Jim Swayze wrote:
 > I don't believe any of the pemmican suppliers I've used actually
 >make shelf-stable pemmican.  It goes bad after about a week without
 >refrigeration.  Make my own?

Properly made (no moisture!) with actual suet it is shelf stable for years.

 > Is is going to be so smelly that it
 >attracts bears, even up in a bear bag?

Not much smell. More of a suet smell. My last batch was by weight 55% 
meat and 45% suet. Some write about a 50-50 ratio.

Here's my suet writeup: http://paleofood.com/rendering-suet.htm

Don.