Freezing deer meat

• Freezing deer meat chewbecca Posted : 12/2/2007 4:26:54 PM Ben's co-worker went hunting and gave us the deer heart and liver (and he has another heart for us, too).  Does deer meat REALLY need to be frozen for a certain amount of time before it can be fed?  This stuff has been frozen for about 2 weeks now.   If it does need to be frozen for a certain amount of time, can someone please remind me as to why?   Thanks!    LIKE 3 REPLIES 172 VIEWS LAST POST CHEWBECCA Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• chewbecca Posted : 12/2/2007 4:27:59 PM and I mean, fed to Ella, btw. We aren't going to eat the heart and liver.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• whtsthfrequency Posted : 12/2/2007 4:44:30 PM I am not sure about the length of time, I believe it is around 30 days but have heard as little as 48 hours (wouldn't trust it) --- but deer meat (game in general) should be frozen because of parasites like sarcocystis, trich, and some taenia species, which can be present in muscle tissue. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• chewbecca Posted : 12/2/2007 5:01:08 PM  thanks.  I knew it had something to do with parasites, but I wasn't sure exactly WHAT parasites. I'll freeze it for a month, then.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login