I have hung deer and birds a lot and I can't tell any difference until it goes too far and I do not like it at all. LL Bean expounded on hanging game in his legendary cookbook, and that is what got me to try it, though I never quite went all the way to hanging pheasants by the head until the head separates and the body falls to the floor. Apparently, that is a French thing and a ridge too far. But even before that point, I found pheasants took on a real "livery" taste that I do not care for. Now, when I am away from home, I shoot, butcher on the tailgate, vacuum seal on the tailgate, then flash freeze in my homemade ice chest in the back of the truck. At home, I do it pretty much the same, but in my shop. This year, I have been trying to eat more fresh game the day it is killed. Like fish, I think it is better that way.

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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