Advice Needed On Deer

[bigdan 11]

I brought a whole deer from a local stalker he said he shot it about 1:30 am but didn't gut it until about 12 :30 pm ish do you think it'll. Be ok I always been told to gut straight away I don't stalk deer so some help would be good cheers

[morton 5,369]

Eat it,if your dead afterwards god bless,it should have been gutted within minutes of being shot,an hour or two will not ruin the meat,a few hours more may not be best practice but will do little harm.

[unlacedgecko 1,467]

You might want to edit your post. Shooting deer between sunset and sunrise is illegal unless you have a night shooting licence.

 

From a game hygiene point of view, it will be fine. Gralloching is best done as soon as possible, but the animal will be perfectly edible as long as the digestive tract has not been ruptured.

[bigdan 11]

I know mate I was told after I brought it so you think it'll be ok ?

[unlacedgecko 1,467]

I know mate I was told after I brought it so you think it'll be ok ?

 

As long as no gut contents have been in contact with the meat it will be absolutely fine. I've eaten animals that weren't gralloched for 16-18 hrs. The swelling of the stomach makes the gralloch a bit more challenging, but there is nothing wrong with the eating.

[sikastag_1 689]

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Edited September 4, 2019 by grant_c

[Rabid 1,936]

I brought a whole deer from a local stalker he said he shot it about 1:30 am but didn't gut it until about 12 :30 pm ish do you think it'll. Be ok I always been told to gut straight away I don't stalk deer so some help would be good cheers

I would be more worried that he shot it at 1-30 in the morning, what was he doing stalking deer at that time ?

[dogmad riley 1,348]

I smell a poacher ha ha ha