Keeping a carcass cool while traveling home

[feno]

Good morning all



After some advice please.



I am off on a stalk about two hours from home latter this month. If successful I want to bring the carcass back home with me, hopefully a Roe.



So, the question is what is the best way to keep the carcass cool while traveling back home



Thank you in advance



Jon

 

[takbok]

I don't do anything special for a 2h trip, but will open a car window if it's a hot day. You could freeze some water bottles to place next to the carcass to help.

 

[Roestalker39]

To be honest as long as the bleeds good and you’re gralloched I wouldn’t worry

 

[stalker.308]

First few hours it wants to gradually cool so as above, windows open or ac on

 

[8x57]

A well known method is to taken a few plastic pop bottles of frozen water and to slip these inside the carcass.

 

[75]

As above - a few frozen 2 litre bottles of water should be fine.

 

[Jelen]

Good morning all



After some advice please.



I am off on a stalk about two hours from home latter this month. If successful I want to bring the carcass back home with me, hopefully a Roe.



So, the question is what is the best way to keep the carcass cool while traveling back home



Thank you in advance



Jon

It should be fine for an hour or so. On a hot day, once you've got it to the car, you could cut through the chest,breast and prop it open with a spreader. Make sure the carcase is as stretched out far as you have space for, preferably on its back. Open the window/turn on the air con. You're good to go.

 

[Overlay]

Hot weather I use the heck peck carrier on the Back of my truck, with a plasterers bath with a Nylon drain mesh inside , plastic board to seal on the top And half a dozen cool blocks in disposable plastic sealed bags that you bin after use, keeps the blocks clean, then cover it with the elasticated Cover you get with the carrier - main thing is to get the beast cooled properly before you transport it

ive used that on many occasions with no negative results, Julian @ JMS arms near Brighton do all the kit carrier, plasterers bath and the cover, had one for years and it works Carrying anything

 

[finnbear270]

I run my air con flat out on recirculate & just suck it up.

 

[EMcC]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned a roof rack

 

[finnbear270]

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[Jelen]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned a roof rack

Or bull bars? Or even draped over a quad which is always good PR.??

 

[John Gryphon]

On a roof rack was my first thought.

 

[YoungGun]

 

[Roestalker39]

Frozen pop bottles are ok but to be honest anything more for the sake of a 2 hour journey is a bit ott

 

[Stalker62]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned a roof rack.

I once brought two Sika back to London from Sutherland on the roof rack of the 110.

My wife said, "You cannot drive around London with two dead deer on top of the Landy".

The Stalker replied:- "You cannot drive around here, unless you have two dead deer on top of the Landy".



All parties survived the trip unscathed.

 

[VSS]

When I have stalked away from home I have taken a whole coolbox full of frozen ice packs, which will remain frozen for 24 hours at least. I also take a clean cotton sheet. If I'm lucky enough to get a deer I absolutely pack the body cavity with the ice packs, wrap the whole thing up in the sheet, and put it in a tray or box. Have driven 8 hours plus like that.
I wouldn't bother for shorter journeys.

 

[Scotty99]

I wouldn't be too concerned. It that sort of situation I just whack up the air con to full. Just make sure it is bleed fully and cleanly gralloched.

 

[feno]

Thank you all for your reply's, advice and thoughts

Ice packs and air-con up it will be

Jon

 

[Sika-Hunter]

Because this time of year Stalking is either early morning or evening i tend to suspend gralloch in the shade put a small chest spreader in and try to let the beast cool as long as possible. never had a problem with a 45min-1hr journey home after that.