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Author Topic: How to cure a quartered animal  (Read 1298 times)

Offline Nomis

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How to cure a quartered animal
« on: September 16, 2018, 08:01:49 PM »
This isn't exactly an archery related question, but if I quarter an animal should I let it cure in cape bags or just hang as is?

Online Charlie Lamb

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Re: How to cure a quartered animal
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2018, 08:57:02 PM »
 If the weather is right and there are no flies I always just let them hang. I'd smell the meat daily. At first it has a raw smell but when it has hung long enough  that raw smell will change to a more mellow aged smell. Time to cut and package.
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Offline Nomis

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Re: How to cure a quartered animal
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2018, 11:03:26 PM »
Thank you

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Re: How to cure a quartered animal
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2018, 11:30:41 PM »
I misunderstood, when you said cure I thought meant to salt cure the meat. You meant age. I too do it as Charlie. Usually I quarter my animals and remove the back straps and fillets. Each quarter goes in a game bag and the back straps and fillets go in a separate bag. The they go in my beer refrigerator for 5-7 days with room between the bags for air to circulate. Then as Charlie says when the smell changes to a mellow aged smell I remove it and cut it up. Been doing it this way since the early 70's, only had 1 cut up by someone else and was not happy with how they did it or the question in my mind of "is this really my deer"?
« Last Edit: September 16, 2018, 11:38:01 PM by ksbowman »
I would've taken better care of myself,if I'd known I was gonna live this long!

Online Roy from Pa

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Re: How to cure a quartered animal
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2018, 06:26:32 AM »
KS, I do mine just like you do.

Checking it often, and while I'm there...

Well, a beer just jumps into my hand..

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Online Charlie Lamb

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Re: How to cure a quartered animal
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2018, 07:05:05 AM »
Dang beer! :goldtooth:
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Re: How to cure a quartered animal
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2018, 07:19:01 PM »
Yeah, I have that same problem too, so I check on the deer meat often. You know it might go bad if you wait too long between checks!
I would've taken better care of myself,if I'd known I was gonna live this long!

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Re: How to cure a quartered animal
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2018, 07:20:42 PM »
Exactly.....

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