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Offline four coil

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Muskrat glands?
« on: April 18, 2010, 03:44:31 AM »
I have some spring muskrat glands that I would like to do something with, but don't know what or how? If I do something with them, what animal would they be attractive to. I like to have my feet in the water so I hope I could make something attractive to muskrat, mink, or raccoon.
Thanks, Shawn
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Re: Muskrat glands?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2010, 07:23:16 AM »
 Shawn, keep them in the freezer for now. I have never done anything with rat glands,so cannot offer much help. I do know they are attractive to most animals.
 Tom
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Re: Muskrat glands?
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2010, 12:48:40 PM »
Muskrat glands/musk is a universal attractant, I have never seen any animal species that wasn't highly attracted to them. For usage in mink and muskrat lures I would preserve them fresh in the lure. For fox, coyote and bobcat lures I would taint them as canines and cats go crazy like they are mesmerized attempting to rub and roll on tainted glands. For coon it can be either way, never could note any difference with coon. If there was only one ingredient I could add to any species lure, other than perhaps beaver, it would be muskrat galnds/musk.
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Re: Muskrat glands?
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 04:31:29 PM »
Ditto Asa, over the years those rat glands have drawn alot of fur to footholds....muskrats too...LOL
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Re: Muskrat glands?
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2010, 12:30:20 PM »
Hey RdFx, do you know Arnold Groehler from Oconomowoc? Told me in a letter and order today he caught 3000 muskrat and 400 coon last season.
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« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2010, 06:07:30 PM »
yeppers  Asa, i know him.. He is a Iraq vet and traps whenever he can.  I believe in his spare time...LOL... he works for NAFA.
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2010, 04:54:49 AM »
Arnold said he was putting on a rat trapping demo at the NTA in Marshfield this Summer and demonstrating how he uses Muskrat Super All Call to rack up such large harvests. I know he got called for a tour to Iraq a while back with the National Guard.
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Re: Muskrat glands?
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2010, 09:45:22 AM »
can you get glands from rats caught in febuary?
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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2010, 02:58:25 PM »
I doubt it, ive only seen swollen full pods on males in spring time here in Wi and that starts approx first part of April up here.  Sweet smelling they are too.... Skinned  some rats and bvr for trapping ed class today and those rat glands tweaked my nostrils  LOL...
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Re: Muskrat glands?
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2010, 04:04:14 PM »
I have some glands from muskrats caught while beaver trapping in the freezer. I like to use them for rats or mink. What do you do with them to make a lure? Asa I use your muskrat super all call when I trap houses. I've tried others, but yours is my favorite. It doesn't spill and the smell lasts until I'm ready to pull.
Shawn
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