quartering deer

[dangerous dan]

The Outdoor annual defines quartering as front quarters hind quarters and backstraps. It states that you cannot process deer beyond quartering unless at final destination unless for immidiate consumption.

So its a hot oct morning. you decide to quarter a deer so it will fit in the icechest for the long trip to the processor. Can you cut off the neck and other good meat from the post quartered carcas so it will fit in the icechest? If you remove the neck and other useable meat can you just throw out the remaining unuseable carcas? If its a doe how the heck do you keep proof of sex if quartered and the head is thrown out?

I know dumb questions!

[Fightinaggies]

The Outdoor annual defines quartering as front quarters hind quarters and backstraps. It states that you cannot process deer beyond quartering unless at final destination unless for immidiate consumption.

So its a hot oct morning. you decide to quarter a deer so it will fit in the icechest for the long trip to the processor. Can you cut off the neck and other good meat from the post quartered carcas so it will fit in the icechest? If you remove the neck and other useable meat can you just throw out the remaining unuseable carcas? If its a doe how the heck do you keep proof of sex if quartered and the head is thrown out?

I know dumb questions!

Yes you can cut off the neck meat etc., and you have to keep the head for proof of sex unitil you reach your destination

[bowhuntntxn]

dont throw out the head. and the smaller cuts of meat will be fine in the same cooler as the rest of it. just dont debone any of the meat and you will be fine.

[Tubby]

You need to have the deer tag with the meat and fill out a WRD for the head.

You could "probably" get away with not doing it that way but it's not worth the risk IMO.