X2. I know of a good NY fox trapper that caught 34 red fox on a one ounce bottle of lure. That makes $7.50 an ounce sound like chicken feed. About 21 cents a fox.

I’ve found buying my lure in 4 oz bottles helps cut the cost considerably.

3 or 4 of them make a huge lump in your pocket though.

Wait till you see the fur prices next year your most likey really going to have something to cry about. Save coyotes and the best western cats its going to be rough especially with gas going up. The guys making lure or bait are not into it for recreation nor the fur buyers or auction houses just the trappers. If you don't like the prices don't buy it or sell it.

if you cant stand the heat .....get the heell out of the kitchen

Just make your own. Everyone has to start some where. Yes I know it's easier said than done but when a fox can be caught on cheetos I'm sure I can figure out something that will work lol

Just bought 20 oz. of Canine Call yesterday... that'll go a LONG way... and it only hurt once.... still a few dealers out there holding the old prices, until they restock I assume. Lure cost is a small part of the equation these days.

I'm sure most luremakers will trade lure for glands,so a trapper that catches any amount of fur should be able to get his lure at no real added
cost.
With the price of castor where it is now,I find it more prudent to sell castor and buy beaver lure.

Good lure is all profit for a knowlegable trapper, pays for itself over and over and over.......

With fur prices currently in the tank the use of lure is even more important in connecting with the target species.

You can use just about anything to catch anything however the time lost making a set that plugged with an undesirable species is still a cost.

If you don’t post for awhile you just forget how smart people are on this site! Buy American, id pay $20 an ounce , taxes, coyote prices have tripled , crybaby lol it’s hilarious

Naturally, some were talking about this at the FTA today. Some of the vendors mentioned how their costs have skyrocketed. Some said there will probably be some lure makers that attempt to cut corners to keep their prices lower than the competition. So us trappers will have to be cognizant of that.

Ya Lee price of steel, wire, gas etc has gone way up. first time in 6 years we raised our prices. John

More people will try making their only lure, but that's easier said than done.

I would be upset to get a lower quality product. I would prefer to pay more to keep getting what I've been getting for years.

Paul Dobbins

Andy Weiser

Mark June

Charlie Masheck


Charge more if needed and keep quality , please

I have not the time or knowledge to make my own. Thank you

Not here to complain about prices I get it cost money to make, I also get it cost to much for some to buy. I get it I do. But this whole I'm in it to trap just for trapping just for the challenge just for fun on and on and on. Yeah well if that's the case why does everything warrant a lure, every thang I've every caught on lure I've also caught in numbers blind, ive also been able over the yrs to make serviceable baits and lures. I don't buy lure eny more don't use much but if I bought it id get allot of sets from 2 or 3 oz. When looking for location with a blind set mentality it don't take a lot of lure cause your on location, if your in it for recreation quiet the high roller longlineing stuff slow down and get on location then use pro made lure home made lure or blind sets to take your fur, even with the down turn in short hair and the dead southern coon market "proffit" can and is being made. But most of them guys don't through money at every thang to make it work!
Look at the Midwestern mink and coon guys no lure blinds sets and baited pockets, BAITED you can make a lot of bait fairly cheap. Test it through the summer you obviously got time if your on here argueing then take it and catch your fur. Been tons and gobs of fur put up with no lure! All kinds of fur. Use it buy it make it or don't who cares!!!
Colt

No one ever likes price increases but when I think of how many sets I make with a 4oz bottle of good lure the price per set is extremely low. Half a Q-tip soaked in lure tucked in backing rounded table spoon of bait down 12 inch deep hole and done. I have a friend who traps near me that I watch pour lure at lip of hole who will use 5 times as much lure as I do making considerably less sets. When I got back into trapping I followed the instructions on a bottle of Lenons Coyote All Call and used a dab the size of a bean and it worked so I have tried to stick to that amount to this day plus I am as big a cheap skate as you will ever find. Need to research how to remove glands and store them so I can take them to Hoosier Trappers Supply and let them get some good out of them.

Some will complain about lure about lure price increases but, continue to dispose of skinned animals with out removing glands and meat to be used as bait and lure, traded for bait and lure, or sold out right. Not wanting to argue here. Just stating observations. Example would be selling fur on the carcass.

Selling in the round is an option, maybe 1 that will become more lucrative than it has been, who knows.

I think it’s a great and deserved by quality lure makers. This will also allow us to sell glands and castors at higher prices to lure and bait makers!!

Chappy