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There is nothing to compare to muskrat. When you skin them, the belly opens the majority of the time. Beaver can be bad also. Back in the late 70s, I was catching a lot of rats. My best one night catch was 60. I could skin a rat in a minute and a half. I also skinned at a fur shop in the evening. I couldn’t stand the smell of myself after by the opening of buck season.
 
I would say plausible. Air and gas is air and gas. It does get on you..similar to if you cook something with onions..it gets in your clothes and skin. Immediately had the smell when just washing off an arrow or knife but that is understandable. Alsonif you dont use field dress gloves and it gets under your nails you will smell it for days no matter how hard you scrub.
 
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There is nothing to compare to muskrat. When you skin them, the belly opens the majority of the time. Beaver can be bad also. Back in the late 70s, I was catching a lot of rats. My best one night catch was 60. I could skin a rat in a minute and a half. I also skinned at a fur shop in the evening. I couldn’t stand the smell of myself after by the opening of buck season.
I was an avid trapper back in the late 70's and 80's and would skin anything possums, skunks you name it, you always smelled like a critter back then. I remember a couple buddies and I would sell our furs at the Marienville fur auction. What a wild time we had and the only place I remember that served beaver to eat.
 
I saw this in another forum and I guess this happens to a lot of hunters after gutting a deer. I was wondering if this happens in Pa. or more of a problem on a national level. So does your farts smell like deer guts the day after gutting a deer, many claim yes. I personally have never noticed this, but do plan on monitoring it more closely the next time I gut a deer.
absolutely. ditto with muskrats but worse.
 
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