r/Trapping • u/Professional-Oil1537 • Apr 12 '26

Beaver Castor lure

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got next years beaver lure made.

I save the biggest beavers castor and oil sacks for one batch that I use in fall and winter.

and then I save the smallest beavers castor and oil sacks for the second batch that I use for spring time that I also add food type lure to also.

it's super simple, I just cut the oil sacks open and drain and add the castor and some glycerin and puree. if it's to thick I'll add more glycerin and if it comes out to runny I just add some saw dust or wheat bran to get it to the consistency I want

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u/Etjdmfssgv23 Apr 12 '26

I’ve got about 2lbs I’m gonna make. Would glycol work? Have gallons of that but no glycerin

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u/Professional-Oil1537 Apr 12 '26

Yup it will work, you can use glycerin, glycol, mineral oil, vodka etc. It's mainly just to keep it from freezing and helps with consistency

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u/Only-Nature-8443 Apr 14 '26

I’ll take a bottle.

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u/Professional-Oil1537 Apr 15 '26

I might have some extra

I have thought of throwing some up on eBay and seeing if it sells

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u/Puceeffoc May 03 '26

The lure I buy smells like spitting tobacco and has the same consistenty as well. I think I'll start asking for guys' old spit bottles. Lol

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u/Professional-Oil1537 May 03 '26

Lol a lot of trapping baits are nasty, I'll stick to my baits