Gut shot deer

[Bullseye07]

So my little cousin shot a deer this evening. Dad said it looked like a good shot, he mule kicked at impact. Very little blood was found. I spotted him bedded down approximately 2 hrs after shot. He was bedded down. It was too thick to finish him off. He got up and walked away slowly. After I lost sight of him, we backed out and decided to come back in the morning. I believe he was gut shot by how he was reacting to me. My question is will being gut shot cause any meat to spoil over night? I know it's plenty cold, so that doesn't concern me. What say the green screen?

[Shane]

Might ruin the tenderloins and rib meat.

[Bluetex]

The meat will ok until the morning

[Big Ace]

He will be fine. Just clean the tenderloins up as soon as you can. Call a dog if needed. After you bust them out of their bed they usually go for a long ways before they stop. Look near water if you can't find him.

[forced-2-work]

You won't know till you find him and see what the inside looks like. Majority of the may should be ok.

[Puggy625]

No meat ruined. Just wash the cavity doodle before processing.

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[Puggy625]

Good. Dang auto correct. Lol

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[texashunter56]

It will be fine. Just clean it ASAP and skin it. Wash the cavity and clean it as good as you can then let it hang to air out (in a clean walkin) for a few days if you can. I have taken tenderloins out of gut shot deer and cleaned them very well under running water. I then soaked them in very cold ice/water with some salt in it for a few hours.

[CrookedArrow]

Don't gut it. Take the front quarters and back hams, backstraps. You should be good.

[Katch66]

Don't gut it. Take the front quarters and back hams, backstraps. You should be good.

My thinking also.

[Fishndude]

Fine minus anything that touched gut content.

[DuckDogTrainer]

Once you find it you will need to let it thaw out!!! Gonna be coooold!

[cva34]

My thinking also.

Thats the way to handle Its a little dif to do but it works great and you don't have to mess with the mess inside.An its still classed as Quartered.I knew a old guy who could lay a deer or hog on its belly split down back an pop out backstrap/loin split and skin each ham and shoulder and walk away in 20 or so minutes and be pretty darn clean

[lovemylegacy]

Don't gut it. Take the front quarters and back hams, backstraps. You should be good.

This^^^^

[dustoffer]

If it is dead, I doubt the 'yotes will leave you much other than hide and bones.