I put my bait in 45 gallon barrels and let it freeze. I have cut my barrels almost in half top to bottom leaving a 6 inch piece on the bottom of the barrel. Drill a couple holes to tie the barrel shut. This way I just cut the rope and I can remove the barrel leaving one large chunk of bait that they can't haul off easily. If I have carcasses I wire them to a tree.
I have not been using skunk essence this year. I did pick up a roadkill skunk last year because I wasn't getting much action on my baits. What I learned was that if you chop a skunk into pieces with an axe and hit the gland be prepared for a gut wrenching stink! I couldn't believe a coyote pulled that out of a pile of beef scraps and ate it!
Use only dead sticks for guiding and chin lifts or the rabbits will be messing with your sets! When I started I used whatever was handy and it turns out the rabbits can't resist fresh poplar tops.
Last edited by Tfng; 11-25-2014 at 06:49 PM.
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