have some old tarps or blankets wrap the thing up and you'll be surprised how quickly you'll drop the temp of the meat down.
10-22-2007, 08:17 AM
#30
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Becker County, MN
Posts: 550
RE: gettin close show what the heck are they doing
Whywould anyonegive a rip if they skinned their deer?
So apparently they guttedtheir deerand put it in a cooler...what is wrong with that?
I have let deer hang for days with the hide on for days on many occasions.
It is also funny that people are wondering if they eat all the deer they shoot?
Can you imagine how many pounds of venison that would probably be?
If they donated the meat then good for them. I doubt that it is just thrown away.
Sorry guys but hunting shows are about getting footage of big bucks...not venison steaks.
So apparently they guttedtheir deerand put it in a cooler...what is wrong with that?
I have let deer hang for days with the hide on for days on many occasions.
It is also funny that people are wondering if they eat all the deer they shoot?
Can you imagine how many pounds of venison that would probably be?
If they donated the meat then good for them. I doubt that it is just thrown away.
Sorry guys but hunting shows are about getting footage of big bucks...not venison steaks.