Deer farts

[Gellar]

Does Gutting Deer Make Your Farts Smell Like Guts?

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We all have that one buddy in camp, we aren’t sure how he got invited or when he started to show up, but now he’s part of the group and we couldn’t imagine camp without him. Except there is 1 problem. We always joke in deer camp about having the deer farts. I swear I just passed gas and it smelt like the turkey I gutted on Sunday.

 

[Nick87]

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Yea real bad...haha
The worst is a ruffed grouse for me. Kill a few of them process them up and instant hall fame facts!

 

[R.K.]

Anything gut shot that I handle. Being nearby doesn’t do the same as getting your hands dirty, but it’s real. Grouse and deer are probably the worst.

 

[huntin24/7]

Cleaning waterfowl really does it for me. Duck farts are a real thing. I don’t care what anyone says.

 

[Werty]

Yup!

 

[hank4elk]

No ,Rio and I leave flowers and mints where ever we go...

Rio had to get off the couch and went to the bedroom last night. I had laughing gas...

 

[Gellar]

No ,Rio and I leave flowers and mints where ever we go...

Rio had to get off the couch and went to the bedroom last night. I had laughing gas...

That’s bad when the dog leaves the room. Normally it’s the other way around!

 

[Trial153]

I am savage mountain running badass animal killer, and my farts smell like ungulate guts all the time.

 

[Steelsearchin]

Ducks and grouse for 30 years.

Every. Single. Time!!!

 

[Gellar]

Ducks and grouse for 30 years.

Every. Single. Time!!!

I’ve never had the pleasure to harvest very many grouse, but I see a common thread here.

 

[hank4elk]

I fell into the pond when I was 6, muck farts had mom sending me to the porch to sleep.
Ever since when I'm in the muck somewhere, pond farts follow.
A reason I quit water bird hunting too. Goose farts. LOL

And here I thought I had a gift...

 

[gouch]

I never associated it with gutting any animals, but I have had farts that smelled like a gut shot merganser.

 

[longbow51]

It's a fact that your gut can become colonized by bacteria with which you come into contact via inhalation. Probiotics might help. Where are the studies on these real world problems?

 

[Dakota79]

Are we smelling the order that is stuck in the tiny hairs of our throat and nasal passage from messing around with stinky things?.

 

[Steelsearchin]

Are we smelling the order that is stuck in the tiny hairs of our throat and nasal passage from messing around with stinky things?.

When they hit me, my wife steers clear for a 15 feet minimum, so i hardly doubt she's sniffing my nose innards. She is never nearby when I'm cleaning birds!

 

[R.K.]

Are we smelling the order that is stuck in the tiny hairs of our throat and nasal passage from messing around with stinky things?.

Two days later? From people that weren’t around for the gutting? No chance.

 

[KipCarson]

I would usually laugh a bit here at this fine example of meateaters high quality journalism, but apparently it hits close to home for most of you. I’ve never heard of this phenomenon and definitely never experienced it. What a fascinating group of guys we have on here lol!

 

[KipCarson]

It's a fact that your gut can become colonized by bacteria with which you come into contact via inhalation. Probiotics might help. Where are the studies on these real world problems?

After a few bad gut jobs as a kid with accidental splatters in unintended places I’ve learned to keep my mouth closed pretty firmly during evisceration exercises. Never though something so simple would be a tip I would share but apparently that tiny piece of advice may be needed!

 

[BackofBeyond]

Only thing I can confirm is that living off Mtn House and huckleberries for a week straight will leave you with the ability to peel paint from 25 feet away.