Dry Snack Sticks...Why?

Low fat content. Antelope is really lean. I'd shoot for 70/30 antelope/pork butt. I'd also add a cup of NFDM per 5 pounds of meat.

I agree with Case, sticks are lean. I'm not going to say too lean because that is a matter of personal preference.

I have made quite a bit of lean (80/20 - meat/fat) deer and elk sticks, they always turnout dry. The stuff at the grocery store has tons of fat, and that is why its not dry.

Keep in mind that pork butt is not all fat either. So when the term 80/20 is used on 10lbs of meat that means 2lbs of FAT. If your antelop is mostly lean and you are adding pork butt (not all fat) you might only really be adding 10% fat to your final sticks.

Is that an old fridge smoker? I love those, I had one back in the 70s.

They look really good!

HTH