A not so good tool isn't a gimmick though someone compared traping to hunting. Scent control in hunting is a gimmick. It's been proven not to work, yet people still buy it for some reason. Does trapping have anything that is a plain gimmick?

I don't get it Savell?

Lol, that's probably the nicest way i've ever heard anyone describe ole Hal.

Personally i dont see much anymore in the 70's and 80's it abounded secret sets secret lures new trappers sucked them up Nowdays lure makers have been around for as long or longer then i have and have quality products traps and accessories have improved wish i had a dirt auger and swivels 50 years ago

I don't think scent control is a complete myth. Of course you can't eliminate scent entirely, but going in the woods reeking just doesn't make sense.

Nothing wrong with hulls and trappers caps under the right conditions just too windy here some days to get them covered quick enough. Most soils I trapped in the caps would not be effective with those soils.

Yeah I cover a lot of traps with shredded leaves when trapping in the woods, but not in wide open areas.

I have seen a few lures that were so weak, I would call them a rip off. Maybe not a gimmick, exactly, but something made to catch trappers, not fur.

I honestly think I sometimes scare off canines by smelling like deer hides all the time. Dogs freak out about it, so why not fox and coyotes?

What about the stamps than make critter tracks at the set??? I think the tire set for coyotes is a gimmick, like a lot of ideas that get passed around that sound good while setting on the couch.

I think about 80% of the urine sold to trappers is a gimmick. Maybe "scam" would be a better word

Every industry has gimmicks

You're suppose to be down wind from where the deer come from, so does it matter? Besides, it's impossible to beat a deers nose no matter how much you shower.

Deer seem to love the smell of smoke too. They never show up until I got a cigg in my hand, lol.

Without question! Any industry or hobby has it's share of gimmicks. I have a tackle box FULL of lures, that the only thing they ever caught was me! LOL

I used this in the late 70s and early 80s. It worked okay but eventually moved on from it.

Mitlyng's Trapbedder

? What's it for?

Nothing compared to the hunting nonsense.

For me demagnetizing traps is a big one...Caps, hulls, squeekers, etc might not officially meet the definition of a gimmick, but they never stood the test of legit efficiency for me.

What was the black trappers cap for?

Wasnt the father of this site's owner a proponent of trappers caps?