Gray Fox Put Up, Part 3 (Collecting Glands)

[cameron2]

If you make your own lure, you no doubt know how to collect your own glands. If you don't make your own lure, you might consider selling your glands to a known lure manufacturer. Here's how I collect the basic glands. As an aside, I don't bother with foot glands, ear but t s, armpits and so forth. If your lure manufacturer wants those glands, he or she can tell you where they are and how to collect them.

Skin around the anal ring, and free the entire colon from the surronding bone structure. Don't dig down into the colon itself or you'll puncture the bladder.



Once you've freed the colon, pull it out about 6 to 8 inches.




Cut it off, and also cut out the female or male organs.





Now make an incision in the stomach cavity, and pull out the bladder. Sometimes its full (like this one) and some times it's deflated and looks like a lima bean.


Now label a glass jar and place your glands in them. I prefer to freeze mine until I'm ready to ship them or work with them.

[garman]

Excellent Cameron Thanks

[GUTPYLZ]

NIce! Do you keep the sac full or do you just put it in there?

[cameron2]

The bladder, you mean?? The fellow I collect glands for likes to keep the glands and bladder separate so he can control the amount of fluid in his formulation. For my own use, I just throw them all in the same container.

[GUTPYLZ]

Ya, the bladder. you don't milk out the excess?

[mostinterestingmanintheworld]

I'll bet that's what Wendt's ball looks like.

Joel

[GUTPYLZ]

joelblakeslee said:

I'll bet that's what Wendt's ball looks like.

Joel

I noticed you said, "ball" and not, "balls". ;D