re: Forgot some deer meat in cooler

I was listening to the Meateater audiobook about the long hunters today. They told the story of a guy that was lost in the wilderness without food or means to shoot anything. He ended up killing a dog that came up to him, roasted some of it immediately and jerked the rest. He stored it in a pouch of the dog’s skin.


When he was finally found he was still eating the dog jerky, though, as it was described, it was fly ridden and crawling with maggots.

So yeah, you’ll be fine.