How long is too long to hang?

[mtnwkr]

I got my buck down on Monday the 17th, field dressed and had it to the butchers within two hours. I'm busy moving so I didn't have time to deal with it. I was told a week and half to get it back because I'm getting summer sausage and jerky. I stopped in today because because it's been 13 days and they said they were just getting ready to skin and butcher it! 13 days seems like a long time.. Should I be concerned?

[Curly]

No need for concern. It's good to hang meat for a while, it makes the steaks more tender.

[lokidog]

It depends how cold they have had it.  I'd be a bit POed if it had not been frozen though.

[HUNTaHOLIC5]

Definitely not to long to hang (depending on temp of course).

[kisfish]

No need for concern

[Curly]

I guess longer than 10 days is not recommended (but is probably still fine).  Here is a quote from an article:

"How Long Should Deer Meat Age?

 As I already mentioned, prime aged beef might hang as long as several weeks. Deer, however, don’t need to hang this long. The length of time you need to age your venison depends on the age, sex, and size of the animal.

A young doe might need to age for only three to five days, while a large, older buck might need to age for eight to ten days. Aging deer meat for longer than ten days isn’t recommended.

The deer meat should be aged at a constant temperature, between 38 and 40 degrees."

https://skyaboveus.com/hunting-shooting/Tips-for-Processing-and-Aging-Deer-Meat

[jrebel]

It wasn't skinned???  YIKES....I have never heard of a butcher taken a deer with hide on and putting it in their meat locker.  My meat locker is a no hair, no gut, no funk zone....PERIOD!!  I don't like to hang my deer for much over 7 days and my elk for 10-14 days max.  Not sure I would use that butcher again.....my opinion.   

[Curly]

I missed seeing that it still had the hide on. Wow. I always like to get the hide off ASAP.

[Angry Perch]

Agree. I thought no hide, no hoofs, no hair was the standard for any shop. However, if they got it cold quick, which it sounds like you did, I'd guess it's fine.

[gavinboone]

I would be concerned that it still had the hide on it. If the hide were off and hanging in a cooler, no concern. The hide should have came off right away. I would not be bringing meat back to that butcher.

[Sakko300wsm]

Gross!

[h2ofowlr]

If hanging between 34-36F they can hang for a while.  If in the 50's or warmer you will start getting mold after 3-4 days.

[lokidog]

We used to hang whitetails for up to a couple of weeks with the hide on, however it was because they were frozen solid....

[muzzlebuck]

It wasn't skinned???  YIKES....I have never heard of a butcher taken a deer with hide on and putting it in their meat locker.

  I thought that was standard practice. 

[JODakota]

We used to hang whitetails for up to a couple of weeks with the hide on, however it was because they were frozen solid....

That's how we did it. But that was in ND