to all you deer hunters....

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Originally Posted by Armand16

Is it typical to put a cleaned deer in an ice chest, load it with ice, and let it "bleed out" for a few days? Is there a noticeable difference?

i do this when i am at the lease in Texas. But just b/c we dont have anywhere to put it and its stays pretty warm down there. so i drain the blood every afternoon then put more fresh ice on it. but if im at my camp in LA and i kill a deer, im usually only there for a day or so. so i just quarter it up, put it in ice chest, and take it to the butcher. only meat i really eat off a deer is the backstrap and tenderloins. rest of it, i usually just make sausage. im sure it does taste better if u drain all the blood like capt d is sayin.