Horse Hoof Bait / Lure

[Netter 0]

General question really, Has anyone used Horse Hoof Bait / Lure on our foxes, as I gather it's used a lot in U.S.A and Canada for coyotes, fox, badgers, racoon and it apparenty makes a decent bear lure too.

[mad al 146]

I used to know a fella who made his own and swore by it

[Coneytrappr 30]

I cooked some up two years ago but haven't tried it yet. I have smelled it though and it is rotten stuff. :sick:

[Foxy09 3]

Never heard of this stuff before, what exactly is it?

 

Foxy

[hollands hope 1,024]

Never heard of this stuff before, what exactly is it?

 

Foxy

Also i would like to know how it is prepared ,and does it actually work Edited January 30, 2009 by hollands hope

[stephen58 1]

Hi Foxy it is basically made from horse hoofs clippings and the " Frog " the soft part in the hoof , then you then boil them for 1 hour or so out side then transfer the liquid into a demi~john and leave to ferment for a few months in the sun (toe nail soup :sick: ) be careful if you splash your self , you will be wearing it for weeks . I can say that the dogs around the stables can smell it from a long way off and if they get a chance to eat it they will , the stable girls lock thier dogs away when the Farrier arrives because if the dogs eat it they will be :sick: John Galway on this forum has used I think , this was on the Pigeonwatch forum last year , sorry but I can not find the link ATB Steve

[Foxy09 3]

Hi Foxy it is basically made from horse hoofs clippings and the " Frog " the soft part in the hoof , then you then boil them for 1 hour or so out side then transfer the liquid into a demi~john and leave to ferment for a few months in the sun (toe nail soup :sick: ) be careful if you splash your self , you will be wearing it for weeks . I can say that the dogs around the stables can smell it from a long way off and if they get a chance to eat it they will , the stable girls lock thier dogs away when the Farrier arrives because if the dogs eat it they will be :sick: John Galway on this forum has used I think , this was on the Pigeonwatch forum last year , sorry but I can not find the link ATB Steve

 

Interesting stuff by the sounds of it, always fancied testing some of the lures the americans use just never got around to ordering any of them, maybe be my new year resolution! anyone use ay other kind of lures for their trapping apart from the usual baits etc?

 

Foxy

[Coneytrappr 30]

Hi Foxy it is basically made from horse hoofs clippings and the " Frog " the soft part in the hoof , then you then boil them for 1 hour or so out side then transfer the liquid into a demi~john and leave to ferment for a few months in the sun (toe nail soup :sick: ) be careful if you splash your self , you will be wearing it for weeks . I can say that the dogs around the stables can smell it from a long way off and if they get a chance to eat it they will , the stable girls lock thier dogs away when the Farrier arrives because if the dogs eat it they will be :sick: John Galway on this forum has used I think , this was on the Pigeonwatch forum last year , sorry but I can not find the link ATB Steve

 

That's more or less how I cooked mine as well.

 

-Collect horse hoof clippings [i used half a dozen handfull]

-Place in old pot [OLD pot emphasized] and add water until the hooves are covered with a few inches of water

-Boil for an hour

-Transfer hooves and liquid to a milk container or other vessel

-Allow it to age in the sun for two or three months

-Then I transferred it [hooves and liquid] to a large glass jar. By this stage the liquid will be near black. I like to store lures and urines in glass as I feel it maintains the quality a lot better...

-Store in a cool, dark place.

-It will only get better with age!

 

It is meant to get great results.

 

My personal favourite fox bait is simply the chunked up remnants of a lamb roast...let it taint a little and only a tablespoon [if that] will work just fine. I also like to add a small squirt of fox urine.

 

Synthetic Femented Egg is also handy if used very spareingly.

Edited February 1, 2009 by Coneytrappr

[nickbeardo 1]

here's the PW link

http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...p;hl=horse+hoof

[snareman 3]

Hi Foxy it is basically made from horse hoofs clippings and the " Frog " the soft part in the hoof , then you then boil them for 1 hour or so out side then transfer the liquid into a demi~john and leave to ferment for a few months in the sun (toe nail soup :sick: ) be careful if you splash your self , you will be wearing it for weeks . I can say that the dogs around the stables can smell it from a long way off and if they get a chance to eat it they will , the stable girls lock thier dogs away when the Farrier arrives because if the dogs eat it they will be :sick: John Galway on this forum has used I think , this was on the Pigeonwatch forum last year , sorry but I can not find the link ATB Steve

why give yourselves all the stinking work and all the waiting, when you can just hang up some salted sea fish heads and offal , and catch every bit as easy and quicker , the americans have some good trappers but they certainly have their share of dumplings the same as we do, who love giving themselves work. the most that i have taken from one bait set with the sea fish over three months in the winter was 40 foxes, no boiling, no stinking smell, and certainly no hard work. the set was made in a 300 yard stretch of woodland bordering alongside a river which was the main travelway, guiding them in, on the other side of the river another 27 foxes were taken from edge feature sets , totalling 67 in three months alone from that one location . remember the head is for thinking with, and the feet are for dancing. total simplicity is the key to catching big numbers.