364 Department of Conservation of Louisiana 



Fish oil is easily made and need not be purchased. 

 The body of a fish is cut in small pieces and placed in an 

 uncovered mason jar which is in turn placed in the sun. 

 It is allowed to decay. Soon a fetid, foul-smelling oil 

 forms, which should be poured off carefully from the 

 other matter and corked in small containers. Such fish 

 oil is especially alluring to animals of aquatic habits, 

 especially so to minks. 



Scents should never be put on the pan of the trap, but 

 should be placed on a stick above the trap, being ar- 

 ranged so that the animal will have to step on the trap 

 to get to the scented bait. Some good lures are : 



Muskrat: A good scent is muskrat musk mixed with 

 a small amount of anise oil and oil of Rho- 

 dium. 



Skunk : Tainted meat, especially tainted skunk and 

 rabbit, and the animal's own scent may be 

 used. Not being suspicious, skunks are 

 easily caught, and scent lures are not 

 necessary. 



Mink : The best scent is the musk of mink ; fish oil 

 frequently does the trick, and a mixture of 

 mink musk and fish oil is an old stand-by. 



Raccoon : Fish oil mixed with a few drops of anise 

 oil and a little honey is considered by many 

 trappers to be the scent that gets Br'er 

 Coon. Pure fish oil, muskrat musk, anise 

 oil can also be used. 



Opossum :Bating with food, bird carcasses, rabbit, 

 meat or carrion, instead of using a scent, 

 seems to be the general practice. 



Weasel : Fish oil mixed with anise, oil, asafetida 

 and oil of Rhodium make an attractive 

 lure for this small rare fur animal. 



Wild Cat : Fish oil will probably prove to be the best 

 scent. 



Otter : Fish oil, mixed with anise oil. 





