Antelope downright stink!

[luv2huntelk]

Uhhhgggg....that stench lasts FOREVER!

 

[rclouse79]

After harvesting a couple javelina they don’t seem too bad.

 

[WCB]

I actually like their smell...I agree Javelina are not great.

Shot a Tahr in NZ...smells live Beaver. Which is one of the best smells in the wild.

 

[RCB]

I have yet to kill one so I didn't know. Hope to find out soon. Is that possibly mediated by temperature?

 

[6mm Remington]

Antelope have a distinctive odor of their hide. Elk certainly smell like elk too and have a unique odor. I don't think it's horrible, it's just how they were made. Now the meat is fantastic!

 

[Rangerpants]

I agree, they smell funny, but so worth it for the meat! I don't think its a bad smell per-se, but...unique.

 

[taggart_lumpy]

doesn’t bother me. anyone else get the antelope buck frito smell?

 

[ganngus]

I shot a buck back in 2015. I grabbed his back legs to load him while wearing gloves. Five years later and probably at least 100 washes later, the gloves still smell...

 

[wytx]

doesn’t bother me. anyone else get the antelope buck frito smell?

Old coffee grounds for me, our cat loves to rub on antelope horns.

 

[TheGDog]

Would those of you more experienced say it's bad or good to then later on hunt with your gear on which may still have some of that smell within it?

In the Garage I've been layingout my hunting clothes upon my Mule Deer Pelts. My thought being they'd pick-up dander and protein/epithelial cells from them that should help.

 

[NoWiser]

Would those of you more experienced say it's bad or good to then later on hunt with your gear on which may still have some of that smell within it?

It will make zero difference. If they smell antelope, they've already smelled you.

 

[KHNC]

They dont smell too bad until mid to late september. Then the funk lasts forever. Will make you want to throw it away.

 

[Mule3006Elk]

They do stink. My first pronghorn, field care was quick, and on ice quickly.
When I was processing the meat I remember thinking it had a very distinctive smell.
Almost made think it went bad which didn't make sense b/c I had it on ice so quickly.

When I took some meat out to cook, same smell, I was worried the palate was going to follow the nose. Fortunately, the taste is phenomenal!!

 

[Bighunt531]

I actually like their smell...I agree Javelina are not great.

Shot a Tahr in NZ...smells live Beaver. Which is one of the best smells in the wild.

I love ththe smell of castor

 

[Coveyleader]

Hoping to have that smell on my hands tomorrow.

I agree on the gloves, I have a pair from jeesh, 7-8 years ago that still smell.

 

[saltfork]

Yeah they do have an odor, most really not that bad, just an odor. A blackbuck antelope I killed in Texas had a similar smell. And I agree, javelina absolutely reek! I can look at old photos of some and swear I can smell them lol.

 

[Ace531]

I got my first pronghorn last year, and yeah they definitely have a distinctive odor to them. They must have a kind of oil on their fur or something that seems to stick to whatever it touches, so definitely do not get it on your clothes and keep the hair off the meat.

 

[FLAK]

Yote is the worst smelling thing I've ever killed.
I refused to touch it.

 

[PablitoPescador]

I probably love the smell of pronghorn more than any other scent. So many good memories of hunting with family come up when I get a whiff

 

[JRMiller]

They just smell like goats to me. I dont mind it.