Is it saved to put in the food chain

[Bluey]

I went out last night and got me a nice Buck. It was at last light and a Hart and lung shoot and he ran. I could not find it got to dark. So I went back first light and found him straight away . On inspection all was fine so is it still okay to put it to the food chain

 

[VSS]

I went out last night and got me a nice Buck. It was at last light and a Hart and lung shoot and he ran. I could not find it got to dark. So I went back first light and found him straight away . On inspection all was fine so is it still okay to put it to the food chain

To eat it yourself, yes.
Not to sell.

 

[Bluey]

To eat it yourself, yes.
Not to sell.

To eat it yourself, yes.
Not to sell.

Okay i wasn't too sure . I will keep it for me self. Everyday is a school day thank you Bluey

 

[imnotrucknut]

You'll probably find that the side it was laying on may have affected the quality of the meat as the heat struggles to escape.
But you really need to skin it to accurately check this.
I wouldn't put it in the food chain but salvage the best bits for personal use.

Regards Gary

 

[Bluey]

You'll probably find that the side it was laying on may have affected the quality of the meat as the heat struggles to escape.
But you really need to skin it to accurately check this.
I wouldn't put it in the food chain but salvage the best bits for personal use.

Regards Gary

Thanks Gary i will skin it today and have a proper look

 

[TringSaint]

You'll probably find that the side it was laying on may have affected the quality of the meat as the heat struggles to escape.
But you really need to skin it to accurately check this.
I wouldn't put it in the food chain but salvage the best bits for personal use.

Regards Gary

I would probably take the back straps and haunch /shoulder off the ground but be more wary of the ones in contact with the ground, esp the shoulder. If it looks and smells ok then fine, but get it chilled and butchered quickly.

 

[VSS]

Okay i wasn't too sure . I will keep it for me self. Everyday is a school day thank you Bluey

The first decent fallow buck I ever shot was lost overnight. By the time I found it the foxes had had a bit of a gnaw at the haunches. I prepped it for home consumption, and not too much more than normal had to be discarded. It tasted fine.

I wrote about my experience here:

Thread 'Travels with my rifle, part 3: A Journeyman no longer'

Jun 4, 2018

For parts 1 & 2 see here:
Travels with my rifle.
and here:
Travels with my rifle, part 2: Going Solo


I’m up a tree again, but there’s a significant difference: This time it’s my tree. Well, not strictly my own, but it’s my name on the lease, my first proper stalking ground, so I do have a certain proprietorial feeling for it. The fallow season is drawing to a close and, while the past few months haven’t been entirely unproductive, the big boys have constantly eluded me. I’m not by nature a trophy hunter, but I do so much want to end the season with a reasonable...

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[Bluey]

I would probably take the back straps and haunch /shoulder off the ground but be more wary of the ones in contact with the ground, esp the shoulder. If it looks and smells ok then fine, but get it chilled and butchered quickly.

It's been in the chiller from about 8ish and I am going to skin it after lunch

 

[Tim.243]

It's been in the chiller from about 8ish and I am going to skin it after lunch

Well done on finding it, what happened so you couldn't find it? I shot a muntjac a while ago and was crawling in the brambles but that was it's run however it had turned right and was 5 yds along in the even thicker stuff. Found it within a few minutes as I looked along the ditch with the thermal.

 

[Bluey]

Well done on finding it, what happened so you couldn't find it? I shot a muntjac a while ago and was crawling in the brambles but that was it's run however it had turned right and was 5 yds along in the even thicker stuff. Found it within a few minutes as I looked along the ditch with the thermal.

I thought it had jumped the fence into a gully and that's were i was looking . It was still in the same field that I shot it in. It was 2 yards from the fence just never saw it. I think it might be time to invest in a thermal i would have seen it if I had one

 

[Bowland blades]

If ever you dont feel like you will enjoy it and the dealer wont take it , make loads of dog food !

 

[timbrayford]

To eat it yourself, yes.
Not to sell.

Precisely! But give the meat a thorough cooking, none of this nonsense pink in the middle stuff which you get food poisoning from

 

[Bluey]

If ever you dont feel like you will enjoy it and the dealer wont take it , make loads of dog food !

Just skind it now and I think it will be dog food unfortunately

 

[VSS]

Just skind it now and I think it will be dog food unfortunately

What's the matter with it that's lead you to that conclusion, just out of interest?

 

[25 Sharps]

I thought it had jumped the fence into a gully and that's were i was looking . It was still in the same field that I shot it in. It was 2 yards from the fence just never saw it. I think it might be time to invest in a thermal i would have seen it if I had one

You will find a shot deer that runs often falls at an obstacle like a fence, it’s like the effort to cross is enough to tell the body it’s actually dead!

 

[Bluey]

What's the matter with it that's lead you to that conclusion, just out of interest?

The wife she wont touch it. She was a meat inspector in here Day and she said that it's got to go for dog food. Much too my disappointment it seems a waste

 

[Nickb]

The wife she wont touch it. She was a meat inspector in here Day and she said that it's got to go for dog food. Much too my disappointment it seems a waste

It's only a bit meat , better then suffering food poisoning

 

[Bluey]

It's only a bit meat , better then suffering food poisoning

I wasn't going to eat it myself it was for her

 

[Bowland blades]

I thought it had jumped the fence into a gully and that's were i was looking . It was still in the same field that I shot it in. It was 2 yards from the fence just never saw it. I think it might be time to invest in a thermal i would have seen it if I had one

Thermals V a Dog , the dog will win every time . Thermals are good at spotting deer moving or still in cover but less so when they are down behind contours etc etc. no dog ? start looking carefully for paint and pins , track your way in ! It seems to be a fading skill in newer stalkers in this tech centric days.
The good bit was it was not suffering though

 

[Bluey]

Okay i wasn't too sure . I will keep it for me self. Everyday is a school day thank you Bluey

I have bucherd the Deer this afternoon. I kept the tenderloins and the back straps . The haunches looked fine no discoloration smelt okay but still when for dog food