Elmer used to let big bucks in the rut hang for 30 days and age before skinning and eating... He was a meat hunt compared to almost any writer from his time and most of those from today!! I have had only a couple bucks killed late that were gamey , had I followed Elmer’s advice, they may have be better...
I think that's why so many bulls and bucks killed late and after the rut in snow country become edible.
I.killed a big old antelope buck once that stunk so bad I was nearly puking the entire time I gutted it. I gave it away.
