Soaking game bags in citric acid/lemon lime juice?

[mrcowboy]

Anyone have experience trying this? Was reading about it the other day. Author suggested it kept flies away and the lowered pH of the solution kept bacterial growth to minimum (slowed it down) on meat and bags. The author soaked the bags for 20 - 60 minutes than allowed them to dry. He then refolded and placed into ziplock bags to take to the field. If you have thoughts, please post. Thanks.
Mike

 

[Old Hunter]

I know some guys that do it. I just spray the meat.

 

[y02MDM]

I never have heard of anyone using citric acid. I use salt and ice in a icechest over a weeks time to treat my game. Its real good at killing bacteria because the salt causes the ice to melt and it drops the temps inside the cooler(similar to when you use rock salt to make homemade ice cream). This also helps free the meat of blood because you open the icechest drain and drain off the bloody water each day.

 

[Old Hunter]

Citric acid is used in the field to keep the flies off the meat. Pepper also works.

 

[Kentucky hunter]

I know some guys that do it. I just spray the meat.

what do you spray on the meat Old Hunter

 

[JMSZ]

Anyone have experience trying this? Was reading about it the other day. Author suggested it kept flies away and the lowered pH of the solution kept bacterial growth to minimum (slowed it down) on meat and bags. The author soaked the bags for 20 - 60 minutes than allowed them to dry. He then refolded and placed into ziplock bags to take to the field. If you have thoughts, please post. Thanks.
Mike

Alaska DF&G has a brochure on their website, it says to spray a citric acid and water solution on the meat. They say if you get enough on, it forms a crust on the meat and it will keep for up to a week if it doesn't get too warm.

 

[Old Hunter]

what do you spray on the meat Old Hunter

I use the Alaska Outdoors product.

http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/magazine/citric_acid.htm

 

[mrcowboy]

I use the Alaska Outdoors product.

http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/magazine/citric_acid.htm

After reading the Alaska Outdoors article, I will use the spray method of treating the meat rather than soaking the bags. Thanks for your input. Now to fill that elk tag.
Mike