blackies blend brown buck
j.r.&sons , i think its midnight mink .
dave edwards , certified mink seed .
o'gormans , iowa longliner ( a j.curtis grigg mink lure )
clam oil
alligator oil
muskrat blood
i beleive there is a difference in the way a mink reacts to a minky lure and a set thats caught a mink . as has been mentioned , a set thats made a catch has odors other than mink musk , urine, feces , pheromones , other glandular secretions , stomach fluids and bile, etc.
stuff that we can't really smell within the mink musk but a mink sure can.
i also beleive a mink can tell the difference between mink musk from wild caught mink and mink musk bought from lure ingredient suppliers ( that being from ranch raised mink ) .
asa and or others who make lure , where does your mink glands you use come from ? wild caught or ranch mink ? or do you really know . i would have to guess that the vast majority of mink glands sold comes from ranch raised mink .
as far as knowing if a mink spooks , i've done what randy does but not to the extent i know that he does . i have based it on knowing where i caught a mink and knowing that it had to pass, go around , avoid , other sets in order to be caught where it was.not exact science but by using educated guess's based on this , things pay off for me.
as i mentioned before a faint odor of mink i think is good , a set thats made a catch and aged a day or 2 .
pure mink musk in a set , too strong for mink in my book but coons love it. bank walking fox and yotes will too.
when it all comes down to it , i prefer to catch them in bottom edge sets, conibears in trails and blind sets/pocket sets with footholds and no bait or lure.
mark
Possums and fanged beaver Skeer Me 
