One of my hunting buddies was raised in PA. He claimed that when his dad shot a deer he hung it with the hide on until the first thaw of spring. Said when he first moved out west and started hunting with us he couldn't believe how much better our venison tasted. I can't imagine why.
Got to remember that PA deer season starts the 1st of December, not early Oct.
It is common practice to let the deer hang outside with the hide on for a week or too, but certainly not until spring thaw UGHHH!!!!
