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human scent in conjunction with scent attractants.
Attractant Type Producer Use Notes
Caven's Gusto Scent lure
Minnesota
Trapline
Products
Long range attractant, primarily designed for
mustelids but has been effective in our efforts
with canines and felines.
Caven's Yodel
Dog
Scent lure
Minnesota
Trapline
Products
Alternate to Gusto. Primarily designed for
coyotes according to manufacturer.
Castorum Scent lure
Various
producers
Beaver scent. Consider application on or close
to the ground, such as on a rock, in a small
manufactured dig or a small pile of sticks in
front of the camera.
Found carcass Bait NA
Ideal if one is located in the field. If location is
not ideal, can be dragged to a location that
works better for a camera trap. Drag route
may act as a scent trail the target species
might detect and follow into camera trap. Use
caution in handling and working around
carcasses in regards to disease transmission
and bears.
Imported bait Bait NA
Ethical consideration, permit requirements.
Not sanctioned for use in 2014 for wolf camera
traps
Table 1 Attractants available for use by CWMP Camera Trap teams for wolf sets.
Trail Sets
Wolves often travel along lightly traveled roads, gated roads and game trails and because of this are
commonly used to detect the species using remote camera traps. These sets can include the addition of
an artificial attractant to slow down or direct the animal to a specific location.
Often game trails follow landscape features such as ridgelines or the edges of riparian corridors. Such
trails often become better defined in some locations and more dispersed in others. Looking for a part of
the trail where the trail is well defined and where vegetation and landscape features funnel the likely
travel route of wolves onto the trail. Locations such as this have the highest likelihood of capturing an
image of wolves that pass through the area.
While trail and road junctions often attract attention from wolves as a location for scent marking, at other
times, wolves will avoid actual junctions and "cut corners" from one trail or road to the other. Because of
