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Clear branches away from the pie-pan so that it will not get tangled. Place flagging near the station so
you can easily relocate the site. Do not hang flagging on the same branch as the pie-pan because the pie-
pan will get tangled with the flagging. Using permanent marker, write the station number on the
flagging and pie-pan. This will help in relocating stations. Often, the second station is relocated first
and misidentified as the first station.
Baiting hair-snares
It is best to prepare hair-snares before going into the field. Place hair-snares and small carpet pads on a
table. The lure is already pre-mixed. Thoroughly shake or stir the lure. Put 2 teaspoons (1/3 oz) of the
lure on each hair-snare and 2 teaspoons of the lure on each small carpet pad. Spread out the lure on the
pad as much as possible. Squeeze dried catnip between your thumb and fingers to help release the odor
and sprinkle onto the hair-snare. The amount of dried catnip per pad is the maximum the pad can retain
once it is lifted vertically, usually about 1 teaspoon. No dried catnip is put onto the small carpet pad that
is hung from the tree branch.
Bait ingredients:
1:1: 6 ratio of propylene glycol, glycerine and beaver castorium. Six drops per oz of catnip oil was added
to this mixture.
Figure 5. Put 2 spoons of mixture on hair-snares and 2 spoons of mixture on small pads. Note that small
pads are not shown in this picture.
