Deer Hunting?

Rooster89 · 11-18-2011, 01:22 AM

I have never skinned head down...weird. we hang it for a couple days head up in the wisconsin winter, high enough so the wolves can't reach , then after the first week of season, we skin. weird. maybe my family does it wrong. haha never know.

wstar · 11-18-2011, 08:37 AM

Well I'm down in TX. Even in good cold hunting weather, once the sun's up a deer is going to spoil here if you haven't already moved it to cold storage, so we don't really have the option of just hanging them out in the elements for a few days. As for the rest of it, my understanding is that draining as much blood as you can ASAP, keeps the meat more tender and tasting better (less gamey). So that's why we cut the throat (carotid arteries) in the field and bleed immediately, and then that's also why we hang it upside down (to continue the bleeding process).

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wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	Well I'm down in TX. Even in good cold hunting weather, once the sun's up a deer is going to spoil here if you haven't already moved it to cold storage, so we don't really have the option of just hanging them out in the elements for a few days. As for the rest of it, my understanding is that draining as much blood as you can ASAP, keeps the meat more tender and tasting better (less gamey). So that's why we cut the throat (carotid arteries) in the field and bleed immediately, and then that's also why we hang it upside down (to continue the bleeding process). __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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