Hot in October
#11
RE: Hot in October
I also quarter them and put in a cooler. The only meat I lost was the ribs, and although my deer last year was pretty small, I didn't lose much. It worked quite well
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Litchfield County Connecticut USA
Posts: 171
RE: Hot in October
A spare fridge helps. I use the freezer in a pinch but you need to finish it all right away. I do it in cycles. Half hour in, twenty minutes out then back in. I also trim down my quaters a bit and use the crisper in the kicthen fridge to store them. I use all of the above methods with good success. It's a juggling act but sure beats having to pay someone to do it.
#13
RE: Hot in October
In october here can get seasonably warm as well,but the evenings and nights are sure to drop in temp.I would hang one in a shed and have it hang there for at least 3 days before i skin it out and butcher it myself.Back in 98 i got one on opening day,it was real warm so i skined it out that day,quartered it and put in a big freezer.
#15
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Mid-Missouri
Posts: 426
RE: Hot in October
I do the cooler thing too. I drain it on a regular basis to get the blood out. If it is realy warm outside I will put a couple bags of ice in the cavity till I get home. The money I saved on one deer allowed me to buy a grinder, so the rest is just gravy. I do mine on the wifes counter too but she doesnt seem to mind with all the money she saves at the supermarket.
#17
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Iowa
Posts: 75
RE: Hot in October
Back to the refrigerator, you can also pick up a used one for about 50 dollars and then remove all of the shelves and modifiy it so you can hang a deer. You then skin the deer, remove the head and let it hang for a couple three days in the fridge before butchering it.
#18
RE: Hot in October
Back to the refrigerator, you can also pick up a used one for about 50 dollars and then remove all of the shelves and modifiy it so you can hang a deer. You then skin the deer, remove the head and let it hang for a couple three days in the fridge before butchering it.
#20
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: Hot in October
Skin, bone, put on trays and in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. Yeh, it does get crowded, but with only two of us in the house it works. I fold up a glob of paper towels and put in the bottom of the trays to absorb the blood. On top of the paper towels I put a layer of wax paper that I've cut a bunch of slits in to allow the blood to migrate under the wax paper to the paper towels. I cover the whole deal with saran wrap to keep it from absorbing stink from the fridge and drying out.