Thread: How long to let red deer rest?

Just another option, I have flatmates so there is no much room in the fridge, if I shoot something this time of year I usually butcher it asap or the next day and freeze it, then pull out what I want to cook and leave it in the fridge a few days to age before cooking it, works out easier to manage for me. I lost a deer trying to let it hang too long when it wasn't in a cooler and it put me off doing it that way.