collecting scent from harvested game?

[jwbharper]

As one that is always up for DIY projects, I'm curious- does anyone collects scent from the scent glands of deer or elk that they harvest in order to use next season?

As I was packing my partners elk out last week I was thinking about whether this was possible once the animal was dead...if it is possible, how hard is it?

With so many scents on the market, I am thinking its possible...anything one should know in attempting to do this on their own?

Thanks for any info!

[Thumper Dunker]

Wash before you eat. I have taken out and drained in to a small jar a dead coyotes bladder before. Be real careful. Wash before you eat.

[Buckskin57]

I buried the hock glands of a buck I shot in a fresh scrape nearby and the whole area was tore up the next A.M.,Had several bucks in that day,so I know they do somethings when FRESH.

[flinthead]

I have emptied deer bladders several times, put it in a jar and used it for hunting later. Deer seemed to respond to fresh scent better. Thanks, Roy

[Butchie]

I have used buck tarsal glands, fresh and frozen for the following year, with good results.

I would like to collect urine also.  Where do you find the syringes used for this purpose?

 Thanks!

[r-man]

I have collected , deer glands, deer urine, from both sexes, even picked up some poop,   I always go over to a freinds kills and rub my hunting pants over there bucks to transfer scent,  this tends to get very fast results from the deer in my areas.

[jwbharper]

All- Good info! I was thinking about bringing containers when hunting to gather urine or glands from a fresh deer.

If I had a walk in freezer or a cool place I would try to dissect the legs in order to try and obtain the vessels leading to the scent glands. I would imagine there is good scent found there.

Don't suppose anyone has gotten surgical...have they???  

[RedShaft]

I use tarsle glands. Do it all time. Never urine though. Breaks down to fast unless you use it very soon

[Atennishu]

Be sure and harvest the glands AFTER you have processed all the meat, we generally will remove the lower part of the leg above the gland, and then harvest after.

[Duncan]

Remove the urine from the bladder with a hypodermic syringe. Squirt into bottle and repeat until all urine is collected. It's a whole lot less mess.

[jwbharper]

Good to know- thanks for all the tips. I think I will at least try to harvest the tarsal gland off a deer this year.

Any tricks to keeping it until next year? Freezer? Do you add anything to it to preserve it?