Preserving Game in the Field & While Traveling

[rossislider]

My traditional method for keeping my game cool when I'm going to be in the field for a while after the kill, or traveling a ways home is usually as follows:

-Several blocks of ice in the bottom of my large cooler.

-Garbage bags or other plastic as a barrier to keep the meat as dry as possible.

-Meat in my game bags on top of the plastic.

 

I'm assuming this is a pretty common method, but was curious is anyone does anything different that serves them well? I've heard of freezing a lot of small water botttles to keep the moisture to a minimum. Anything else?

[AZ8]

Cold air sinks. Your ice should be above the meat. That's given me the best results.

[khmer6]

I rarely use straight ice anymore even while camping. I freeze a bunch of bottled waters and 1 gal or liter jugs. They pack nicely and hold forever. Pack my cooler with food and top off with a bag or two of ice. Also cheaper than buying several bags of ice to fill a few 150qt chests. Also if you have jugs or bottled ice you can shove them into the chest cavity

[HuntHarder]

I do blocks on bottom of cooler, bags to separate ice and meat, then 2 liter frozen bottles on top of meat and mixed in.

[Sneaker]

I do tons of frozen water bottles. If I expect to be out for more than a few days, then I get some dry ice to put into the ice cooler to prolong the start of melting.

[Tres]

Blocks of ice on the bottom of a cooler

[4Falls]

I like to use the plastic juice bottles they are squarish and pack easier in a cooler. I also keep a case of 16oz water bottle frozen at all times.