I seen a quick glimpse of a critter in the road in front of my house this morning. Went out to see what was up and right off the bat startled a bald eagle off of the power line. Wow, eagles are nearby and fly over, but are rare hanging out right here.
A little deer got hit in the road. I think what I seen initially was it's twin? The deer was just out of the road, but had been hit hard. Pretty broken up and splattered all over the road and my mailbox.
Crows were eating the innards and it looks as if the eagle was gonna be next. Hard to tell for sure how long the deer had been there, but was still warm under the hide. Innards were all around inside, but I took a chance and went ahead and cut out the backstraps. I hosed the backstraps off, which was likely a mistake. The gook didn't readily wash off and the water changed the color of the meat (oxidation?) I had to end up trimming a lot.
I got the backstraps in the fridge pretty quick. I wonder though how to tell if the meat had laid too long or had been contaminated by the internals?
A little deer got hit in the road. I think what I seen initially was it's twin? The deer was just out of the road, but had been hit hard. Pretty broken up and splattered all over the road and my mailbox.
Crows were eating the innards and it looks as if the eagle was gonna be next. Hard to tell for sure how long the deer had been there, but was still warm under the hide. Innards were all around inside, but I took a chance and went ahead and cut out the backstraps. I hosed the backstraps off, which was likely a mistake. The gook didn't readily wash off and the water changed the color of the meat (oxidation?) I had to end up trimming a lot.
I got the backstraps in the fridge pretty quick. I wonder though how to tell if the meat had laid too long or had been contaminated by the internals?