In one aspect of the invention a process is provided for producing deer scented estrus articles comprising the steps: using at least one cotton-swab to collect vaginal fluids from the vaginal canal of a female deer in estrus such that vaginal fluids are collected on one or both ends of the at least one cotton swab; placing at least one cotton swab with vaginal fluid collected thereon into a bottle; and collecting urine from at least one female deer producing estrus secretions in their urine, and placing at least a portion of the collected urine in to the bottle to provide at least one bottle containing deer urine with estrus secretions in the deer urine and at least one cotton swab with vaginal fluid deposited thereon at least partly immersed in the urine.