What size cooler would hold a quartered out Mule Deer?

[4Weight]

Thanks for any help on this.

4W

 

[Wapitiwilly]

If it’s boned 65 quart is plenty large enough

 

[hornkiller]

For a ut buck a 20qt!

 

[4Weight]

Probably would be bone in. Thoughts.

 

[hornkiller]

Bone in any buck would have to be bigger than a 70qt!

 

[desperatehills]

I have a 165 qt cooler that works great for this. There is enough room to have block ice on the bottom and a little wood to keep the meat out of the water. This is for gutless method deer. Bone in front and rear legs, the rest boneless meat

 

[4Weight]

Perfect that is what I was looking for desparatehills.

Thank you all.

 

[ridgetops]

I have a 120 qt. that works for me. I do need to use crushed ice to fill in the gaps.

 

[4Weight]

Thanks bud, that is about the size I was looking at.

 

[Huntaholic]

Ive got a 140qt Orca that I use for trips out west. Anything smaller and its gonna be a tight fit.

 

[4Weight]

Great info gents thank you very much !

 

[elkassassin]

Hey hk!

I Told You!

They are easier to Pack Out!

For a ut buck a 20qt!

 

[peez3006]

120 qt K2 cooler for me. Line the bottom with frozen gallons of water. Put the boned out buck on top. No worries of the meat getting wet. I take a 2nd one if elk hunting.
Don P

 

[jims]

I've been super glad I bought an "oversized cooler" years ago. If you ever decide to shoot elk or moose sized game, multiple animals, or meat plus cape it's always good to have more than enough room. I almost always save capes and sometimes life-sized skins.

Sometimes I'm in a hurry to get antelope on ice during the early season dates when it can be super hot so I don't bone them out. It's nice to get them in a cooler and not have to worry about room! I guess I'm picky and don't like my meat or capes wet. I make sure the ice is on the bottom with a layer of trash bags between the meat/capes and ice......and drain water as often as needed. Wet meat or capes is asking for problems on extended trips!

You may want to look at some of the youtube videos that compare different coolers melting ice vs time. Just because a cooler costs a small fortune doesn't necessarily mean it is better!

 

[PleaseDear]

I have 150 qt coolers that are perfect for most any boned off game meat from any species.



Robb

 

[Bluehair]

If nobody else will, I guess I have to.

 

[sdhunter]

60-70 qrt should be plenty. Walmart has coleman coolers that are 120 qrt i believe for about 60-70 bucks. These work great. We throw one cooler in for a trip and can hold 2-3 deer with ease.

 

[GoHigher]

I like to quarter my deer to pack them out then bone them out at the truck before the cooler. Much more compact that way. Doesn't take long either.

 

[Magnum61]

65 was perfect last season

 

[brutus54]

Here's my set up.. I use a Igloo cooler not sure of the size. But I made a rack out of PVC pipe and an old wire shelf. I use old antifreeze jugs filled with water. Four fit perfect in the bottom under the rack. And I have some freeze packs for on top of the meat. I wrap all the frozen jugs and packs in canvas until I need them keeps them frozen longer. Then I try to put the canvas on top after I fill the cooler with meat. If it will fit. I always try to cool the meat down as much as I can before I put it in the cooler so it won't sweat. I've put some good sized Deer quartered plus back straps and trim in there.

 

[Desertmuleyguide]

A 65 will hold a quartered Arizona desert muley which tend to be a tad smaller than average. I'd go with 100 just to be safe and have room for a cape. That's bone in. I only bone quarters out at least 5 days after kill.

 

[Snoopdogg]

Here's my set up.. I use a Igloo cooler not sure of the size. But I made a rack out of PVC pipe and an old wire shelf. I use old antifreeze jugs filled with water. Four fit perfect in the bottom under the rack. And I have some freeze packs for on top of the meat. I wrap all the frozen jugs and packs in canvas until I need them keeps them frozen longer. Then I try to put the canvas on top after I fill the cooler with meat. If it will fit. I always try to cool the meat down as much as I can before I put it in the cooler so it won't sweat. I've put some good sized Deer quartered plus back straps and trim in there.

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Nice!

 

[Desertmuleyguide]

Here's my set up.. I use a Igloo cooler not sure of the size. But I made a rack out of PVC pipe and an old wire shelf. I use old antifreeze jugs filled with water. Four fit perfect in the bottom under the rack. And I have some freeze packs for on top of the meat. I wrap all the frozen jugs and packs in canvas until I need them keeps them frozen longer. Then I try to put the canvas on top after I fill the cooler with meat. If it will fit. I always try to cool the meat down as much as I can before I put it in the cooler so it won't sweat. I've put some good sized Deer quartered plus back straps and trim in there.

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That's a cool set up

 

[Lurch]

Rtic 145. Fits the meat and cape

 

[DeerHunter53]

yeti just got back from a fishing trip and had my yeti in the sun for most of each afternoon and had four blocks in it when I left on Thursday. Got back yesterday (tuesday) and still had half the blocks of ice left. It is worth the money for them I have two and bring both when hunting elk but usually only one is needed for the mule deer buck quartered.

 

[txhunter58]

Just meat: RTIC 65. (Yeti 65 is too small)

But if you need to keep the cape cool, you need a bigger cooler.