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Post by digger78 on Oct 19, 2014 10:48:48 GMT -5
I was fourtunate enough to find a possum in my yard the other day before work. Right now he is chunked up in a gallon pickle jar in the back yard. How long should I let him taint before preserving?
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Post by geauxtrappin on Oct 20, 2014 0:02:03 GMT -5
You probably wouldn't do too good using possum as bait. Beaver meat and scrap deer meat works well. An equal amount of rotted deer liver and salted, preserved beaver oil sacs mixed together is what I use for cats and fox. I rub it on a leaning 1x4 on trails and at the ends of beaver dams. You will not miss any cats or fox with this lure and method if you do your part in bedding the trap solid in the soft ground and be sure you have the trap about a foot back from the post, I usually make a small pile of leaves and debri from the set area to make it a walk thru. The 1x4 sticks out like a sore thumb and the sharp eyes of a cat or fox will see it from far away. After you make a few catches the 1x4 will stink like a cat or fox or the latter. It will eventually be chewed to nothing but a good pine 1x4 is all I use and it last a while. Drill a small hole at. Downward angle and stuff some cotton in there, it will hold the lure and the wood will soak it up and last a lot longer. Try it, it works well for me.
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Post by digger78 on Oct 20, 2014 10:19:50 GMT -5
Thanks for the info.The land I will be trapping is a cow pasture so no beavers, but im hopeing to get a couple weeks off in febuary to trap a management area north of me and if i get some i will definatly try your method. I read on another forum that tainted possum and a couple drops of skunk stink make a good coyote bait so i thought Id give it a try.
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Post by Tony Howard on Oct 22, 2014 7:26:50 GMT -5
Digger I personally don't know of anything in Louisiana that will eat a possum. Buzzards even pass on them here. Skunk on the other hand seem to be a favorite to all. To many new trapper think that if it stinks it will catch a coyote. This is not really the case. Just because it stinks does not mean the animal will come to it and if they do that they will react the way they should. geaux talks about a much better bait solution with beaver, deer, ect....
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Post by geauxtrappin on Oct 22, 2014 14:34:40 GMT -5
ive learned over the years that people will say alot of things on these forums.. otter, possum, and coon are meats that nothing is interested in.. in my carcass pile, the fox carcasses are ate up and the maggots get the above said carcasses. cows are a pain in the buns!! coyote glands, tainted meat and the lure I gave above is just about all I use in cow pastures.. they will destroy your sets in no time, and bend your traps up really bad if they see you making a set. as soon as you leave their curiousity takes over and they will investigate your presence. they are attracted to skunk musk, muskrat glands, mink glands, urine, fish oil, beaver castor, any floral essential oils that one might add in a formulation is a no no. if the formula I gave was not full of rotten meat it would attract cows because of the oil sacs. absolutely nothing sweet. the urine contains salt and most cow feeds have salt and fish protein in them, cows have a great sense of smell and they will drive you crazy.. use cow pies and make flat sets. small hole sets, get on location and use low profile sets. You will catch critters and avoid most cows passing by. if you would rather buy a trapping lure instead of going thru the trouble making your own, john graham makes a predator lure specifically for areas with cows... its called "cow country" by john graham. im a simpleton when it comes to lures and baits. tainted meats, smoked fish, and pure animal gland concoctions is really all I use and it has worked very well for me.. cats are a little more finnicky so sweet skunk, valerian and pure catnip tincture I tinctured myself from a strain of catnip which contsins about 97% nepetalactone.. good luck.
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