How Long to Hang a Deer: Temperature Chart and Safe Days
Hang time is a temperature question. One row per temperature band, from below freezing to above 60°F, with the extension service or food safety agency behind each number.
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Hang time is a temperature question. One row per temperature band, from below freezing to above 60°F, with the extension service or food safety agency behind each number.
Deer processing cost runs a median $145 for a skinned, cut and wrapped whitetail across 24 flat-fee shops in 14 states. Here is what processors charge by region, and what the add-ons run.
Skin, quarter and butcher a deer at home, with the cooling, aging and freezer numbers from Wisconsin DATCP, Penn State and NDSU Extension, a printable cut sheet and Ohio DNR’s measured meat yield.