Tracy, I know if you caught that cat live, my wife would pay you double what it’s worth to have it here on the property. She hates rattlers. Lol.

From what I hear, you aren't too fond of them yourself. :-)

That wasn't my video, but my own initial testing with the fresh rattlers is encouraging. I'm not prepared to make a blanket statement yet because so far my testing is limited to summer weather conditions. Give me another 4 weeks and we will see if the FAS in the snake meat increases its appeal.

E.J. Kelley, has a lure named Snake Charmer. It is a rattle snake based lure. Send him a P. M.

Is someone making Weisers lures now?

Yes, Brett Bartlett (Western Lures) bought Andy's business.

I have two batches of rattlesnake based lure that has aged three years. I rotted it down for about a year then added castor to it and let it break down another year. Completely changed the rotted smell of it. Then I divided the batch and added canton musk to one half and civit to the other. I plan on testing it more this coming season. They both smell like ‘professional’ lures and have a thick, pasty consistency. When I added the musks I also added methyl paraben. I’m an amateur so you lure makers look over any mistake I made. A tiny bit of skunk may go into smaller four ounce batches.
Hoping to trap an area or two that truly has rattlesnakes. I suspect it might be better there, I don’t know.