Thread: How long can freshly shot meat keep refrigerated

Hygiene starts at the first cut in the field. Avoid getting faece, congealed blood etc on the meat. Trim it off or cut around it. If the deer is gut shot use the gutless method in the field and sacrifice the inside steaks. Cool it before it goes into your pack. Plastic bags are the enemy. Leave space around it in the fridge. Treat it with great care from go to woe. Use the sniff test as it matures. With a low temp and clean meat it can age 7-10 days and I have done longer.