What went wrong?

[Samson]

I see 34+ pounds of summer sausage in your future!

[critter69]

How long was it from the time he was shot until the time he died. We have had animals from time to time not taste as well if they traveled for a long time after being hit.

[Sleepy]

I see 34+ pounds of summer sausage in your future!

Going to try again and if it turns out the same, this is what I'll be doing.

[Sleepy]

How long was it from the time he was shot until the time he died. We have had animals from time to time not taste as well if they traveled for a long time after being hit.

Pretty quick. Found him 50-60 yards away. Had my hands on him in 30-40 min

[Uncle Saggy]

Did the deer pump itself full of adrenaline ?

[Sleepy]

Did the deer pump itself full of adrenaline ?

He got the hell out of dodge when that arrow hit him, but other than that, not sure. Just driving me nuts why the loins and backstrap were fine, but the ground ain't right.

[TxAg]

I had this happen last year and I'm pretty certain i missed a couple glands. it was gamey

[Nova]

It happens from time to time and it sucks.

[Anythinghunter8]

im not expert but how long did u let it bleed out in the ice chest a doe i let sit for a couple days and just check it for a buck in rut i will let him sit in ice chest for a good week. Then i cube all meet up weight it and write on bags so then when read to make sausage i know how much pork and seasoning and casing i need, i have never seasoned my ground meet i just mix it with beef or pork and then when we cook it we season then and i have never had any problems with bad meat maybe i just lucky and my time will come. I just need to get home and rebuild my smoke house had to tear it down for the move and have to many other project going on to build it but im hopeing to build it when get home in between projects. sorry to hear bout yuor meat though

[Chef]

Did the meat get warm when it was being ground?? I've processed a dramatic amount of meat in my career and temperature is everything. We add ice to any/all of our ground products. The friction of the process causes a lot of heat. The meat could have gone rancid due to the excess heat during grinding.

[sharkhunter]

I don't think your problem is with the fat. I use beef fat all the time with no issue. As a matter of fact I like it better then pork. I have however had problems with rank tasting bucks from time to time. Some just taste stronger than others. One thing to watch is when you clean him no musk from the hide gets on the meat. Also be very careful with the pee bag and make sure nothing leaks on the meat. From what your saying I'm afraid one of the two has happened. It only takes a few drops to mess things up.

[Mike Murphey]

I never add fat, you should be using beef tallow...

[In-Yo-Grill]

I think it could be the deer itself. I shot a buck two years ago that stank to high heaven. Very heavy musky smell. All the meat I got back from the processor tasted a little off.

[CaptTank]

Sounds like one of the glands got missed. That will do it.

[Sleepy]

Sounds like one of the glands got missed. That will do it.

I guess it's possible. I don't remember putting anything gland like through the grinder. I had some help de-boning, so I didn't have my eyes on every single piece. It wasn't aweful, just wasn't good. Guess we'll see if some jalapeños and a good smoke will dilute it a bit. Thanks for everyone's input!