shot deer left overnight with temps below 0?
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01/11/22 07:55 AM
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DadN3Boyz
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My son shot a doe last night just before closing time (bow). Temp at the time was 4. He backed out. I told him to go to the house and warm up. We went back out an hour later. He saw it with his headlamp. It struggled to get up and stood and was wobbly. We backed out. Waited another 2 hours. (I know not long enough). Could not find arrow. Drips of blood up on brush, not ground. Did not see her. So we backed out and will look for her this morning. It got to below 0 last night and it is 1 as I type.
My question is: Has anyone dealt with an undressed frozen deer? Issue with the innards freezing affecting the meat? How did you process it? Gutless method? What was your experience like?
FYI: He was hunting a metro unit, with the season running through the end of the month.
Last edited by DadN3Boyz; 01/11/22 07:57 AM.
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Re: shot deer left overnight with temps below 0?
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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01/11/22 09:19 AM
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It may smell a little off but the meat will be ok. Get it gutted, hang, skin, process and enjoy
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Re: shot deer left overnight with temps below 0?
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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01/11/22 09:54 AM
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you may be surprised how warm it still is inside
it is kinda crazy
I gutted a cow at -5 last January , the next day when I skinned it after 18 hours of sub zero there was still heat coming off that cow
now deer are several hundred pounds lighter and smaller but if you don't have the hide off and them hanging they might be rather warm inside yet
I let my first eer over night this year temps were about 30 it was a little stiff legged but all the innards flowed out find
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Re: shot deer left overnight with temps below 0?
[Re: DadN3Boyz]
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01/11/22 10:10 AM
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Re: shot deer left overnight with temps below 0?
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01/11/22 10:10 AM
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You'll have to warm it up to skin it. Chances are the skin will be frozen to the meat if it died more than a few hours ago. Seriously doubt it will be frozen to the guts though. Agreed
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Re: shot deer left overnight with temps below 0?
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01/11/22 12:05 PM
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I would of been more concerned about coyotes getting to it first here sounds like it worked out well for you guys tell him good job on the tracking.
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