npaden
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Okay, I hadn't really thought through being successful on my upcoming Deer/Elk hunt until recently, but if we do end up with multiple animals or even just get one on the ground early in the hunt, what are the options for keeping meat around when still out hunting for more?
The way I'm planning this hunt there is a decent chance we may end up with a deer early in the hunt and will need a place to keep it for up to a week. Temps should be okay so I will need little to no ice, but keeping it bear safe is a different issue.
In the past my buddy has always had a truck with a lockable topper and we just loaded the meat into the coolers and washed the game bags up and headed back out.
On this trip I don't have a topper for my truck so I can't leave a cooler in the back of the truck with meat in it unattended. I actually can squeeze a 120 quart cooler into the back seat of my truck so that is an option I guess. I would need some ice in this scenario as the inside of the truck will be warmer especially if it gets some sun on it.
I know I can hang the quarters in a tree and have rope and pulleys for that, but I only have 4 good game bags so I need to re-use them if I want to go back out.
Cheapest option would be to just pick up some more game bags, I'm sure I can always use them at some point down the road. The ones I like are a little spendy at about $15 each, but I guess that's pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things.
Anything I'm missing or not thinking through?
Thanks, Nathan
The way I'm planning this hunt there is a decent chance we may end up with a deer early in the hunt and will need a place to keep it for up to a week. Temps should be okay so I will need little to no ice, but keeping it bear safe is a different issue.
In the past my buddy has always had a truck with a lockable topper and we just loaded the meat into the coolers and washed the game bags up and headed back out.
On this trip I don't have a topper for my truck so I can't leave a cooler in the back of the truck with meat in it unattended. I actually can squeeze a 120 quart cooler into the back seat of my truck so that is an option I guess. I would need some ice in this scenario as the inside of the truck will be warmer especially if it gets some sun on it.
I know I can hang the quarters in a tree and have rope and pulleys for that, but I only have 4 good game bags so I need to re-use them if I want to go back out.
Cheapest option would be to just pick up some more game bags, I'm sure I can always use them at some point down the road. The ones I like are a little spendy at about $15 each, but I guess that's pretty cheap in the grand scheme of things.
Anything I'm missing or not thinking through?
Thanks, Nathan