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Major loss
Jul 13, 2020 21:22:16 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jul 13, 2020 21:22:16 GMT -5
I suffered a major loss today. I discovered my deep freezer stopped working. I lost maybe 15 lbs of deer meat. Luckily I've ate a lot of it throughout the year and didn't have much left. I also lost the following hides: 2 Scottish highland cattle, my first selfbow deer, 2 coyote, 2 fox, bobcat (trapped in another state), beaver, and several other small hides. I was planning on doing a lot of tanning next winter. Luckily I found it before it got too bad. I am trying to make the best of a bad situation. I have a super deluxe coyote trap set with all of it.
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Major loss
Jul 13, 2020 21:57:52 GMT -5
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Jul 13, 2020 21:57:52 GMT -5
That's a real shame. I hear new freezers are near impossible to get right now.
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Post by scott on Jul 13, 2020 22:15:53 GMT -5
Scrub,
Did the hides smell very rancid yet? If not they may still be salvageable. If you can get them fleshed out and the hair doesn’t slip when you do that, you can stretch and dry them then tan at a later date, or potentially even refreeze if you have the ability without adverse effect.
I worked in a fur shop for for quite a while and you’d be surprised how bad something could smell and the hide would still be in decent shape.
Not sure how long your freezer was out but I bet you could get away with a day or so after thaw in the current heat.
Either way still stinks that’s for sure.
Scott
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Post by Sasquatch on Jul 13, 2020 22:23:01 GMT -5
Man, that stinks! A lot of work lost there. I've often thought Freezers should have to be equipped with something like a battery-powered flashing LED o the lid that would come on when the power fails. That way maybe a guy would notice in time. Bummer!
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Major loss
Jul 13, 2020 22:26:36 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jul 13, 2020 22:26:36 GMT -5
Scrub, Did the hides smell very rancid yet? If not they may still be salvageable. If you can get them fleshed out and the hair doesn’t slip when you do that, you can stretch and dry them then tan at a later date, or potentially even refreeze if you have the ability without adverse effect. I worked in a fur shop for for quite a while and you’d be surprised how bad something could smell and the hide would still be in decent shape. Not sure how long your freezer was out but I bet you could get away with a day or so after thaw in the current heat. Either way still stinks that’s for sure. Scott They might have been salvageable but I have zero freezer space available. I work 12 hour shifts the next 2 days and then I'm heading to Tennessee. It would be at least a week before I could do anything with them. It's just really bad timing. |
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Major loss
Jul 13, 2020 22:27:33 GMT -5
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Post by scrub-buster on Jul 13, 2020 22:27:33 GMT -5
Buying a new freezer is not an option for me right now either.
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Major loss
Jul 13, 2020 22:32:03 GMT -5
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Post by scott on Jul 13, 2020 22:32:03 GMT -5
Bummer 🙁
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Post by esshup on Jul 13, 2020 22:41:09 GMT -5
That sucks. Call your homeowners insurance agent and see if they would cover the loss. My cousin lost a large freezer full of meat and the insurance company covered the cost of the meat and the cost of a new freezer. Wild game, not store bought meat. IIRC Part of a moose, part of a bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer and whitetail deer.
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Post by saltydog on Jul 14, 2020 5:10:18 GMT -5
Sorry for the loss of you deer meat and hides, been there done that.
On a brighter note hows the watering hole going ? Hope to see some great pics !
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Post by Pinoc on Jul 14, 2020 5:16:00 GMT -5
I bought a remote freezer temp gauge that had an alarm when the temp got above a certain point but I couldn’t keep a battery working in it. I tried all the different ones that could take cold temps but they never lasted but a few days. After hearing this I need to look into that again. Sorry for your losses.
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Post by HighCotton on Jul 14, 2020 7:10:09 GMT -5
Sorry to see this scrub!
My sons neighbor spent a few months looking for a freezer and finally found one on Craigslist.
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Major loss
Jul 14, 2020 17:52:07 GMT -5
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Post by treetop on Jul 14, 2020 17:52:07 GMT -5
Scrub, Did the hides smell very rancid yet? If not they may still be salvageable. If you can get them fleshed out and the hair doesn’t slip when you do that, you can stretch and dry them then tan at a later date, or potentially even refreeze if you have the ability without adverse effect. I worked in a fur shop for for quite a while and you’d be surprised how bad something could smell and the hide would still be in decent shape. Not sure how long your freezer was out but I bet you could get away with a day or so after thaw in the current heat. Either way still stinks that’s for sure. Scott They might have been salvageable but I have zero freezer space available. I work 12 hour shifts the next 2 days and then I'm heading to Tennessee. It would be at least a week before I could do anything with them. It's just really bad timing. A bunch of salt may go along ways |
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