![]() It also got me thinking about making my own lure instead of buying it next year. I ended up mixing a couple of jars of petroleum jelly with pure skunk essence, and it worked. Late in the season last year, after trouble with the other lures, I didn’t have time to get some. Only a couple of places carry it, and the company that makes it doesn’t take online payment. But it’s not the easiest lure to track down. I bought some from Scott Phillips when I trapped in Utah, and it may be the best marten lure I’ve ever used. It’s called “Magnum Marten”, made by Northwest Predator & Wildlife Control. What I really wanted was a marten lure with a very loud skunky base that would hold up to the wet and super cold conditions we encounter on the northern Maine trapline. I’ve always had great luck with Tim Caven’s ‘Gusto’ for marten trapping, and also like Cronk’s “Allagash Fur Call”, but I don’t like the watery consistency of these lures, as it’s a terrible feeling to have to reapply lure to a set. That would be fine if it would maintain its strong odor, but it didn’t, especially in wet conditions followed by cold. The consistency of the lure was like light maple syrup, and it soaked into everything I applied it to. An LDC, or Long Distance Call, is supposed to be strong and smelled from far away, and with a name like 200 Proof, why, how could it not draw marten from a mile away? Plus, I’d heard lots of great things about Milligan’s lures in the past, so I felt pretty good. Unfortunately, we got a rain storm the next day, and much of the lure washed away, and I couldn’t smell it when approaching the sets. I applied it to all of my sets and hoped for the best. It smelled awesome (for a marten lure!) and I was pretty confident it would do well. I needed a loud, skunky lure that would call in marten during cold weather and hold up to the rainy spells we can get up here in Maine during marten season. Partway through the season, I realized the lure I’d relied on for some time was running low, and I needed to order some more. ![]() My first thought of making my own lure started last fall on the marten trapline. Kind of like tying your own fishing flies. It’s one of those things that you don’t think much of, but when you start thinking about it, you can go down a huge rabbit hole you may not make it out of. There were plenty of options available, they didn’t seem outrageously expensive, and I didn’t have the time or knowledge to make my own anyway. Over the years of trapping, I’ve never though much about making my own lure. If you make a purchase through one of my links, I may earn a small commission. Note: We ship lure, bait, and urine within Canada only.This site is supported by you, the reader. We at Canadian Coyote Company Ltd are proud to both carry this mans line of lure and traps, as well as call him friend! Many decades of experimentation have gone into the development of each and every lure that bears the Caven name. Tim Caven has proven himself to be a true player to our wild fur industry, making sizeable catches and building his business up into one of the largest and most respectable trapping supply businesses in the world. A Best Seller!įormulated by Tim Caven, Caven lures have been built up over the past 38 years. Made for fox, coyote, wolf, bobcat, lynx, marten fisher… it doesn’t get any better than this. ![]() Use “GUSTO” above your set during warm weather and directly at your set when it starts to cool down. Caven’s Lures – Gusto Long Distance Cal l - Caven spent more time developing this lure than any other, both skunk plus a sweet odor consisting of a generous dose of castor and muskrat musk, with a couple more “special agents” and put it up in a thick base so it hangs in there a long time. ![]()
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