How to Make a Paste Bait for Raccoons

There are many reasons a person might want to catch a raccoon and many types of traps that can be used to catch them. Most of the methods and traps rely on situating some sort of bait on or near the trap location to attract the animal to the area and hold its attention long enough that it sets off the trap and is captured. Raccoons are omnivorous so many types of bait will work. This homemade paste bait works as well or better than most other concoctions.

Things You'll Need

  • 12 ounces of canned mackerel
  • can opener
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons shellfish oil
  • 2 tablespoons of vegetables
  • mixing bowl
  • wooden spoon
  • plastic container
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Instructions

    • 1

      Open a can of mackerel and dump both the mackerel and the liquid in which it was packed into a mixing bowl.

    • 2

      Add two tablespoons of shellfish oil and two tablespoons of vegetable oil. The shellfish oil will add powerful, seafood odor to the bait and both it and the vegetable oil will keep the bait from drying out when being used.

    • 3

      Use a wooden spoon to stir the mackerel, juice and oil. Try to smash the mackerel against the side of the bowl to break it into very small pieces. You want the mixture to be as homogeneous as possible.

    • 4

      Stir in a half-cup of all-purpose flour to the mixture in the bowl to serve as a thickening agent. Stir well and add more flour as needed to get the mixture to a usable, paste-like consistency. The flour also makes the paste act like a glue. It's perfect when you spoon out a dollop of the bait and it clings easily to the spoon, showing no hint of being runny.

    • 5

      Transfer the paste bait to a covered, plastic container.