Tarsal Gland Usage

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rpg73

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Was hunting on foot most of the day yesterday, decided to spend the last hour and a half of daylight in one of my tree stands. I was giving a couple grunts every 20 minutes and about an hour into the production a nice little eight pointer came into the edge of the clear cut and started licking at a branch. He was about four licks in when my 1895 barked and put a nice clean 45 calibre hole behind his shoulder.
To get to the point, I have another deer tag for the muzzleloader and 40 days to fill it and am wondering if any of you utilize the tarsal glands from a buck to use as cover scent or a lure when you are calling.
Thanks
 
We used to save them and drape them over the edge of the blind for cover scent. Can't say for certain whether they ever really helped, but it certainly didn't seem to hurt anything. Now I just try to minimize my scent and play the wind...
 
i've tried it, not sure of the results, but what the heck, go for it and report back to us! The fun is in the process, and the process is highly variable...
 
I "heard" of people saving tarsal glands from season to season in the freezer. Spray with doe in heat urine and tie them to a 6 foot string and drag them in behind you to your stand. I have also "heard" about bucks coming in nose down on your trail to your stand trying to find the hot doe. I also they believe the MNR made it illegal to use natural scents and items for deer hunting- tarsal glands, natural urine, and even rattling horns included. Take it for what it is but they work excellent.
 
I'm pretty sure antlers are fine, it's just a restriction on anything that has bodily fluid as part of it. Glands, feces, urine, etc. Synthetic urine and scents were fine I think.
 
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