How long to let a deer hang?

[mad-bomber]

my buddies and i have researched this topic quit a bit. my family has always hung their deer for 4-5 days in 40d weather.last year my buddie and i left the hide on! and let hang for a week! i know i know.it was by far the best meat iv had on both of the deer.the meat didnt have the tough outer layer on it it came off with the hide. we had thermometers in them and the meat was 39d. im doing the same thing come thursday when muzzleloader season opens.

[Curly]

Hang it as long as it takes to get the hide off.

ewww

Maybe I should reword that.......

What I mean is only hang it for the amount of time it takes you to skin it........So in other words......if you drop your deer at 8:00 am and have it back to camp or home by 9:00, you should have it hung up and skinned by 10:00.  As soon as you're done skinning  you're done hanging and ready to cut all the meat off the bone.