How long can meat stay in fridge?

[Kingcreek]

[I would venture to say that there is a good chance that your deer is exposed to worse on occasion./QUOTE]

I'm pretty fussy about the meat I eat and I've been butchering game and farm animals for many years. I've got space set up with cutting tables, double utility sink/hot water, floor drains, etc.
This thread has wandered- I'll stay out of it from here on.

Congrats CoRoMo, enjoy your sport and your harvest.

 

[CoRoMo]

Well, the meat grinder came in the other day, and I bought some suet to grind with it. The venison turned out fine. I guess my next meat will hang overnight if the temp is cool enough to bypass rigor mortis. If not cool enough, I'll just store the quarters and large parts in the fridge until I can process & freeze. I probably should have bought beef fat instead of suet, or at least that is what the instructions of the grinder told me. No suet, only fat. I've been grinding and jerking it up, and eating it too!! The one thing that made a difference was having it refrigerated within 12 hours of the gun shot. It kept nicely in the fridge until I started getting into it. Well I'll have to eat some more tonight, and I'll be thinking of you all. hee hee
A week from Saturday my dad and I will try to harvest a couple elk. If unsuccessful, we'll try again the following weekend. Hopefully my chest-freezer will be full for the coming winter. Wish me luck!!

 

[glockman19]

I say freeze it. Get a Food Saver and you can save it for a long time.