I have some ground up bobcat meat that I would like to add some skunk fat to. Any idea of how much fat per gallon of meat I should start off with? And should I add the fat before or after I age the meat? Thanks in advance.

what does the fat do?

My understanding is it's another attractant for colder weather.

I'd be testing the skunk fat before I got to far with it

skunk fat will render out oil like beaver tails do. good clean skunk fat is near to odorless. I wouldn't do a whole gallon unless you have a lot more bobcat meat to experiment with. try your experiment on a small scale first

Thought I would try it but just wanted some feedback first. Thanks.

skunk fat is a nice addition predators seek out high protein once the thermals drop! To 5 gallons of meat I add 1/2 a gallon of skunk fat just enough to give the bait a creamy consistency before it taints. To much fat will slow down the tainting process..Just me but I want my gravy to smell the same as the base material.Ive had poor results on skunk fat as a stand alone attractant. Imho its due to its mild nature. Leave a little meat attached to the fat you get a cloudier oil but it has more smell. Extreme cold it will get pretty hard ! As does most rendered oils

If intending to render the skunk fat the recommendation below is a good one by Tony.

Leave a little meat attached to the fat you get a cloudier oil but it has more smell. Extreme cold it will get pretty hard ! As does most rendered oils.

I do all my skunk fat oil with scrapings and it gives an excellent result for formulation. I never did like the pure fat only rendering result as Danny said it has very little odor representation.

A good formula should have a vast majority of active odor ingredients. The only part that is not odor representing would be the element of antifreeze which has little odor push.

I picked up a half gallon from Kansas skunk man at the NTA. I had some slightly soured bobcat with Nelson solution that turned out kind of dry. I’ve added enough of the skunk oil to make it creamier and it still has the original smell. Haven’t tried it yet but every dog that smells it licks his lips.

The Kansas Skunk man knows how to draw skunk oil. You got the good stuff from MIck.

Might even have been a skunk or 2 I caught in there

Thanks Tony and Bob, this is what I'm going for as it turns cold rather quick like. Figured I would do half with fat and half without and see what my results are like. Limited amount of skunk fat but can always add more as I get it. Thanks!!