Old Deer Meat
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I would say 8 years goes beyond the shelf life of frozen meat. I don't know that bacteria would be the issue, but taste and nutrition might be compromised. How the meat is packaged probably makes a big difference, for instance, vacuum packaging I would think provides the longest shelf life because it removes almost all air. Also, what kind of freezer you have is a factor. If it's a deep freeze verses a refrigerator/freezer. Anyway, my general rule of thumb for feeding my dogs "non-dog food" is that I won't give them anything that I'm afraid to eat. 
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Trim the freezeburned area away.
Dogs dont care if it freezer burned.
I have had the samething happen, just trim it away and cook as you would normally.
For jerky, cut into thin slices and cook it in your favortie receipe.
For a real bonus, dry the jerky over a hardwood fire, charcoal also works.
Freezer burn is only dried meat, the low humidity of the freeze pulled the moisture out.
I have had the samething happen, just trim it away and cook as you would normally.
For jerky, cut into thin slices and cook it in your favortie receipe.
For a real bonus, dry the jerky over a hardwood fire, charcoal also works.
Freezer burn is only dried meat, the low humidity of the freeze pulled the moisture out.
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I would say as long as the meat doesn't have a bad smell to it after it is thawed go ahead and feed it to them. Treat it just like a steak you would eat in that you don't want to leav it in the fridge thawed out for more than 2 days or so before feeding. Dogs have a higher tolerence to bacteria than humans. This is why they can eat raw stuff and not get sick. This doesn't mean they are immune to bacteria mind you, they can get sick from SPOILED meat.
If you do feed it to them do it unsalted or seasoned as dogs don't need added salt in their diets. Also it may give your dog the runs. This is to be expected because it is such a drastic diet change. You can help alleviate this by feeding some cooked potatoes with the meat. Sorry for rambling its just that I work for a holistic dog food company so it's old hat to go in to detail.
Un-thawed mean Frozen
If you do feed it to them do it unsalted or seasoned as dogs don't need added salt in their diets. Also it may give your dog the runs. This is to be expected because it is such a drastic diet change. You can help alleviate this by feeding some cooked potatoes with the meat. Sorry for rambling its just that I work for a holistic dog food company so it's old hat to go in to detail.
Un-thawed mean Frozen
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[QUOTE=Like M. Fords] But I heard somewhere that you should not feed dogs wild game; not sure what the reason was. QUOTE]
You should not feed wild meat to pets (or even people), unless it has been cooked or frozen, because of parasites. Wild critters get them all the time, and it's no big deal, but the rest of us (and our pets) have no defense or immunity against them.
I've eaten venison older than that, with no problem. It just needs to be properly frozen, and air tight.
You should not feed wild meat to pets (or even people), unless it has been cooked or frozen, because of parasites. Wild critters get them all the time, and it's no big deal, but the rest of us (and our pets) have no defense or immunity against them.
I've eaten venison older than that, with no problem. It just needs to be properly frozen, and air tight.
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Originally Posted by Nightstalker9000
interesting mattsbox. i'm from montana and i didnt know anything about that wanton thing, or are u just BSing us?
Matt~ feel free to email me anytime... or stop by the High Plains Chapter here on FTE.
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