Trapping lure lost its skunk smell
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10/04/20 01:44 PM
10/04/20 01:44 PM
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greenetrapper
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Do trapping lures go bad. I have had them stored in my garage out of direct sunlight for a year or two. Some of them in ammo boxes. But it seems like anything that has had skunk in it does not smell like skunk anymore and has somewhat dried up. Even the lids are starting to rust. Do I need to get rid of these and just get fresh or will they still work
Last edited by greenetrapper; 10/04/20 01:44 PM.
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Re: Trapping lure lost its skunk smell
[Re: greenetrapper]
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10/04/20 01:55 PM
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HobbieTrapper
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Do trapping lures go bad. I have had them stored in my garage out of direct sunlight for a year or two. Some of them in ammo boxes. But it seems like anything that has had skunk in it does not smell like skunk anymore and has somewhat dried up. Even the lids are starting to rust. Do I need to get rid of these and just get fresh or will they still work You might not be able to smell it but critters can. I believe it is even more enticing than when they are over powered with it. JMO.
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Re: Trapping lure lost its skunk smell
[Re: greenetrapper]
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10/04/20 02:00 PM
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If it dries up I believe you could add a little glycerine or mineral oil to it without any harm.
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Re: Trapping lure lost its skunk smell
[Re: Boco]
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10/04/20 02:17 PM
10/04/20 02:17 PM
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Make sure you wrap tape, I use electrical, around the cap when storing to keep from drying out
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Re: Trapping lure lost its skunk smell
[Re: greenetrapper]
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10/04/20 07:09 PM
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I have a 3 year old bottle of wind walker that still has plenty of skunky smell. It is a 1 ounce bottle and I don't use it very often.
Last edited by strike2x; 10/04/20 07:10 PM. Reason: Misspelling
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Trapping lure lost its skunk smell
[Re: greenetrapper]
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10/04/20 07:19 PM
10/04/20 07:19 PM
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Mark June
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I use the more expensive poly caps on our bottles. Darn caps are up to .17 each now! But, they are much better in securing the smells in the bottle than metal with cardboard liners.
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Re: Trapping lure lost its skunk smell
[Re: greenetrapper]
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10/05/20 01:04 AM
10/05/20 01:04 AM
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If you want the skunk odor back in it you could always trap a skunk, extract the quill and put a drop in it. And I mean a DROP lol a little goes a long way. Extracting the quill from a skunk is easy to do
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