Thread: Bone Taint?

Hi everyone,

Shot a young hind one evening, hanged it in meat safe (night maybe got down to 12-15 degrees) then transferred to car for a 4 hour trip into fridge.

Aged for 6 days and started processing today and the membrane had a yellow tinge to it. Never seen it before in the 18 years of hunting. Smell is different according to wife but I don't think it's too different than normal.

Bone taint?

Sounds a bit warm, but trust ya nose

Yup. Only the nose knows

I don't trust my nose, but my wife reckons it doesn't smell like other deer when she goes to get her wine from the fridge.

That looks a little funky, personal preference but i cut up the meat as soon as i get it home, chill it down fully over night and then age in vac pacs for a week then freeze.

Looks wrong. Trust the nose.

It's been too warm if that's the general state over much of the carcase. If its local too one area It could be Lymphatic Fluid.

Couple of things... It looks wet.wet is BAD. Wet is go off quick BAD. 4 hours in car is passenger footwell with aircon on full cold. Week in fridge is better skinned .I do it with two 15 litre buckets one inside the other,lots of holes in base of inner bucket so blood can drop through. Stir daily and tip out blood. A week is good but trust nose and if slightly worried get it bagged up and in freezer asap . As has been asked is that yellow widespread or just in one joint??

And another important thing. You feed family crap meat...they won't eat it again.could shun venison permanently. If you want to have blessing to go hunting,consider this carefully.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

4 hours in car is passenger footwell with aircon on full cold.

I do that, bloody cold feet!

Yea I'm thinking it was just a sick deer (was very skinny) as I've spoken to my local butcher and he's seen it once with a sick Sika spika and biffed it.

The bone/joints didn't have any discoloration, just the membranes.

Verdict is I'm throwing it out.

As long as you cook it to 65C that will kill any bugs, but if it smells a bit funky you would be best to curry it

Good man. Better to be safe than spewing your ring out.go shoot another and chalk this one up to experience.if it makes you feel better a good mate of mine has through one thing or another last meat from three of last five deer... Freezer died. Freezer unplugged,left too long in fridge.

Could be jaundice, what was the liver like?

Overall complexion can be yellow, and cartilage can be yellow. Impaired liver function can cause it, eczema can also cause it.