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ELI5: How does meat not go off in the time hunters kill in the wild to the time it reaches refrigeration?

I sometimes randomly watch bow hunting videos and it seems it can be a good day or so from the time they hang the meat to the time they're able to get it out of the mountains and into refrigeration. How doesn't it spoil when I'm questioning meat I accidentally leave on the counter for a few hours?
gpt
So long as the animal is left whole, there is little chance for bacteria to get at the meat, the inside of the animal is a sterile environment for the most part. So long as the shot didn’t puncture any bowels that is. Most of the meat around the shot is considered waste as it’s the most prone to any contamination and the force of the shot can damage the meat releasing enzymes that can make it go bad quickly. The biggest things are having a way to keep the meat clean once harvested and separating fur from meat it can and 90% of the time does carry fleas, ticks, dung etc.