In a perfect world, we trappers would have all the bait we need, from the animal we want to use, at the desired level of freshness or taint, just at the moment we need to deploy it on the trap line.  But we know that's totally impossible, so bait preservation is a must.  Preserving bait, quite simply, is what we do to keep it from rotting.  Left to its own devices, meat will … [Read more...]