Too cold to hang?

[Chain2]

What is too cold to age venison? I have it hanging in the garage. I can build a fire if needed. We are teens at night and mid 20's in the day. Thanks Guys

[KentuckyTJ]

Don't want it to freeze at all. If it does the aging process stops. I have a meat processor friend and he says ideal temps for aging are 35-37 degrees.

He also says the temp affects the aging length time. If your temp is a consistant 45 degrees your aging time is less than if you stay at 35. He says 45 is the highest temp he would recommend for aging and at 45 a three day age is the max time.

[Hermon]

I agree with all the information provided by Tom.  It isn't aging if it is frozen.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Bisch had the perfect solution... put the stuff in coolers in your garage....only no ice needed in this weather. The cooler would keep it from freezing.

[Bobaru]

I have an attached garage.  Lots of times, it'll be 25 outside and 35 in the garage...  You may want to keep an eye on that too.  Good luck.

[Chain2]

Thanks guys. I have finally stuck a thermometer out there. I have a woodstove in the garage I can take the chill off with

[Krex1010]

Try to keep it from freezin as mentioned, if your garage is attached you may be ok, they will usually be warmer than the daily low and cooler than the daily high temp if you follow me. Put a thermometer in there and keep track. If you do light a woodstove I would sheild the deer from the stove if it's close enough to get any radiant heat.

[the rifleman]

I once shot a late January button buck.  It was in the twenties, but temp fell to 10 degrees that night-- fortunately I skinned him as soon as I got him hung.  He froze solid and a couple days later I carried him like a big stick of wood, put him in the back of my truck and took him to a friend who had a meat/ ban saw.  That deer cut up like sawing wood, though I prefer to bone out the meat, that saw and the frozen deer made it a quick job.