Looked through archives, other posts, but haven't found anything on just using beaver sac oil as flat set, curiosity lure. I've seen it referenced as using at a rub post set. Have any of you used it ? I would think with the potent but mild odor it might work great; what say you?

Its not great but a little smear will last through a hurricane i believe. Will catch cats and k9s. They dont stick around long. Stick their nose right on it for a second or two and leave. Sometimes coyotes will pee on it.

I've used it in double hole flat set with other lures and had pretty good success. Don't think I have ever used it on its own before.

Thanks guys; was really hoping to get some input from someone who had experiences with it; that helped.

Works well at a compass set with 3 or 4 mouse holes and in a triple pebble set

Yep it's one of the scents I use in some compass sets

I’ve got some two year old rotted oil sacs that have a very good smell. I had planned to use it on a grab n die stick but according to Andy Wiser a K 9 will go right to it and lick it and eat it only to barf it up and not taste it again. I know the OP asked about sac oil and I’m talking rotted oil sacks WITH oil ! This is a similar smell with the added rotting meat smell . My point is put it in a hole or make sure sure you have them caught before they can taste it !

Thanks Golf Ball; still have the sacs so that is good info to try out.

That's very interesting

I've had a few Pm's as to WHAT is a Triple Pebble Set.
I don't know whose book I got this from, but it was over 10 yrs ago, according to my notes.
It is just a type of flat set using 3 lil rocks or acorns or whatever works, placed in a triangle, and is on site, to hold a flat object off the ground at least 1/4" to let the scent waft thru.
It's mostly weather proof too
Here is a sketch.

I just take a rebar trap stake and dive it in at the base of a clump of grass or whatever and bed a trap in front. sac oil is already weatherproof. don't even need a hole. just smear a little at the bottom of that grass clump.

It's a great curiosity smell, but taste yuk.. Don't ask how I know LOL...

One of the best rolling scents out there. That is why I throw all my oil sacs away.

THROW THEM AWAY!! brave heart id purchase them from you. it makes a decent bait additive

I've only been playing around with formulating and testing lure for over a year but my experience with ingredients that cause a rolling response in K-9s is that I find that as a positive response. First of all the reason they roll in it is because they like it and usually these ingredients are fairly strong smelling with a fairly enduring odor. When I find an ingredient or formulation that gets a rolling response I figure there's three ways to make it work, first I can add only a small amount of this product to formula (just enough to make it a secondary odor), use less of the lure at the set or finally put it down a hole. I'll admit I'm new at this and as I learn more I might change my line of thought on this with more experience but that's were I'm at now.

The first thing they wanna do after they roll is pee,. So, givem somthing to pee on..

I'll take rolling any day! Guy just needs to figure out how to harness that energy! I agree G- bus all my attractors with sac oil or fish juice gets a flashy urine post within feet of it!

At least one..