Aging glands
#7023525
10/21/20 07:39 PM
10/21/20 07:39 PM
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Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,100 Southern Nevada
cat_trapper_nv
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"Cat Master"
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"Cat Master"
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,100
Southern Nevada
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So half way through last season I decided to save my cat glands. I didn’t realize how quick they add up. I wanted some aged and some fresh so I used about 8oz ground up for aging and then ground up the other 10oz and preserved them. The aged ones were in a glass jar with a loose lid in a bigger bucket that was sealed to keep the fly’s out. The preserved ones were just sealed up and put on the shelf with my trapping stuff. Fast forward 7 months and the ones I was aging smell like a dead animal pit and the preserved ones have a very strong cat odor (like the ammonia cat smell that burns your nose a little). I mixed the preserved ones with some mink, castor, muskrat gland, and genuine catnip oil. It makes up to almost 16oz of lure that smells like a good off the shelf lure. The aged stuff still smells like a dead animal pit and I have no idea what to do with it.
So my conclusion so far is that you can age preserved glands (since the smell intensified a lot over the last 7 months). My question is, what am I doing wrong with the glands I didn’t preserve first?
If traps work like the Antis say......I would have no fingers.
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Re: Aging glands
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#7024076
10/22/20 11:55 AM
10/22/20 11:55 AM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,459 Montana
Taximan
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Montana
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It is hard to say without knowing what parts you put in and how clean you cut them.There are many ways to make gland lure.On cats and canines,I use clean anal glands,attached to the rectum,the bladder and female reproductive parts.I save the bladder urine and store that in a very cold fridge.After a year or so of the glands aging,if I think the glands are too thick,I will add a little bit of the bladder urine.I don't like runny lures and bladders can vary in volume so that is why I hold back the bladder urine.This lets me adjust the thickness of the lure,later.
I am careful to not get any fecal matter in it,and any connective tissue is kept to a minimum.I add no preservatives at all but just let them age.My gland lure smells at least as good as the best that I have purchased.I like it aged 1 year minimum,but it gets better with age.
The glands that you have that are not preserved,I would let them continue to age and see if it improves.
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Re: Aging glands
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#7035390
11/02/20 09:02 AM
11/02/20 09:02 AM
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 5,445 Southern Michigan
trappergbus
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Southern Michigan
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As stated, glands need to age past the rank stage, it takes more than seven months. a year minimum. Seems I get better responses with fresh gland mixes. Add red fox urine to half and none to the other half to the fresh stuff, See what works best.
Save all your glands, I get most of my supplies by trading glands for credit.
Last edited by trappergbus; 11/02/20 09:03 AM.
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: Aging glands
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#7079650
12/08/20 04:55 PM
12/08/20 04:55 PM
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Joined: Oct 2020
Posts: 71 PA
Coilspring67
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Age your glands like a fine wine.. don't rush it.
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