How long do I have to skin a deer.

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Hello,

I shot a mule deer 2.5 hours ago and severally cut my hand. Is it ok to skin it in the morning? I have it gutted and it's hanging in my shop. I am in a big line up at the hospital waiting for stitches. I'm willing to leave for depending on the answers here.


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It'll be just fine. If the guts are out and it's hanging in a 5 degree shop, it'll last a long time. A lot of guys hang their meat hide on for a week to ten days in that type of temp.
 
Gatehouse said:
Might want to arrange for a buddy to help tomorrow anyway, as your hand will probably stiffen up.
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Odds are you are going to have to update your tetanus shot too. Expect a sore arm begging anywhere from a few hours to a day after the shot lasting a day or two.
 
BigUglyMan said:
So there's an unattended deer in a garage at an empty house...have you got any propane for the BBQ?
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I'm wondering if there is any beer in the fridge myself....

Hope the hand is stitched sooner than later and of course the full disclosure with pictures when the guy is done sticking needles and thread into your hand.
The deer will be harder to skin when it has cooled down sufficiently thus the use of sharp knives will then be needed.

Anyone close to Salmon Arm able to offer some assistance?
Hope the hand is fine and no lasting damage to your injury.

FarNorth, why the shot in the arm?
Mine was in the azz when I cut myself.
Rob
 
I know a fella, who had a rule for deer..... "don't pull off the hide until it was time to butcher". Taken in context it makes sense. He was a meat hunter. He only ever hunted Whitetail deer. He only hunted with a 30-06.

Ergo, you could infer that his animals were always kept cool, always shot in the late fall-early winter. So getting the hide off to cool the meat down was never an issue.

On the plus side, you don't hardly need a knife to skin a deer after its 2 weeks hanging!

You will be just fine till your hand is fixed up!

Cheers!
 
Keeping the hide on keeps the meat from getting dark. If your shop stays at zero to five degrees it is perfect. Heal up then deal with it. On the other hand you don't want the deer to freeze either as skinning a frozen deer is no fun at all and it it repeatedly freezes and thaws that isn't good either.

This time of year conditions are usually perfect for hanging animals.

BTW how did you cut your hand ?
 
The deer will be fine as long as it's gutted and kept cold. We always quartered moose and hung them to cool and then packed them up for the ride home with the hide still on. We just made sure that the meat bags were stacked hide to hide or meat to meat to avoid cross contamination.
 
The last three times I needed stitches in my hands I did it myself. The first time I did it I waited in the hospital line up for 3 1/2 hours, finally got POd and went home and threw 5 stitches in myself. Used purple thread, it was quite pretty actually, and then I put a drop of crazy glue on each knot so they would stay done up. Next 2 times I just went ahead and did it and never bothered with the wait at the hospital. Just wash it up good load 'er up with polysporin and stitch away. It really doesn't hurt that bad..........and hand skin is unusually tough and thick, well at least mine is..........
Apparently I have a much higher pain threshold than patience threshold !!
 
Thanks for the replies everyone. I do not have time to reply to all of them this morning, unfortunately. My BBQ is cold and the single PBR is still in my fridge. I skinned the deer and it was actually still warm which worried me a little. It is windy here so I left the door open for 45 mins and let it cool off. It will be at a butcher tomorrow!

I cut my hand by tripping and landing on a broken branch while dragging the deer to the road. Good thing I did not impale myself. I would like to say I am tough enough to stitch myself up but I am not, haha.
 
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