new trapper needs info!

[madmikeray]

hi guys, im just starting to get into trapping and would like some opions for lures or bait. in live traps for rabbits, whats best to use? in steel leg traps ,whats best for bobcats and coyoties. and live traps, whats best for coons? any info apreciated ,need all i can get since im just getting into it. :roll:  

[danny clifton]

I don't think there there is a magic bait or lure. To consistantly catch anything you have to get your trap in the right place. I'm not talking about in relation to the bait or backing or any of that either. The set has to be where the targeted animal will find it quickly to get consistant results. I know thats hard to accept but is the truth. Bog, the moderater here is going to have some beaver bait for sale I believe soon. Beaver makes a good cat and coyote bait. For rabbits I like the salt/mineral blocks they sell to put in domestic rabbit cages at pet supply stores. Coons aren't really very picky. Besides the fresh or canned fish that works good a payday candybar is good bait so is a couple marshmellows with a few drops of anise on them.

[Jacktheknife]

Madmike,
    Bait for Yotes and Cats, one of my favorites and theirs too, is Beaver.
Just pick up a roadkill Beaver, chop it up into 1/2 egg size pieces, hair,  bones and all.  Put it in large plastic baggies with a cup of oil, vegetable, corn, whatever, and a couple of tablespoons of sodium benzoate, {so when defrosted it won't rot and stink}.   Mix it up good and freeze it,  {the oil is to protect it from freezer burn till next year.}
 Rabbits would work too, but rather than live trap them, just shoot them.

For Coon bait,  Get a can of cheap Mackrell,  mix it 50% Mackrell and 50% Molasses.

                                                           
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