Sept In the Southern Brooks and Keeping Meat Cold

[Slugz]

This question came up today in our planning.
How many days can we keep the meat in the field? Will it be cold enough to go 6 or 7 days before extraction?

We are in a spot that cannot offer extraction with a meat run. Need to float out to another lake.
Am I passing on a legal bull day 1? Or can I keep it from spoiling?

 

[Slugz]

After sleeping overnight on it I think Ill take a thermometer with us.

 

[Robinhood21]

I believe Larry has a 2 part series on this. Pretty informative

Maybe he can chime in. @Larry Bartlett

 

[mooster]

If you had large garbage bags could submerge in stream to keep cool.

 

[Wyoming Hart]

I was sheep hunting in the Brooks in the middle of August 2020 and we did as Mooster noted with the meat and the meat from the previous client. Days warmed up to the 50's/60's, while the nights were around 32, but it was abnormally nice for the time I was there. 2019, my buddy hunted in the same spot and time and he had a huge blizzard during that time. Unless things really are warm, you should be good temperature-wise, if you follow good field care.

 

[VernAK]

September will be cold nights.
Get the hide off and suspend the meat off the ground and let cool at night.
Keep it shaded in daytime. Keep it dry.

You should be fine.

 

[alaska80]

We have kept meat good for a week with daytime highs in the 70s and night time lows in the 50s.
Having hunted the Brooks numerous times, if you are even minimally competent in meat care you will have zero issues in September.

 

[akcabin]

You may want to bring some citrus powder ( my preference) along. Huge blow flies could be an issue. I would recommend meat bags made for moose made from cotton and duct tape. A couple flies can make a mess. A small soot fire under the tarp. Have a great time and go for it n figuring it out.

 

[diamond10x]

It's not as much as it being cold as it is about getting the heat out and kept dry. Shade during the day with air flowing around it and it will stay good longer than what you would think. Moving from lake to lake, floating, it is imperative to not get the meat wet or it will spoil quick.