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Russ Carmen's book #8117477
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Was looking for book on beginner bait making. Coyote, racoon, and opossum is what I was wanting to try making. Is Russes a good one to try?

Re: Russ Carmen's book [Re: BC-Buck] #8117483
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I havnt been impressed with any of the books I have. Better advice on here in archives

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Don't have a book to offer but around here chunked or ground groundhog or muskrat are used a lot. You can a little castor mixed in if you like. Preserve with sodium benzoate, 2 tablespoons per pint


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His is the best I've read for beginners, I think.

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Originally Posted by bearcat2
His is the best I've read for beginners, I think.

I agree^^^


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Re: Russ Carmen's book [Re: BC-Buck] #8119064
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I learned a lot from Russ Carmen's book on Fox Trapping as a beginner in the 1970's. I still use his tire track blind set that he had in the book.

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