Would you eat it?

[finity]

My brother shot a deer last Thursday morning. He skinned it on Saturday. He hasn't processed it. It's still hanging nekkid' in my garage.

He's going to put in my freezer when he's done (since he lives with me).

My question is would you eat it after it hanging for (at least) 5 days in daytime temps of mid-50's & night time temps of mid-30's in an enclosed garage?

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Not me!

Too warm.

I figure that they make restaurant fridges stay as cold as they are for food safety sake, then "personal" food ought to be at that temp, too.

 

[MoparMan]

Not me, throw it out for the vultures

 

[redneckmedic]

50 is about as high as I can go for 1 to 2 days. Here is a good read!

Deer: Hang Time | Field & Stream

Proper aging begins as soon as rigor mortis ends-and this process is definitely not controlled rot. Rot is zillions of bacteria eating the muscle cells, their waste products creating the familiar stench of decaying flesh. Bacteria attack only after meat is exposed to the air, and bacterial rot is accelerated by higher temperatures. It doesn't happen at all if the meat is frozen. To properly age your deer, you must keep it at temperatures above freezing and below about 40 degrees. This holds bacteria (and rot) at bay, allowing natural enzymes to do their work.

 

[Mrmonte]

Hanging temp should be above freezing up to 40. Bacteria is a real concern they way your bro is handling this deer. Its a real shame to waste an animal like that.

 

[JetGirl]

Meat reaches a bacteria danger zone at 45°F... and if it's been held at that temp for more than four hours, consider it spoiled. That's straight from working with the board of health. Anybody eating it after that can get pretty sick. Especially people with compromised immune systems, very young, or very old...
When in doubt - throw it out.

 

[finity]

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was thinking, too. Sucks, too. It was his first in a couple of years.

 

[JetGirl]

Finity, why the wait anyhow?

 

[finity]

Laziness I guess.

 

[RelicHound]

no good..throw it out,and tell him not to shoot anymore deer if thats the way he is going to handle it.

 

[jmiller676]

no good..throw it out,and tell him not to shoot anymore deer if thats the way he is going to handle it.

 

[finity]

no good..throw it out,and tell him not to shoot anymore deer if thats the way he is going to handle it.

I agree. It really p***ed me off when he did that. I couldn't make him do it though.

 

[JetGirl]

I agree. It really p***ed me off when he did that. I couldn't make him do it though.

Hope he listens to you.
Otherwise, I'd be careful of anything that turns up in your freezer...

 

[haldir]

I am surprised it isn't starting to get fragrant...

 

[dbd870]

(Plus 2) Not good.

 

[JetGirl]

So were you able to convince him to toss it out?

 

[finity]

So were you able to convince him to toss it out?

Not yet.

He ground some up & ate it himself. He didn't get ill but I'm still not going to trust it.

 

[Mgderf]

It's coyote bait! That's ALL it's good for after those temps.

I have let a deer hang for WELL over a week, ONLY when it was 20 degrees out!

 

[JetGirl]

Not yet.

He ground some up & ate it himself.

Now THAT is a dangerous gamble.
If I read about it in The Star, I guess we'll know what happened...

 

[RD3]

My brother shot a deer last Thursday morning. He skinned it on Saturday. He hasn't processed it. It's still hanging nekkid' in my garage.

He's going to put in my freezer when he's done (since he lives with me).

My question is would you eat it after it hanging for (at least) 5 days in daytime temps of mid-50's & night time temps of mid-30's in an enclosed garage?

No way, not in this weather, too warm