I use q tips for my compass sets just make sure when you drop it down the hole the lure is on the up side. Even if it get wet their nose will find it. I had one out on the farm that sat for almost 20 days before it connected with a nice female not sure how many rains it had on it. Plus it always amazed me in the spring when I would pull earth anchors the way my dog would zero in were I had sets. You would of thought most of the lure or bait would of been complete washed out by then.
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Just use the brown colored prescription bottles. Place a cotton ball inside, put your lure in, and shove it in the hole. You can also pre-lure, put the cap on, & when you make the hole, remove the cap and push it in the hole. Will hold the scent for a long time and if you need a drain hole just punch a hole in the bottom before it goes in the hole. Had good luck with them in this part of the country.
Everybody is on some kind of drug so they are not hard to come by and even if you had to buy them they are cheap.
Pill Bottles

Not sure how to fully describe what I am going to try and explain to you but here it goes. I use quite a few 12cc disposable syringes to doctor calves, they come in this little plastic hard tube that seals and protects the syringe before use, they just get thrown away. The little tubes make great lure holders with a hole in the bottom end and a Q-tip.

That is a good idea. I go through alot of syringes as well. I also used corn cobs on flat sets

save the leg trimmings from fox and yotes. They love to steal an object.

I just cut bamboo make hole with one my stakes.tap your bamboo in lure it up,it hollow work treat plus it blends in.

Winner!! I do the samething sometimes. But sometimes smaller and no sheeps wool

I like this idea having prescription bottles pre-lured, no waste and will help keep scent off gloves & equipment.

Might try relocating a grass clump or two..?

For liquid lures I like to collect the central top stems of spent cattails(jn spring when fluff is gone). Where the fluff was is rough and holds lure well, smooth upper or lower stem area slide into ground easy. I cut lengths to size of glass baby food jars - half smooth, half rough - and fill jar rough ends down. Add one oz of lure to jar and let soak rough ends. I use small jars because when I misplace one I haven't lost my WHOLE seasons lure supply(which has happened,lol). The other holder that is a favorite is 1/2" clvc 90 elbow. I bought a surplus box of thousands at an auction and had to figure out something to do with them. They hold paste lure well and keep it weather protected and are reusable/recoverable to recycle lure into new batch base. varying lengths of cpvc pipe in one end lets you have lure at height wanted when pushed into ground(or stick, or wood dowel). sight attractant as well.

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Corn cob with a hole drilled into it.... If you brake em in half... two sets!!!!