Heavy Bloodshot

[slavenoid]

Got a deer on the last day and managed to get it out whole. First time I have ever got a chance to hang something in 30 degree temps. Started breaking it down this morning and found that gross black jelly on literally everything other than the back hams.

I have never had this happen. I have tried to trim it but my waste pile is getting pretty big. Is there a best way to proceed? Am I just going to have to expect a lot of wasted meat? It's disgusting and so frustrating. Appreciate any advice.

[lewy]

How many times did you shoot him? The shock doesn’t typically migrate to far from the point of impact and can usually be worked around. Sometimes it will travel between the muscle groups but doesn’t affect the muscle. Pics may help….

[James]

I have had blood travel further than you expect on a few occasions.  In 2021 I put the bullet right through the heart of my buck, and it totally blew it up. I had blood shot meat in places that didn't make sense other than maybe a pressure wave starting in the heart? My deer I shot in the heart in 2017 didn't have the same issue, but the heart was intact with just a neat little hole in it.

I turn blood shot meat, tendons, sinew, meat with hair/dirt into dog treats.

Dry in the oven at 250-200 deg unil they look like dog jerky.

[slavenoid]

How many times did you shoot him? The shock doesn’t typically migrate to far from the point of impact and can usually be worked around. Sometimes it will travel between the muscle groups but doesn’t affect the muscle. Pics may help….

One perfect shot through and through on the ribs just behind the shoulder. I was excited to not have any meat damage and then I found this. This was just the tip of the iceberg.

[paguy]

Vinegar and water in a bowel, Get a clean rag and wipe all the blood away. Let it hang and set up good. If it is really bad trim it off.

[lewy]

Pretty typical for it to be under the shoulders like that

[Ridgeratt]

What did you choot it with?

[paguy]

If you have to get it really wet and it's not really cold out put a fan on it.

[Remnar]

Vinegar and water in a bowel, Get a clean rag and wipe all the blood away. Let it hang and set up good. If it is really bad trim it off.

  that just looks like clotted blood between the shoulder and ribs . Different than actual "Bloodshot" that is forced /ingrained into damaged muscle .

[Tenkara]

Most probably won't agree with this but I do it with every animal I harvest., I spray any bloodshot, dirt or hair off with a hose and then blow it off really well with an air hose. Works great for me.

[Encore 280]

I always spray mine down inside and out with the garden hose to get hair and blood and anything else off then wipe down with a cold, damp towel. 

[Stein]

Vinegar and water in a bowel, Get a clean rag and wipe all the blood away. Let it hang and set up good. If it is really bad trim it off.

  that just looks like clotted blood between the shoulder and ribs . Different than actual "Bloodshot" that is forced /ingrained into damaged muscle .

 

Looks like blood clots.  I use paper towels or kitchen rags to wipe it out of the way and then you can see if there is any actual damage.  I bet most of that would wipe off with little to no waste.  If there is "waste" the dog will grin, she loves pretty much anything I carve off an animal except the liver.

[slavenoid]

Alright I'll keep wiping. Its not only the shoulder but inner layers of entire ribs, back straps, and all throughout the neck.

[NOCK NOCK]

At times using a fillet knife you can use it at a 90 degree to scrape the blood clots from the meat. As stated earlier, that should be clots and it should not have penetrated into the meat, just along the slime layers  (dont know the correct terminology) between muscle groups.

[Fidelk]

Got a deer on the last day and managed to get it out whole.

Curious as to what "managed to get it out whole" means? Did you gut it out right away where you shot it and get the blood out? If not, how long before you did so? That's all I've got and that's from watching CSI.