Quote from: Mailman on April 16, 2011, 08:54:11 AM
It makes them a heck of a lot easier to drag. Of course our deer weigh a bit more up here.
I'm not dragging it out with that extra weight! Plus if you dont get it processed that same day (let hang for a day or 2) I dont want that gut in there. Exspecially if your shot placement was in the boiler were it should be with a bow.
I see your point, if you are going to hang to age. But here in Louisiana it does not get cold enough to do that until late January.
I only hunt a few miles from the house. I just hang, skin, debone while hanging (debone hams, cut off shoulders, take back strap, slit and get TL). When I am done I just drape the hide back over the carcas and drag off. I let my meat sit in a cooler on ICE for up to 5 days, draining the water every day and refilling with ice. After 5 days I proess