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boisdevie1
Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster
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 Posted: Wed Jan 22, 14 2:43 pm Post subject: I've just been given a deer |
 
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My mates dog killed it yesterday. He's hacked off the two back legs. My plan is to skin the rest and keep the skin to tan later.
The intestines are already gone but I can keep the liver and heart. Plan to remove them with the lungs and then remove the head. After this I plan to hang it in my cold barn for a few days before cutting.
Does this sound like a sensible plan? |
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Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25697
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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This might be of some help: http://www.thedeerinitiative.co.uk/best_practice/meat_hygiene.php
I suppose it'll depend on how warm the shed is, how quick the critter died and how quickly it was gralloched. It may also depend on whether the deer was ill before being savaged or if one considered it poached. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 35907
Location: yes
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| Posted: Thu Jan 23, 14 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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fresh enough ,gut ,check organs for vermin,
venison jerky is very yum if you have time to shred and dry it,otherwise butcher and cook/freeze
i dont like hung game but if you do make sure temp is below 5 c and no flies can get at it
dog killed is usually tidier than road killed
ps the neck tendons are the ones to keep for sewing the skin |
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