I've recently become aware of a couple of (large) chunks of state land within a few hours of me that feature paddle-in camping. The surrounding mainlands with be open for archery whitetail deer starting in September. This is very tempting, assuming my bow skills are up to snuff by then.
However: due to changing weather patterns, we haven't been getting properly chilly weather until well after the traditional gun season in mid-November. This means that we can't hang a carcass teh way we used to when I was a kid. At home, this isn't too much of an issue: we butcher and freeze immediately. Out in a canoe though, I wouldn't have that option. Also, unlike hunting from a drive-in basecamp, I wouldn't be able to carry a giant cooler full of ice.
For those who have canoe-hunted, or otherwise hunted off-grid, how to you manage carcass condition? What are the limits? Or is this just an all-around Bad Idea?
A couple of legal constraints that I'd have to work with:
- I can quarter in the field, but I can't leave anything but the gut pile on public land.
- Due to CWD containment measures, I can't transport the "Carcass" -Defined as the spinal column, brain, and tarsal glands- outside of the county, or one adjacent, -There is a public landfill that takes deer carcasses- so I'll have to quarter it out fairly quickly on the way home.
However: due to changing weather patterns, we haven't been getting properly chilly weather until well after the traditional gun season in mid-November. This means that we can't hang a carcass teh way we used to when I was a kid. At home, this isn't too much of an issue: we butcher and freeze immediately. Out in a canoe though, I wouldn't have that option. Also, unlike hunting from a drive-in basecamp, I wouldn't be able to carry a giant cooler full of ice.
For those who have canoe-hunted, or otherwise hunted off-grid, how to you manage carcass condition? What are the limits? Or is this just an all-around Bad Idea?
A couple of legal constraints that I'd have to work with:
- I can quarter in the field, but I can't leave anything but the gut pile on public land.
- Due to CWD containment measures, I can't transport the "Carcass" -Defined as the spinal column, brain, and tarsal glands- outside of the county, or one adjacent, -There is a public landfill that takes deer carcasses- so I'll have to quarter it out fairly quickly on the way home.