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Post by willyp on Apr 5, 2017 12:43:40 GMT -5
Have you ever made up your own bait for Red fox?
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Post by redarrow on Apr 5, 2017 14:30:05 GMT -5
I used to make mine. Most of it was better at attracting 'possums than fox.  I made some good bait by chopping groundhog into chunks about the size of a golfball, I utted mine first and threw out any entrails except the liver and bladder(include any urine). I put this in a glass jar and made sure to leave the lid loose to keep flies out and let the gasses escape-the jar will break if the gasses can't get out!  I used to let this rot down to a sickening black liquid; that was a mistake. A better way is to let the decay go on for only a few days in a shady spot, away from the house, and use a preservative to "fix" the bait and stop the rotting. I used salt or sodium benzoate. SB can be bought at a trapper supply place. Beaver and muskrat meat work pretty well too, but I have only used it when it was fresh during trapping season. |
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Post by longbeard2372 on Apr 6, 2017 6:24:48 GMT -5
I rarely use bait. Always use plain lure. My favorite is Violator 7 or gusto sometimes both. After mid January I use a gland lure. If there isnt many deer in the area I will use a shot of fox pizz on the backing of my set but here is Lancaster the deer love the fox pee and end up stepping in the trap. I have also had it happen in northern Potter also. I just put a pea size lump of violator 7 down the hole and gusto on the back of the rim when using them together.
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Post by redarrow on Apr 6, 2017 15:19:21 GMT -5
Gusto is some powerful stuff! Handle it with care.
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Post by longbeard2372 on Apr 7, 2017 6:36:40 GMT -5
Gusto is some powerful stuff! Handle it with care. Yes it is ! I use maybe a pea size amount during warm weather and during cold weather only lima bean size amount. Its a great Bobcat lure to ! |
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