Deer Processing - 6 deer in the freezer

[steve white]

Great job. Curious...is that a re-purposed soda case for hanging quarters?
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Spike

What a great idea if it is. I love cheap, repurposed, genius ideas.
Neighbor repurposed a Neuhoff meat cooler for an air conditioner with a home made wooden outside cooling tower. Cost to cool his 2 story home in Dallas for decades? $80 a month in July/August!

 

[BGGMKLR]

What a great idea if it is. I love cheap, repurposed, genius ideas.
Neighbor repurposed a Neuhoff meat cooler for an air conditioner with a home made wooden outside cooling tower. Cost to cool his 2 story home in Dallas for decades? $80 a month in July/August!

Yes, I have 2 amigos who bought coolers fron stores that were closing. Removed shelves and installed rigid pipe for hanging. The cat's meow. After season, just unplug and cover with a tarp.
Spike

 

[thriller]

Yes, I have 2 amigos who bought coolers fron stores that were closing. Removed shelves and installed rigid pipe for hanging. The cat's meow. After season, just unplug and cover with a tarp.
Spike

I repurposed a walk in from a closed Taco Bell it works great

 

[MedRiver]

Yep. An old pop cooler someone gave me because it wasn’t working. I think I have $200 in it. It is terribly ineffficient utilities wise but works for my needs.

 

[coyote wacker]

Yep. An old pop cooler someone gave me because it wasn’t working. I think I have $200 in it. It is terribly ineffficient utilities wise but works for my needs.


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When I had my place in Michigan's UP had to put deer where they wouldn't freeze up over night.

 

[PARA45]

I take my deer to the Mennonites, and they hang the deer for about 10 days or so and do a good job and not to overly expensive either. I wished I knew how to do what some of you guys do.

 

[BGGMKLR]

When I had my place in Michigan's UP had to put deer where they wouldn't freeze up over night.

The problem in California is the opposite.
Archery seasons are in August and September, when it's regularly 100 degrees or higher and it's very hard (and expensive)to find a shop that will hang your animal. Until I can locate a soda cooler, ive been resorting to hanging in an XL insulated fish bag with multiple ziplock ice/salt slurry bags stuffed inside...and a large fan.
Desperate times......
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Spike

 

[thriller]

I take my deer to the Mennonites, and they hang the deer for about 10 days or so and do a good job and not to overly expensive either. I wished I knew how to do what some of you guys do.

If you ever want to know about aging I am about 200-250 deer into it I am happy to share pm me