Additional lure material can be placed above the opening of the hole. The scent post set. Natural lures, territorial marks, and in some cases curiosity lures, are used. The lure is situated between the trap and the vegetation. A position where the jackal normally urinates or defaecates can be used as a scent post to lure the jackal onto the trap, or a self-fabricated lure can be placed out as a scent post.
Lure material is positioned on vegetation, a stone, some other natural object, or the soil surface.
Set two traps with their pans 350-500 mm apart. Place a scent post mid-way between the two traps. Pour about a teaspoon of urine or jackal faeces paste onto the scent post. This technique is less selective than the scented set, and is less effective than the blind set 13 . Sets at carcases.