Centuries ago, Tonquin Musk was carried to the known world on the spice route from
China. Since Musk Deer are an endangered species, we now carry a synthetic version. It
is full strength and smells just like the real thing. Deer find the scent very alluring. A
powerful attractant that can be added to virtually any lure, urine, or gland scent to
increase its effectiveness. Calling in a nice buck with a lure you made yourself is very
satisfying. If you have a "do-it-yourself" streak running through you, give the following
recipe a try. Concoct a winning recipe when you used HUNTMDOWN Tarsal Glands
as a base and blend in your own recipe. Scroll down to the bottom of the page!
China. Since Musk Deer are an endangered species, we now carry a synthetic version. It
is full strength and smells just like the real thing. Deer find the scent very alluring. A
powerful attractant that can be added to virtually any lure, urine, or gland scent to
increase its effectiveness. Calling in a nice buck with a lure you made yourself is very
satisfying. If you have a "do-it-yourself" streak running through you, give the following
recipe a try. Concoct a winning recipe when you used HUNTMDOWN Tarsal Glands
as a base and blend in your own recipe. Scroll down to the bottom of the page!
Here's a simple recipe using tarsal glands. The first step is to select the tarsal glands. You can use doe or buck glands
depending on what is available and the lure you wish to make. It's a lot easier to find tarsal glands from a buck that are full of rut
scent than it is a doe because does are in heat for such a short time. If I were making a buck tarsal gland lure, I would select
glands from a mature buck that are as full of musky, rut smell as possible. To select doe tarsal glands, be sure to take them
from a doe in heat. It's easy to tell when a doe is in or is coming into season just from her tarsal glands. If you notice the tarsal
glands of most does that you see, they are white. However, as a doe is coming into heat, she will pee down her back legs and
onto her tarsal glands. As she does this, the glands become dark and smelly and the doe then leaves her scent signal through
out the woods as she travels. As soon as she has been bred, she will lick her tarsal glands clean and white again. If you or a
buddy takes a doe with dark tarsal glands, take advantage of your good fortune and make some of your own lure! If you can't find
what you want that way, try checking out the deer waiting to be processed at the local butcher. Ask nicely, and they'll likely let
you help yourself to a gland or two.
depending on what is available and the lure you wish to make. It's a lot easier to find tarsal glands from a buck that are full of rut
scent than it is a doe because does are in heat for such a short time. If I were making a buck tarsal gland lure, I would select
glands from a mature buck that are as full of musky, rut smell as possible. To select doe tarsal glands, be sure to take them
from a doe in heat. It's easy to tell when a doe is in or is coming into season just from her tarsal glands. If you notice the tarsal
glands of most does that you see, they are white. However, as a doe is coming into heat, she will pee down her back legs and
onto her tarsal glands. As she does this, the glands become dark and smelly and the doe then leaves her scent signal through
out the woods as she travels. As soon as she has been bred, she will lick her tarsal glands clean and white again. If you or a
buddy takes a doe with dark tarsal glands, take advantage of your good fortune and make some of your own lure! If you can't find
what you want that way, try checking out the deer waiting to be processed at the local butcher. Ask nicely, and they'll likely let
you help yourself to a gland or two.
As soon as possible after the kill, remove and
protect the tarsal glands by freezing them until your
ready to start making the lure. Cut through the skin
around the tarsal gland in a circle about the size of a
silver dollar. Then free the tarsal gland by slicing
through the membranes and such below the skin.
Do not touch the tarsal glands with your bare hands.
Use rubber gloves throughout the process so you do
not contaminate your lure with human scent.
Put the tarsal glands in a super clean glass jar and
add enough high proof vodka to cover them and seal
it up good. It should take 4 to 6 ounces of alcohol for
two tarsal glands.
protect the tarsal glands by freezing them until your
ready to start making the lure. Cut through the skin
around the tarsal gland in a circle about the size of a
silver dollar. Then free the tarsal gland by slicing
through the membranes and such below the skin.
Do not touch the tarsal glands with your bare hands.
Use rubber gloves throughout the process so you do
not contaminate your lure with human scent.
Put the tarsal glands in a super clean glass jar and
add enough high proof vodka to cover them and seal
it up good. It should take 4 to 6 ounces of alcohol for
two tarsal glands.
- Put the jar in a cool, dark place and let them
soak for at least two months. - When enough time has past, put on rubber
gloves, remove the glands and squeeze out
as much fluid as you can back into the jar. - Just discard the tarsal glands as you have
sucked as much of the scent out as possible
already.
You now have a tarsal gland tincture.
You can use this lure straight but most lure makers wouldn't consider tarsal
gland tincture to be the final product but rather more of an ingredient in a more
complex or matrix lure. I suggest mixing a half ounce of your tarsal gland
tincture, a half ounce of a quality buck urine, a pinch of salt, and a teaspoon of
tonquin musk. Other common lure ingredients are:
it simple. Don't use up your whole batch of tincture on one lure. Just make
small batches of an ounce or two. If you're going to add urine to your lure, it's a
good idea to throw in a pinch of salt to help preserve it. The salt won't affect
the odor.
- Add an equal amount of glycerin by volume to your tincture. The glycerin
will hold and bind the scent and will allow you to add other ingredients.
The scent will improve as it ages until next season. - Keep your lure cool and dark and the alcohol will preserve it indefinitely.
You can use this lure straight but most lure makers wouldn't consider tarsal
gland tincture to be the final product but rather more of an ingredient in a more
complex or matrix lure. I suggest mixing a half ounce of your tarsal gland
tincture, a half ounce of a quality buck urine, a pinch of salt, and a teaspoon of
tonquin musk. Other common lure ingredients are:
- your favorite doe or buck urine
- other gland tinctures - see below
- scents like anise, tobacco, vanilla, beaver castor, etc.
it simple. Don't use up your whole batch of tincture on one lure. Just make
small batches of an ounce or two. If you're going to add urine to your lure, it's a
good idea to throw in a pinch of salt to help preserve it. The salt won't affect
the odor.
There are a number of glands on a deer that can be used to make excellent tinctures that you can use on their own or as an ingredient
in a lure. For example:
Inter-digital gland: This is a gland from between deer's hooves. It secretes a musky scent that deer use to identify and track each
other. One batch of this tincture will probably last you the rest of your life because you use so little of it at once. It is thought that a
large amount of this scent is perceived as a warning by deer and will spook them off so, just use a few drops in an ounce of lure. This
is a good ingredient to include in a scent you're going to use to make scent trails. To get to this gland you cut off the leg of the deer at
its first knuckle. Stand the leg end so the hoof is pointed up.
the dark patch of fur on top of a buck's head. That fur is full of oils and scent and bucks rub it on branches to leave their scent
signature behind.
and discard the sack.
in a lure. For example:
Inter-digital gland: This is a gland from between deer's hooves. It secretes a musky scent that deer use to identify and track each
other. One batch of this tincture will probably last you the rest of your life because you use so little of it at once. It is thought that a
large amount of this scent is perceived as a warning by deer and will spook them off so, just use a few drops in an ounce of lure. This
is a good ingredient to include in a scent you're going to use to make scent trails. To get to this gland you cut off the leg of the deer at
its first knuckle. Stand the leg end so the hoof is pointed up.
- Put a big, heavy knife between the two hooves, push down and split the leg in two halves. Just above the hoof, you'll see
a small gland with a paste like substance in it that you have cut in half. Scrape out the paste from both halves with a
clean knife. Don't get any blood or fat or any other crap in it. Repeat for all the legs. Place the bits of paste in a super
clean jar and cover with alcohol. - When the mixture has aged for a couple of months in a cool dark place, add an equal amount of glycerin.
the dark patch of fur on top of a buck's head. That fur is full of oils and scent and bucks rub it on branches to leave their scent
signature behind.
- Cut around the dark patch and skin off the top of the buck's head. You can just use this part or add in the pre-orbital
glands that are found in the corner of their eyes and/or the saliva glands which lay on either side of the buck's neck just
below the jaw bone. The pre-orbital and saliva glands should be cut into a few pieces. - Just as with the other formulas above, be super clean, cover the glands with alcohol and store in a cool dark place for
two or three months. When it's done, take out the glands, squeeze out as much of the alcohol as you can and discard
the glands. - Add an equal amount of glycerin and age till next season.
and discard the sack.
- Cut the balls into a few small pieces, cover with alcohol and store in a cool dark place for two months or so. When
they've soaked long enough, pull out and discard the pieces of testicle that remain. Add an equal amount of glycerin.
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HUNTMDOWN™ provide an excellent base for
any homemade lure making and enhance the
scent of Tonquin Musk, Doe Tarsal Musk and
Buck Tarsal Musk
any homemade lure making and enhance the
scent of Tonquin Musk, Doe Tarsal Musk and
Buck Tarsal Musk
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