Post by Josh on Apr 3, 2010 10:16:55 GMT -5
I personally like canine baits to be as loud as possible. I like to make every set with at least one good loud bait and a couple different lures. I don't use much urine except for the remakes and the sets that have been in the ground untouched for a while, just to freshen them up a bit and give another different calling agent.
My Loud Bait Choices
-Cavens Hiawatha Valley Predator Bait
-Otter Creeks Pro Coyote Plus
-Otter Creeks Pro Fox Plus
-Otter Creeks Fall Harvest (mouse)
-Kaatz Bros. Red Label Predator Bait
-Kaatz Bros. Sandhills Magik
-My Own Baits
For luring coyotes & Fox, I like to mix up various gland lures such as mink, red fox, bobcat and coyote at most of my flat sets. Red Fox gland seems to work the best in my area along with a little beaver castor. I'll sometimes change it up a bit by adding a sweet lure like apple or a berry mix. A change up like this is sometimes just the thing you need to get some of those weary old dogs. Canines, like most other critters, have different cravings or preferences in what they eat and feel comfortable with pursuing. Your best lure and bait choices will come from studying what they are eating at the time you are trapping them. Take a look at they're droppings and you'll find your obvious bait & lure choice! I have actually found apple peels in dropping in late November. They had been scrounging around under an old apple tree, at a nearby farm, that had dropped all of it's fruit during the summer. Finding something like this can also direct you to a not so obvious or normal location that can really boost your catch ratio.
My Loud Bait Choices
-Cavens Hiawatha Valley Predator Bait
-Otter Creeks Pro Coyote Plus
-Otter Creeks Pro Fox Plus
-Otter Creeks Fall Harvest (mouse)
-Kaatz Bros. Red Label Predator Bait
-Kaatz Bros. Sandhills Magik
-My Own Baits
For luring coyotes & Fox, I like to mix up various gland lures such as mink, red fox, bobcat and coyote at most of my flat sets. Red Fox gland seems to work the best in my area along with a little beaver castor. I'll sometimes change it up a bit by adding a sweet lure like apple or a berry mix. A change up like this is sometimes just the thing you need to get some of those weary old dogs. Canines, like most other critters, have different cravings or preferences in what they eat and feel comfortable with pursuing. Your best lure and bait choices will come from studying what they are eating at the time you are trapping them. Take a look at they're droppings and you'll find your obvious bait & lure choice! I have actually found apple peels in dropping in late November. They had been scrounging around under an old apple tree, at a nearby farm, that had dropped all of it's fruit during the summer. Finding something like this can also direct you to a not so obvious or normal location that can really boost your catch ratio.