Prepare meat, egg, poultry or fish salads less than 24 hours before serving. Use separate coolers for beverages and food. Beverage coolers are opened more frequently than food coolers the temperature inside a cooler rises each time it is opened. Keep the temperature in the cooler under 40 F. Store food in water-tight containers to prevent contact with melting ice water. Add more ice.
Temperatures remain more constant in a full cooler.
Keep hands clean and work areas sanitary. When grilling at the game, prepare only the quantity of food that will be eaten. Use a clean utensil for each step. Keep dirty utensils separate from clean ones. When finished serving, put leftovers back in the cooler.