Did Asa Lenon get out of the Lure business?

I saw a Lenon's Wolf lure that is new on the Market. Then , it mentioned it is being made by Chagon (SP?) Is Asa Lenon completely out of the lure business ?

Yep,sold it couple years ago.

Asa trained John and they worked side by side for years before Asa gave his blessings to John with the business. The lures are exactly like the ones Asa made and the wolf lure was one in the works before the business was transferred. Asa had a part in it with John. Believe it or not they also have a skunk and Possum lure that I never knew existed. I use mainly Lenon lures and will continue to. Don't worry about quality, it is there and John is a great guy.

a business transfer that was done the right way in my opinion.he didn't just sell him a book full of formulas,he taught him the business and honestly i think he wouldn't have sold it unless he was confident in Mr Chagnon.good part is we still get to pick Asa's brain on here and hopefully he has more time to pass on his wealth of knowledge to us.

both are great guys an have many years in the trapping world

Asa will be helping an influencing Trappers and Lure Makers until the day he dies. Yes he sold and transferred me the Business three years ago. We have placed many ads in Trapping Publications informing customers of the change. Also every bottle from day one made by me has my name and family on the bottle.

Trapperman was the first place the change was announced "After we checked with Mr. Dobbins" and the website continues to be updated with Lenon Lure instruction, products, information, and pictures. I have so much information to share in the future on the Lenon Lures Website with the trapping public that Mr. Lenon shared with me.

I have to make more lure every year as the brand continues to grow despite a depressed fur market. Many thanks to the thousands of customers that reorder every year, some for over a half a century.

For current information about Lenon Lures and a list of all the Trapping Supply Dealers that carry Lenon Lures go to www.lenonlures.com

Good job john.

Good to know Mr. Chagnon. I still have some of Asa's lures from years ago, mostly beaver and bobcat that I never got a chance to use. I like that you kept the business name.

Will echo all the good replies on John and Lenon's lures. Met John at Evart a couple years ago and he's top notch. I have to say that most lures I use are Lenon's and they are all top notch. His muskrat lure is my favorite- one smell and you want to spread it on toast.............

Question I have is about that Wolf's Nature Call lure. Yes, it's for Wolves. but has anyone caught Coyotes with it ?

Wolf Nature's call makes a great coyote lure change-up I used it extensively In my earlier years of trapping whenwe still had a bounty on timber wolves until 1959 plus the wolf hides sold for good money to tourists Its a deadly true wolf formula

Mr. Lenon I was at a outdoor show in Michigan yesterday displaying the The Lenon Lure line that I always show, and a good customer of ours that could not believe that Lenon's had a Skunk & Possum Lure. I told him that it was made with help from you and an Original Recipe card made by Herb Lenon long before all of us were born. Also informed him that skunk were one my main targets when I was younger trapper in the UP trapping. Always did catch more canines after the skunk made the area smell better. I still have the bottle of Original Wolf Nature Call that your father made, so I occasionally take a whiff when mixing a new batch.

Last year Dean Wilson in Alaska stocked up on the the Wolf Nature's Call, and Both Mr. Caven at Minnesota Brand Trapline and PcsOutdoors reordered the once again popular lure for Wolf Trapping and as you mention a great change up for Coyote Trapping. Most of the Wolf lure that I ship goes to Western States. I wish our government would make it easier to ship lure into Canada, but as it sits I can't ship lure with animal parts with out to high of fees and red tape. I have some photos but I'm trying get a photo of a young trapper with a wolf. So if any of you beginners catch a Wolf on Nature Call please send me a photo.

I am pleased to hear that you are carrying on the legacy and very pleased to hear that the business is flourishing.

Mike