Hanging A Deer

[IDAHO_BOWMEN]

How long do you guys let you deer hang? and what temp is to warm for letting them hang all day?

[dac6933]

if it get above 45 or 50 i try to get it quartered and on ice. if not, i will let it go a day or two before i start to worry.

[WoJo]

I do not hang deer. I skin and put directly on ice for 4-5 days draining the water regularly.

[huntresss]

I let my deer hang as long as I can if the temps don't get above 45 or so (up to two weeks). If it's too warm, I just debone it and age it in the refrigerator for ten days. Don't let the meat freeze or it stops the aging process. The only meat I don't age is that which I'm going to be grinding.

[mboltm]

I do not hang deer. I skin and put directly on ice for 4-5 days draining the water regularly.

X2

[RobinHood]

I do not hang deer. I skin and put directly on ice for 4-5 days draining the water regularly.

x2
Seems like it's never cold enough outside to let it hang. Just quarter it up and put in cooler on ice.

[ken]

I do not hang deer. I skin and put directly on ice for 4-5 days draining the water regularly.

Me too! I just don't think we usually have the kind of prolonged cold weather in Texas that is takes to be able to age venison except in a cooler.

[maglite]

I wish it was cold enough to hang but I usually just put it on ice for a week or two even draining the water daily!

[TexaswBOWhunter]

x2
Seems like it's never cold enough outside to let it hang. Just quarter it up and put in cooler on ice.

X3- and thats the way I was taught to do it..... I have never heard of aging the meat till I started hanging out on these web sites... I was taught to leave the meat on ice and continue to drain till the water is clear, that was supposed to take all the bad elements out of the meat...

[IDAHO_BOWMEN]

Sounds good guys thanks. I was not sure, when I lived in Idaho you never had to worrie about the temp it was always cold enough.

[Mayhem]

we let ours hang 2-3 days depending on weather condition. early season i will quarter and put on ice as soon as recovered.

[Hoyt Man]

I skin quarter and put on ice right away. Usually when it gets cold enough to hang a deer where I live the season is over or im out of tags

[michaelkolbe]

? why do you let your deer meat age for just want to know

[dac6933]

the more it ages the more the tissue breaks down and get tender. thats what THEY say anyway!!!!

[Kdog]

A meat cooler is 28-32 degrees.