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UtahHunting · October 26, 2009, 12:03 AM

Tonight was the last night of the hunt here in Utah. Wife shot a deer as the sun was going down. There was no question whether it was hit or not. We saw it drop and roll down the hill. It was about 200 yards. Temperature was approximately 40 degrees give or take a few degrees. Temperature for tonight will most likely dip below freezing where the deer was shot. We looked for 3 hours with a flashlight and could not locate the deer. It was pitch black by the time we hiked up to the hill it was shot on. We are not sure we were in the exact area it went down due to having no light. If we go back first thing in the morning will this deer meat still be good? It will have sat for 12-13 hours by that time.

October 26, 2009, 12:03 AM	#1
UtahHunting Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 428	How long will deer meat keep? Tonight was the last night of the hunt here in Utah. Wife shot a deer as the sun was going down. There was no question whether it was hit or not. We saw it drop and roll down the hill. It was about 200 yards. Temperature was approximately 40 degrees give or take a few degrees. Temperature for tonight will most likely dip below freezing where the deer was shot. We looked for 3 hours with a flashlight and could not locate the deer. It was pitch black by the time we hiked up to the hill it was shot on. We are not sure we were in the exact area it went down due to having no light. If we go back first thing in the morning will this deer meat still be good? It will have sat for 12-13 hours by that time.