Mr. Fishunt
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While a resident in Georgia, I gut shot a P & Y whitetail with my bow at about 10:00 AM. It was an 80 degree day. There was no blood trail and I backed out for four hours. I ended up bringing in a tracking dog (legal in Georgia) and we found the deer at 10:30 PM. There was some uncertainty if the meet was any good, as we did not know the time of death. The main indicator was lack of rigor mortis, smell and the eyes. The meat smelled and looked fine. The eyes were clear and it appeared the deer hadn't been dead long.
While self processing the meat, I determined the meat was fine.
See page 33 and 34 of the attached study regarding eyes of deer after death. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1063&context=nebgamestaff
Regards,
MR. Fishunt
While self processing the meat, I determined the meat was fine.
See page 33 and 34 of the attached study regarding eyes of deer after death. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1063&context=nebgamestaff
Regards,
MR. Fishunt