Hanging skin off wuestion

[Rasputin]

Shot a doe that was riddled with ticks. Don’t fancy them all over my garage floor was thinking of skinning it then wrapping in cling film to hang for a few days. Is that a good idea or should I just skin quarter and put straight in the fridge?

Thanks

 

[StephenToast]

I'd just either skin and butcher straight away, skin, hang then butcher the next day, or ask a mate if I could hang it in his garage.

 

[@theroedeerguy]

I’ll often hang skinned Roe for a couple of days at 2’C before butchering and think it enhances the colour and appearance of the venison.

 

[Rasputin]

I’ll often hang skinned Roe for a couple of days at 2’C before butchering and think it enhances the colour and appearance of the venison.

Will have a proper look this afternoon I might just turn it to dog food as I remember thinking at the time she wasn’t in great nick and light was falling fast.

Cheers for the inputs.

 

[VSS]

I don't like skinning before hanging due to the unattractive discolouration of the meat, but I tried skinning part way through the hanging period, thinking that the carcass would firm up a bit as it dried, making butchery easier.
The only result was that it made it an absolute bugger to remove membranes during butchery, as they'd dried to a parchment like consistency and stuck firmly to the muscle. I quickly reverted to leaving the carcass in skin until immediately before cutting it up.

 

[Rasputin]

I don't like skinning before hanging due to the unattractive discolouration of the meat, but I tried skinning part way through the hanging period, thinking that the carcass would firm up a bit as it dried, making butchery easier.
The only result was that it made it an absolute bugger to remove membranes during butchery, as they'd dried to a parchment like consistency and stuck firmly to the muscle. I quickly reverted to leaving the carcass in skin until immediately before cutting it up.

I would normally hang in its jacket but this one was crawling with ticks. Pulled three off the dog last night that were crawling about. Bloody horrible things.

 

[T.eddie]

I hung the last 2 for 1 day in the skin then skinned and hung for another few days and all seemed fine. I wanted the skin off as they were really wet and didn't like the idea of it running into the cavity