Freeze for now and process later?

[camping1601]

Whole bone in quarters and a bag of loose meat all in game bags. Anyone done this and regretted it when the time to butcher came?

 

[BigAntlerGetter]

That’s what mines doing right now, except hanging in the shed, did it with a couple bears during Sept but they were in the actual freezer, just have to watch out for freezer burn,


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[BravoNovember]

I have once. The biggest thing for me was the motivation to take care of it again. I find it much easier to just take care of it right away.

 

[brancher147]

Never frozen in game bags always deboned and froze in 2.5 gallon ziplock. Only thing tough is planning for the time it takes to thaw. This is how I process a lot of my deer now as I simply don’t have the time I used to

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I've done this many times with whole quarters. I freeze all my loose grind meat every year and thaw to grind or make sausage later and then refreeze. Nothing wrong with this.

 

[Poser]

I have once. The biggest thing for me was the motivation to take care of it again. I find it much easier to just take care of it right away.

Same. I have just a bag of bear bones in the freezer that need to be cooked down for stock and can't even get motivated enough to do that.

 

[wyosam]

I’ve had elk quarters freeze solid overnight a few times, bought them home and hung in the unheated garage for a while, then moved them to a room with a little heat (50ish) for a week or so then cut. No issues.


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[MuleyFever]

I freeze large cuts for later because I'm not always sure what I want it for. I can pull them out and make jerky, cut into cubes for dishes, put the whole thing in the crockpot, or grind.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I’ve had elk quarters freeze solid overnight a few times, bought them home and hung in the unheated garage for a while, then moved them to a room with a little heat (50ish) for a week or so then cut. No issues.


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Yeah, I grew up hunting in Northern Wisconsin and almost every year we brought our deer home frozen solid. Left them in the basement for a couple days and then butchered them and into the freezer.

 

[Wrench]

I froze my bull and buck from Idaho while I went after my son's bull and my Washington buck.

No issue.