kittydoc
Songster
There is nothing worse than buck stink. In vet school, groups of four of us cared for random goats from a local auction then performed surgeries on them for our education. (They were very well cared for until they were euthanized at the end, which a lot of us found and still find objectionable, but we didn't make the rules--things are somewhat different now.) Anyway, we had a big mature buck, and quickly named him "Big Stinky." Our favorite pasttime was watching him ram our fellow students in the *** when they were distracted taking care of their own goat (they were housed in common pens). We knew better than to turn our back on him. He was a nice buck otherwise, kind of like one of my roosters. He's great as long as you don't turn your back on him. Anyway, I am certain that the musk permeates the meat, probably through the fat, and you'd probably have to soak it for a week in weak brine with frequent changes to get that smell out. I think in cultures where goats are eaten, they typically eat wethers (neutered) or males before sexual maturity (don't remember what they're called). Does would certainly taste better. The best use of an old buck that has to be killed is probably taxidermy to mount the head, if it has nice horns, and/or skin and tan the hide for a nice small rug. I bet the chemicals tanners use, plus the removal of all the fat and meat, too, would eliminate most of the buck stench.