catman529
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a deer that was shot in the evening, sat out overnight and was recovered the next morning during early season warm temps? Or do you assume the meat is bad at that point?
Have you ever eaten
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TNOutdoorCo
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I never have, but I would have to error on the side of no. I would like to hear some other experiences.
catman529
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that's exactly why I was asking... I'd say no, but want to hear from people who may have triedTNOutdoorCo said:
It depends on the hit. If it dies immediately, it likely is bad by the next morning. If it is gut shot where it might not die for several hours, it may be OK. All you can do is field dress it and see.
Food Plot 101
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The one I tried to eat after sitting overnight had a little bit of a twang, LOL. My dogs didn't seem to mind it though, so it didn't go to waste. My advice is look at your arrow and your first 100 yards of blood trail. You should be able to make a guess on how good the shot is.
I shot one as a kid on a Monday evening. 3rd day of season. Found it Tuesday evening. We ate it. But I don't remember if it tasted funny lol. Obviously it didn't kill me or make me sick.
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the temps determine it for me
39 below no problem 40-45 iffy 45 + no way
39 below no problem 40-45 iffy 45 + no way
Ironsmith-Jared
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I shot one on opening day 2 years ago around 9 am. Temps were in the mid 80's. I found it at 1:30 and it was a little more gamey than other deer I've shot. We just poured milk on that particular deers meat before cooking it and the taste went away.
Winchester
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Depends on how long it lives? If its been dead for several hours with guts in in these temps now way!
SMarshall
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Never have but it depends on the temps and where the deer was hit. As long as it wasnt gut shot and the temps stayed below 40 I think it'd be fine.
infoman jr.
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The buck I shot last week was hit at 6pm and gutted at 4am. It got down in the 40s that night, and the meat was cool to the touch.
If you don't hear from me for a while, you'll know the answer. :grin:
If you don't hear from me for a while, you'll know the answer. :grin:
tasaman
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Even if some of it spoils it's not all bad. Any part that touches the entrails might be tainted and I'd avoid those cuts. In this case I would split the hide down the back and remove the backstraps down to the lower part of the ribcage. I'd also take the hams. If you cook up a slice right away and taste you will know if you wasted your time or not.
catman529
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Well folks I suppose I won't have deer meat in the freezer yet. Looks like I lost a brand new arrow and a deer, on the last day of a 3 day WMA archery hunt, so I couldn't tag it if I found it today.
No deer, no arrow, no blood, no hair, no guts, only mosquitoes that ended up chasing me out in the dark after about 30 minutes. Kills me cause it sounded like a good hit and she flat ran like a deer that was hit hard. There's no shortage of buzzards in that area so I guess it's not 100% waste. Way to start off the season, before the season even starts.
No deer, no arrow, no blood, no hair, no guts, only mosquitoes that ended up chasing me out in the dark after about 30 minutes. Kills me cause it sounded like a good hit and she flat ran like a deer that was hit hard. There's no shortage of buzzards in that area so I guess it's not 100% waste. Way to start off the season, before the season even starts.
Urban_Hunter
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Deer Assassin said:
Seems about right for me
darn2ten
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Shot one a little far back during early bow a few years back right before dark. Took up the trail about 2 hours later, ended up coming up to about 50 yards of him and he stood up real slow and just looked at me. It was about 9:30, and I just backed out. Found him the next morning about 20 yards from where I last saw him the night before. Temps got to about 47 that night. Skinned and ate him with no problem.
Bone Collector
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Longest I've ever gone is I hit one at about 8:30 AM and it was in the mid 60's and found it around 10:30-11 am. temps were in the mid 70's by then, but I bumped it twice, so it lived for a little while after the hit.
it was fine, but if I had shot it and it laid over night in early bow season, unless it is unseasonably cold, NO.
it was fine, but if I had shot it and it laid over night in early bow season, unless it is unseasonably cold, NO.
W.Seay
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No way
tasaman
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You guys do know they hunt elk in Arizona in August right? New Mexico starts the beginning of September. To not even try and salvage the deer to me is unthinkable. To those that wouldn't even try.....Ya'll are a bunch of sissies.
Never just assume meat is bad or good. You can tell by color and smell. An animal that has not been gut shot and bled out fairly quickly may very well be just fine after quite some time. On the other hand, one that is gut shot and lives for quite some time may be fine/
Or it may not.
Keep in mind, some ethnic groups eat meat that is "high" and consider it a delicacy.
But I am confused. Did you look for the deer right after you shot it? If it was a good shot, she should have been recoverable.
Or it may not.
Keep in mind, some ethnic groups eat meat that is "high" and consider it a delicacy.
But I am confused. Did you look for the deer right after you shot it? If it was a good shot, she should have been recoverable.
I let my nose and my eyes make the call. I've had pieces of meat that just didn't make the cut that you would have thought were fine.
That being said. I have never heard if anyone getting sick from eating venison. Ever.
That being said. I have never heard if anyone getting sick from eating venison. Ever.
catman529
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I looked for arrow and blood shortly after the shot. After finding none I started searching the immediate area for any sign and found none. Then mosquitoes got bad and I couldn't see the terrain features in the dark (some rough rock piles) and I backed out and looked again the next day with no luck. I'm guessing she carried the arrow off through her back or something. Not a single drop of blood but im sure she was hit. I felt good about the shot until I went and looked and couldn't find anything.bowriter said:
catman529
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this is my 4th season, 3rd with a bowHogJowl said:
Orion6
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This time of year, no. Would be different if it were December. Seems wasteful, but I wouldn't.
catman529 said:
Sounds to me like you may have missed. Not finding the arrow does not outweigh not finding blood. I have lost a ton of arrows when I knew I missed and could see. Either way, if you can't find the deer, don't worry about the meat.
Poleaxe
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A couple my spots have a short window in recovery after dark. You don't worry about the meat spoiling as bad as you do the coyotes. I had to pull my tracking dog off the trail last year because they found it first and he was about to be desert.
Person in our group shot one on our river property that morning. We pulled it up on the bank in front of the boat went to hunt. Came back 3hrs later. All that was left were the legs, tail and vertebrae. So my point to is if the coyotes don't find them before I do and temp is 60 or under through the night and it's recovered before the fly's lay larva on it then yes it's fine.
Person in our group shot one on our river property that morning. We pulled it up on the bank in front of the boat went to hunt. Came back 3hrs later. All that was left were the legs, tail and vertebrae. So my point to is if the coyotes don't find them before I do and temp is 60 or under through the night and it's recovered before the fly's lay larva on it then yes it's fine.
