Target IT for venison roast?

[chilerelleno]

When I'm hunting a deer get dressed and cut into primals, primals go into ice chests buried in ice but not allowed to sit in the melt. The plugs are left open, clean ice.
They'll sit in those for at least 2-4 days.

 

[tallbm]

When I'm hunting a deer get dressed and cut into primals, primals go into ice chests buried in ice but not allowed to sit in the melt. The plugs are left open, clean ice.
They'll sit in those for at least 2-4 days.

Basically the same thing here. Once I get back to my place and the I setup for processing the plugs are open and drain into buckets, no sitting in liquid.

It takes me 1-3 days to process the primals of 5-7 animals into deboned cuts ready for vac sealing or grinding. I don't bother deboning shank meat I just vac seal them guys and cook them whole because they are amazing that way and basically suck to deal with or are inferior to eat in other ways like grind and jerky (too much silver skin).
I have been taking a tree limb cutter to cutting away the extra bone on the shanks since I don't have a saw but I'm not very thrilled about the bone chips that often get left behind so this year I may avoid it and just vac seal them bone and all again. Oh these 1st world problems lol :)

My avatar picture is my little 5 foot standup freezer full after last year's big week long hunt and processing. It's 7 deer and some store bought pork for franks since I failed to get a feral pig last year. I only had one potential opportunity but the little porker didn't present an acceptable shot and disappeared after trotting behind a tree at about 200 yds. First time in like 6 years I haven't gotten one :oops:

 

[archeryrob]

I wish I had a cooler and could hang my deer for a week before processing!

My buddy and I built one and probably only have about $300 in it total. With scrap stuff and buying things cheap here and there.
Controls - Amazon
Air conditioner - Craigslist
Plywood - Craigslist
Studs - Scrap and bought some
Insulation - Left over from my garage.
Door - Free from another buddy

I am hoping to put it to work tonight. I'm just starting hunting and want a meat doe before waiting on the bucks and the Rut. it was warm yesterday and the does did not move until right at dark and didn't get close enough before dark

 

[tallbm]

My buddy and I built one and probably only have about $300 in it total. With scrap stuff and buying things cheap here and there.
Controls - Amazon
Air conditioner - Craigslist
Plywood - Craigslist
Studs - Scrap and bought some
Insulation - Left over from my garage.
Door - Free from another buddy

I am hoping to put it to work tonight. I'm just starting hunting and want a meat doe before waiting on the bucks and the Rut. it was warm yesterday and the does did not move until right at dark and didn't get close enough before dark

Nice! What temps does it get down to for cooling?

 

[archeryrob]

We have it set for 38° I think, maybe 40°. You have to have the second JCI freeze sensor as the coil ices up really bad on the air conditioners. The fan stays on 24/7 and the compressors turns on and off with the two controllers. Before the JCI controller we would blow the fuse overworking it all the time. When the freeze sensor kicks in it lets the fan de-ice the coils and still keeps dropping the temp and letting the compressor rest.

 

[tallbm]

We have it set for 38° I think, maybe 40°. You have to have the second JCI freeze sensor as the coil ices up really bad on the air conditioners. The fan stays on 24/7 and the compressors turns on and off with the two controllers. Before the JCI controller we would blow the fuse overworking it all the time. When the freeze sensor kicks in it lets the fan de-ice the coils and still keeps dropping the temp and letting the compressor rest.

Sounds awesome!
I'm thinking though that in TX we might have to go a slightly more robust route on the part that cools things down. We still have 90F weather and don't really flirt with anything in the 70's until later this month and there is no consistency in the weather. 70F one day, 90F the next, then inbetween any other day, etc.
Around here we have the seasons of Summer, Summer, Summer, and Fall :D