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Lynx lures and trapping prep
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10/04/18 12:10 PM
10/04/18 12:10 PM
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Joined: Feb 2014
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Ryan McLeod
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What’s your go to lynx lure? I use whale oil and beaver castor mixed but just looking for opinions on what else gets good results. Sometimes the big old cats seem to know the scent and avoid my set but then switching to plain fish or switching lures will get them. BC lynx lure? I think that’s one I’ve used. Ultimate bear lure in an orange bottle was another killer lure that I don’t see around anymore. Probably order a couple different lures just to have them on hand once we get started. I got some lightly used plywood and should be able to make 10-12 more wolverine boxes. Also making a small order for snare parts. I’ll be making some 3/32 swivelled and cam locked snares again this year since I liked the ones I made last year so much. They felt slower than the ones I’m used to but the results were the same, they worked. 12 more days and there will be some beaver traps and snares to look at.
If you take care of the land the land will take care of you
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Re: Lynx lures and trapping prep
[Re: Ryan McLeod]
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10/04/18 04:34 PM
10/04/18 04:34 PM
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can
bctomcat
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Sharpe's BC made lynx lure is an effective one I have used as well as a very effective home made lure as follows:
It is made by rotting lynx livers in a jar all summer. Then take a pint of this rotted liver and add six drops of aniseed, six drops of Valerian, a small bit of powdered catnip and six drops of lynx urine. Throw in about five tablespoons of powdered lynx droppings and one finely chopped beaver castor and mix well.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Lynx lures and trapping prep
[Re: Moose maniac]
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10/06/18 09:22 PM
10/06/18 09:22 PM
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can
bctomcat
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I use a homemade lynx lure made from lynx innards it takes awhile to make it but works like no other lure I have tried for them Is it similar to recipe I posted.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Lynx lures and trapping prep
[Re: bctomcat]
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10/06/18 10:10 PM
10/06/18 10:10 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
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Moose maniac
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I use a homemade lynx lure made from lynx innards it takes awhile to make it but works like no other lure I have tried for them Is it similar to recipe I posted. No it's different you take all the guts from the lynx and cut them up put them in a pail to rot for a summer it turns into a brownish paste when it's ready add some bacon grease and glycerine to keep it from freezing, I used to use beaver meat and lynx meat now I use a bait stick and a snare, I have literally tried every commercial lynx lure made and none come close, I catch at least 50 a season.
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