Thread: Overnight meat recovery - thoughts?

Originally Posted by JessicaChen

I had to leave a deer overnight and it was fine, but I did bleed and gut it first. This was also on a cool Autumn night.

Yeah I think they mean with the guts left in? I’ve often shot deer and gutted and dressed them. Then left them hanging on the shady side of a cool spot for a day or two. It cools the meat down. Sure you get a few maggots on the exposed bits but the back straps and back legs are usually good.