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Butchering gut shot meat?

JASmith

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Ok... Hang with me on this one. Let me explain situation. Saturday morning hunt, shoot buck at 6:30am, didn't like the way he ran off then walked flickering trail. Thought I might have shot a little back (archery). So wait awhile and slowly and quietly slip out, look at arrow, blood soaked. Waited 7 hrs. Slowly went in and tracked, little blood. 100 yards first bed and little blood. Blood trail got to point of drops here and there. Know area well, found second bed with same amount of blood. Then at the third bed jumped him up and heard him run laboring. Backed out. Knew where he went back into woods. Decided to wait until after church next day. So that was 4:00 pm. He was alive on hoof. 1:00 Sunday afternoon go back in to sweep the woods, find him in ditch. Total of...say 30 hrs? Gutted deer, shot was just a touch back but I was high on tree and buck was about ten yards quarter to. Exited out bottom rib cage causing gut to block exit. Cavity filled with gut. Brought home hung, skinned, cleaned extremely well. All temps typical NW Indiana mid 40's day night mid 30's. Meat seemed alright, just had a slight gut smell. Give me free back on what you think. I process myself, and if in doubt I throw it out. Sorry for long write up. Thanks in advance!
 
Great advice. Just a little nervous never had such a long retrieval. My wife loves it because she likes tracking, I was a little aggravated. Haha. Thanks
 
You’ll definitely have some spoilage around that entrance wound. There should be some brown coloration in the meat. I would cut that and several inches of meat out around the entrance wound. As far as the amount of time causing spoilage it will start first on the inner side of the ham right at the bone. If your good there you are probably good everywhere. I’d toss the tenderloins.
 
Had bad shot earlier this season (hit a branch that deflected into gut). Left and came back next morning. Finally found her about half mile away at around 16 hours. Lost the tenderloins, and part of hams around ball joints. I took as much as I could and proceeded to cut off a bit, cook it up and taste as I was butchering to minimize loss.
 
Ok... Hang with me on this one. Let me explain situation. Saturday morning hunt, shoot buck at 6:30am, didn't like the way he ran off then walked flickering trail. Thought I might have shot a little back (archery). So wait awhile and slowly and quietly slip out, look at arrow, blood soaked. Waited 7 hrs. Slowly went in and tracked, little blood. 100 yards first bed and little blood. Blood trail got to point of drops here and there. Know area well, found second bed with same amount of blood. Then at the third bed jumped him up and heard him run laboring. Backed out. Knew where he went back into woods. Decided to wait until after church next day. So that was 4:00 pm. He was alive on hoof. 1:00 Sunday afternoon go back in to sweep the woods, find him in ditch. Total of...say 30 hrs? Gutted deer, shot was just a touch back but I was high on tree and buck was about ten yards quarter to. Exited out bottom rib cage causing gut to block exit. Cavity filled with gut. Brought home hung, skinned, cleaned extremely well. All temps typical NW Indiana mid 40's day night mid 30's. Meat seemed alright, just had a slight gut smell. Give me free back on what you think. I process myself, and if in doubt I throw it out. Sorry for long write up. Thanks in advance!

What’s up buddy?!

For the most part I think you’re fine
We’ve encountered this

Toss the inner loins

I’m doing gutless 98% of the time
You can still access the loins at the end in a normal scenario but I’d pass this go around


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What’s up buddy?!

For the most part I think you’re fine
We’ve encountered this

Toss the inner loins

I’m doing gutless 98% of the time
You can still access the loins at the end in a normal scenario but I’d pass this go around


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Good to hear from you. Shot wasn't terrible, I could not believe he wasn't laying in first bed after 7 hrs. I was high in tree and he was close. I should have considered exit before shot. But I get way to excited, definitely an addiction for me.
 
Good to hear from you. Shot wasn't terrible, I could not believe he wasn't laying in first bed after 7 hrs. I was high in tree and he was close. I should have considered exit before shot. But I get way to excited, definitely an addiction for me.

No regrets buddy!


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