Rutting buck - anal glands?

[Essexsussex]

I shot a fallow buck last night, which certainly smelled like he was getting ready for the ladies.

Having not shot many like this, I have a question…when I split the aitch bone I found two things either side of the bladder that looked to me like anal glands - like the ones dogs need emptying. They were like wobbly-ish yellow body fat (ie not puss as not white and opaque).

Is this a normal thing? Other glands all in good order, other than one or two on the body slightly enlarged which I put down to either the rutting or the hole in its shoulder made by another buck or similar which was fairly recent.

Thanks all

 

[ion]

I believe that it is the prostate, which becomes enlarged during the rut.
His testicles should have been noticeably bigger.
When his penis sheath starts to look like something from outer space (inverted), then you'll know he is full on. He'll stink!

 

[Essexsussex]

I believe that it is the prostate, which becomes enlarged during the rut.
His testicles should have been noticeably bigger.
When his penis sheath starts to look like something from outer space (inverted), then you'll know he is full on. He'll stink!

His nob hadn’t gone that far, massive gonads tbf, and completely fat covered reckon I got him just in time! Thank you for the info, appreciated as ever.