Author: Kevin A. Gardner
Palatable game meat is either the ultimate goal or anticipated final end result of any hunter who takes the time to craft and refine their technique. Endless hours of preparation go in to the process of locating and harvesting a game animal, often to have little to no emphasis placed on how to insure the greatest result when the meat hits the table.
This process is most evident in the pursuit of big game animals, where the time from kill to processing is much greater than that of small game animals that are more portable and easy to completely clean afield. Almost exclusively deer do not fit in your hunting coat’s game pouch, if they do you’re either in Africa or you really need to re-evaluate your hunting tract. Thus removal and handling require completely different methods and time frames to even have a close end result. Deer and any animal of the like or larger, are going to require special provisions and steps from the time the animal is taken to the time the meat is wrapped and ready to be frozen.
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