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>Beef,
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>Grass fed beef is available in most places  only in
>'September  , October.   And it costs a LOT!   However once
>in a while some poor cow is killed  by a car.
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>If I offer to buy the dead Cow;  how long after it has been
>killed will it still be good.  This will be grass fed,  as
>the feedlots  have better fences!

I have harvested dead deer days after death ( in fall or winter times )even
one that was half eaten by eagles.
as long the meat is not invaded by maggots it is fine to me .
Once a young deer died on his own in my barn ( it happens every winter ),i
cleaned it hung it but have never been to find the smell attractive so never
ate it.
same with a beaver found on the road.
So basically because i eat instinctively anyway the answer is allways clear.
If it smell good taste good i eat it.
jean-claude

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>Regards,   Lorenzo