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Weasel bait question #7108473
12/27/20 11:37 PM
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Ordered some Victor rat traps today and will be making boxes to try to get my first weasel.
But, I have a problem... I don't have any fresh rat or beaver meat available for bait. Is there something from the grocery store that will work?


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108479
12/27/20 11:40 PM
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Chicken livers will work.

Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108485
12/27/20 11:41 PM
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See if the butcher will give you some beef scraps.Beef scraps are primo bait for mustelids.


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108495
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Thx guys


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108498
12/27/20 11:48 PM
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Bloodier the better.


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: Law Dog] #7108508
12/27/20 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Law Dog
Bloodier the better.

X1000


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108520
12/28/20 12:03 AM
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Try a hunk of blood puddin.


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: Boco] #7108555
12/28/20 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Boco
Try a hunk of blood puddin.

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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108606
12/28/20 01:11 AM
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best thing ive used is a tub of chicken livers from the grocery store. add a few drops of kitchen type anise extract and stir it in good, replace lid and store in the fridge. anise is very attractive to weasels.

Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108657
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Beef liver is also good.

Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108686
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The only weasel I have ever seen was left on the back porch by the cats. Guess I should look up how to trap them and make some boxes along with the wood squirrel and rabbit box traps that were in a thread I cant find now.

Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108767
12/28/20 08:58 AM
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Providence Farm, the weasel box thread is over in the Strictly Trapping forum


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108783
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Bloody rabbit meat here

Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108838
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I use Chicken liver also. I add Sodium Benzoate and salt to keep fresh and thawed to some degree. I use a Anise/Petroleum Jelly mixture on a Q-Tip and/or Lenon's Super All Call Weasel lure on a Q-tip. I set up all my weasel boxes ahead, I put bait and lure it all in a tuna can. I store my boxes outside, in a dry area. I put some dry grass and bird seed in them and let mice move in, they add some au naturel ambiance...


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108942
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Chicken livers for me also.

Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7108964
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Any meat bait will work for weasels.


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7109018
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I use beef liver since I'm not supposed to eat it due to high cholesterol. When I order 1/2 a beef, I still take the liver for this purpose.


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7109103
12/28/20 01:01 PM
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Years ago, we had a chicken processing plant in our town. I used to get discarded chicken heads which worked well for bait.


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Re: Weasel bait question [Re: slydogx] #7109185
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I used chicken heads about 70 years ago.

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