Coyote Trapping/Snaring Thread 2015/2016

Just put out 6 snares.....will be adding alot more......snow is here:) post your pics on this thread

Good luck! Will try to start soon, but still hunting deer right now.

I'm not setting any until after the deer seasons are over and I get back from a Florida hog hunt January 7. I'm done buck hunting and I don't want put any pressure on the deer, so im staying out of the woods. h.h.

Good start!

nice start indeed!!!

One down..

Congrats

That's the way.

Where you going in Florida?...

another one bites the dust!!

Way to go!

Bryan, I will be staying in Lehigh Acres but we hunt hogs at Palmdale which is north of LaBelle. h.h.

Oh wow you'll be way down there...

Nice catch, keep'em coming. Gonna try to get some traps out this weekend once gun is over.

Good catch DP. h.h.

Not trapped but still dead. Encore scores. Got one with bow earlier and now with smoke pole.

Nice!

Good one, bean

Nice shooting bean.....congrats!!!

Nicely done. h.h.

smoked!!!

Good job Bean!

3 beaver sets in today on smoking hot sign. Now I wait...

If you want to borrow a mb750 let me know. Ive got 4 of them not in use at the moment. Good luck

Really appreciate the offer. I might take you up on it. I am using the belisle 330's now on castor mound sets.

First night catch on Sugar Creek. Saw 3 does, one bald eagle, and making memories with my 5 year old. LOTS to be thankful for!

Nice one!!! Time to get at it on Sunday for us. Going to hit it hard. May get enough to pay for my gas anyway.

Nice one Chevy!

Nice beave

Nice catch!

DOA

Nice surprise! Keep after them. h.h.

Nice catches Chevy and DP!! You've made yourself a couple nice death traps there DP! Bean, you keep shooting them, you won't have any left to trap!!! This has given me the "itch" really bad to get some cable up, and steel in the ground. But, my deer season hasn't really even started yet! So, trapping is gonna haft to wait. Keep after em.

I know I sat down and counted, and posted it last spring…….does anybody remember how many coyotes the HH trapping crew caught last year??

130 from what I found on the ole thread Yaz

This wasn't trapped, But I am going to try and get some steel out this year.

#3

DP, you da man! h.h.

Nice DP. We had nothing today. Putting more out this afternoon.

Nice catch there "YB"! I wouldn't swear to it, but I do believe its flipping you the "middle toe"!

BTW- you using motor oil as bait now???

Nice catch, looks like a healthy one.

caught him on a quart of Havoline and held him by one foot in a snare! Nice! =)

Cool! Dead is dead!

What caliber are you hunting with there?

22-250

All mink traps were empty, snares too but the flat set had a ferel cat. I staked the hind leg of a deer to the ground in front of my game cam. The game cam is on video so it should have the cat being caught. Wont know until the next time the card is changed. h.h.

That guy has SKILLs! Like…..nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills, and snaring coyotes buy one foot, with motor oil as bait skills…….ALL the girls will want to go out with him!!!!

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Watch giving DP a big head guys :rolleyes: ....I have to put up with the "I'm better than you!".......Good to have a competitive brother . Kind of makes me wish I never let him run snares with me last year Keep going bro!

But can he draw a liger??

#4 DOA

Thin them out! Good catch. h.h.

Got a few coyote traps in Saturday. Had a coyote pull out of one. Trap was stretched tight and had some dog hair in it. Had 2 big coon and a grinner also. Man, trying to get a big coon out of a trap even with a catch pole is something everyone should have to do once.

loads of fun!

Toughest animal I have tangled with was a big male river otter I turned loose last year. Never seen an animal with so much fight to them. They are Solid muscle also!!

Only a matter of time before I have to turn loose a bobcat too. Plan to use the parker bow, tub on top method =)

Im getting there…..slow but sure. Just about got this set of kill poles done and ready to go…..Added quick links instead of looping the end of the snare extension over the pole. Tack welded the #10 annealed wire snare support. That will keep it in place and prevent it from swiveling around the pole. Makes for a more stable support, and quicker fire on the loaded snare.

Yaz,

Nicely done. If you will, post a picture of one in a setup. Thanks, h.h.

Post office must be running behind......still waiting for mine in the mail

Yea they ARE running behind….I haven't seen that CHECK yet!!!

HH,

Dad and I are going to try to go on a scouting mission this weekend, and possibly get some of these in WITHOUT the snares in place. Also have to go open up some holes in and under some fences for crawl unders. Ive got four spots on fences where I have lost coyotes in the past due to them rubbing the snares to the point of breaking. They are too good NOT to set. I am going to go ahead and set up those spots with slider cables to get them away from the fence, and to a kill pole. These are all experimental at this point. I have messed with them enough to know they work, but never seriously put them to use.

Heck dude.....im going to pay you cash by the time your done helping me

I set out one dirthole set for coyote last night. It's along a woods line which "belongs" to one of our woods and I have had a couple guys tell me to set a trap right along there. There are definitely many coyote tracks. The thing about it is, is that I put a trail camera over the set to see what messes with the set but doesn't get caught

It has been slow so far. Don't know if it is the mild weather or if it is because I caught 9 females last yr behind the house and starting to put a dent in the population. So far I have 5 yotes and 1 Red fox. Here are a few pics of the catches.

Great pics!

Great job, thanks for sharing

nice catches....and pictures. h.h.

Very nice.........congrats:)

Nice pics PB! congrats

Congrats!

#5 off a Yaz scent post

Cool!

Way to go, nice pics guys! Parker you gotta be helping deer and turkey population too. Seems like turkeys are a down a little, numbers wise, where I usually hunt. Thanks for taking out a few competitors!

HEY.....NO FAIR USING STANDING SOYBEANS AS BAIT!!!


LOL... Nice picture and catch..h.h.

Yep....drove all the way up there to pizz on that rock for him!!! Nice job man!!!

Nice catches guys!

Do you guys think the warm weather has been influencing to coyote movement? I have had traps out for about 10 days and all I have caught is 2 of these critters. Normally I would have had a couple of coyotes in that period of time. Maybe I just have them more under control than I think I have.

Nice red fox!!!

Nice red fox!!!

Nice red fox!!!

Nice red fox X 4! 😁

#6 fawn killer for the year. A nice male caught on a flat set using a chunk of wood for backing. I caught him in a MB550.

Very nice.......congrats!!!!

Dang, Parker! That 'yote ain't happy....Congrats, man!!

Keep posting the pictures guys, I really enjoy them

#7 was a young female mudball I caught this morning. Caught her in a flat set using a mound of bean chaff as backing and a modified #2 duke. This is the 3rd one I caught at this same location this year. It is mud soup right now so I had to pull the trap.

Nice catches PB....you are on them for sure. h.h.

Putting up some #'s PB congrats:)

Nice PB! He's gonna need a bath.

I caught another young male yote in a snare this morning and also a nice male grey fox in a snare. I caught the fox in a yote snare so I caught him around the hips. I was in a hurry to check my traps and forgot my cell phone and camera. Sorry I did not get any picks of them.

You the Man PB!!!!

Nice job PB. Its nice you have gray fox left to trap. I haven't seen one in 20 years.

I love this stuff... guys, great job!! I had no idea so many people trapped.

About 1987 or so......the last time I saw a grey fox around here

#6

Good job!

That's one dirty dog, congrats

Nice catches guys!


Going to Florida to in two weeks to bow hunt hogs and when I get back its game on! h.h.

Putting the hurt on'em..nice

Nice going DP. I think all of the ones we catch in the next few days will look like that as much rain as we had.

My coyote line is all set....18 snares and 12 mb550s on 4 properties......i have yaz scent posts out......parkerbow flat sets.....charlie from hoosier trapper dirt holes!!!! Hoping to connect soon!!!! Best wishes to my fellow trappers!!!!

Make a scent post with your own p

Yaz stinks really bad though......yotes can smell it for miles.....his is AGED :p

You been busy! Good luck, h.h.

Thanks

Yaz stinks really bad though......yotes can smell it for miles.....his is AGED :p

Caught 3 more over the weekend in snares. One big male that had bad fur, so I did not even skin him out. The 2 others were pretty females.

Now that is a productive weekend!!! Congrats PB!!!

Nice haul!

Nice catches PB....

The second picture looks like a German Shepard ready to attack!


I rode around today on my ATV looking for tracks in the snow but didnt see any, dogs must have not moved much last night. h.h.

You're really thinning the pack PB. I put out 6 dirtholes and a couple snares New Years day. Had this big male waiting for me tonight.

Awesome Gilley!!!

Nice male gilley. Good job!!!!!

Congrats!

Good catch!

Keep it up guys, lookin' good

Nice guys, and PB that 2nd one looks like a beauty.

The females seem to be very nice this year, they have been lighter in color than the males I have caught.

My brother in law has trapped 22 coyotes thus far this season all FEMALES!! Anyone have any thoughts as to why all females?

Coyotes are different than most animals When there is plenty of food and more pups can be supported they will have larger liters In this case maybe these can be adjusted But thing is coyotes are monogamous they mate for life with all those females somewhere there's a lot of males

Makes sense. But he is really only trapping about 2 square miles of continues land which I understand they travel just seemed too high to believe.

The males are smarter???

That is alot of females in one area, I thought the same thing Gilley did. LOL (Yes I am looking over my shoulder so my wife don't see me as I am typing this) Just look at all the pups not being born taking them all out. Good Deal!!!!

I think im at 7 females to 2 males.

I'll have to go back and check my records, but if memory serves me right, in the long run, its is usually 50/50 for me. Maybe a slight edge for the females overall. I do know every year, I catch mostly females early, then the males later in the season. I'm talking late january into March for the males. I assume that has to do with the breeding season, and young males without a mate out looking. Maybe its just the area I trap too…...

Caught a female this morning..

I had another one, pulled up on atv and as I was getting off to take a pic before I shot him he pulled his leg out and ran off. All I had was my little .22 pistol so I had to just watch him run off. I had him in a bridger dogless offset. I'm starting to lose faith in the offset traps. Have had a couple since I got them get out. Anyone else have this problem??

Congrats on the coyote gill.....big bummer on the one that got off!!!!

Good catches all you fur takers! h.h.

Great job Gilley, nice yote. That stinks the one got away, I had that happen to me once too.

Outsmarted this old lady in my bean chaff flat set, this is #12 and the 4th in this spot this yr.

Very nice PB!!! Congrats on #12:)

I'm glad to see you guys catching! I haven't had a chance to string a cable or put a trap in the ground. Its been this way all spring, summer and fall! Parker, glad to see you back at it and posting pics! Your surgery must have went well!!??

Its not the trap Gilley. You just didn't have him where it needed to be. I have had it happen once or twice, where I had one just enough to get a light catch circle, and nothing there when I got there.

Since I don't know how you are setting, a couple potential causes are:

Too light of a pan tension. They have not committed their weight before the trap fires.

Too much cover on the trap, or the trap too deep in the trap bed. To go along with that, pan covers must stay INSIDE the jaws of the trap, or the covering stays in the pan cover, and gets folded up inside the jaws, not letting them close all the way. Generally when that happens, you get an immediate pull out.

Not being careful enough, and letting pebbles and/or small clods over the top of the trap. They can get caught between the jaws, not letting them close all the way.

AND, sometimes chit just happens, and you can't get them all!!!! Keep up the good work, and posting pics!!!!

But its not the offset jaws.

Neat face on the last one Parker, those are the kind taxidermists are looking for.

Yaz, I have never used pan covers and haven't had to many problems without using them. Maybe I'll start using some and see if that makes a difference. I do remember thinking when I made the set that I thought I was a little deeper than usual, that could have been it. Thanks for the advice. Coyotes are definitely crafty little fellars. I pulled my traps today since everything is gonna freeze this week, probably wait til next weekend and get them back out.

Thanks Yaz, yes my surgery went perfect, I had it done Sept 8th and was back at work in 5 weeks. I was able to deer hunt too this year. I was really worried but all is well and I am good as new.

Gilley,
I started using the polyfill (Pillow stuffing) under my trap pans this yr and it has been working well for me. I know some use was paper and some use stiff screen wire.

+1 on the polyfill that is what i am using too:)

Might try the polyfill. Do they ever smell it? I did cut some screen covers last year but never used them, gonna try some when I reset. Thanks for the input.

Poly works. I'd let it air out first. To me, it has that "plastic" smell right out of the bag. The downside to polyfill is when it gets wet, it will freeze up, and basically be like a rock under the pan. If it works, don't change it.

I personally cut my own from screen wire. I cut it to the shape of my trap jaws, with tabs that let me tuck it under the jaws. This also effectively increases the "kill area" of the pan. It also has the affect of reducing the pan tension a tad. I also use waxed paper that I'll roll up tight and spread back out to cover the trap. In certain instances this works better than the screen wire. I make that call at the set.

Wrinkled up wax paper is all I use

Can't go wrong with snares either, especially when the snow flies and your traps freeze up. I caught #13 and #14 the last two days in snares. The first was a female and the 2nd was a really nice male and he had excellent fur.

Congrats on the latest additions PB:)

Good going PB !!

Nice, you're slayin' em PB!

congrats!

Anyone braving the weather this weekend?? Itll be my last excursion of the year. Haven't been after em since november.

My buddy has been after em.....he has been nailing them in mbs......4 in the last couple weeks and today just watched one pull his trap and stake out of the ground while walking up to it and got away he is just using table salt and dry dirt.....he will be DOUBLE staking his traps now!!!!

Cross staking or earth anchors of some sort (I make my own pogo style) are mandatory on votes. Tough tough critters.

Here's the thing about me trapping coyotes. I mostly trap along my land behind the house where I can easily check the traps daily with my 4-Wheeler. I just trap using snares along an old fenceline section and some coilsprings along the crop field, so I am only trapping a small section probably 500 yrds long. This is my 6th yr trapping back there and I have caught 69 coyotes to date in this small area. Unreal if you think about it.

I would reccomend you go with earth anchors, takes a whole lot of rebar cross staked to hold them down

He was using berkshire disposable stakes

He is talking about making his cables longer!

It would be a full time job PB to keep them at bay. In the 3 years that I have hit them hard, I've caught 67!!!! 3/4 of those off of one 160 acre part of the farm. The others all within a mile of there.

Unreal PB and Yaz.....ive caught 5 off our farm so far this year.....3 came in last night...and i missed em'......but they showed me were to hang 2 new snares!!!! Guess you take some out......more move in......

#7 A real tree hugger

LOL! Nice!

WTG DP! Glad you are still after them. I just have to ask though…..with the looks of the amount of cable wrapped around that tree…….did you catch him in the next county over????

Lol....double set there coach......he really screwed up the other snare too:)

He sure loves that tree

I was gonna ask the same thing, Yaz!

Nice one DP!!

FINALLY got 5 sets put out late last week. First check yielded a double on toons, and one yote. I wish I could get rid of all those orange ones! I've caught several coyotes at that flood gate, but knew I'd have to get the coons out the way. With this cold spell, it may hold the coons up long enough to get a coyote in one first.

Good deal yaz! Looking forward to more catch pics from ya btw.......that yote does not appear to be thrilled about getting its picture taken

Bet he was even less thrilled about getting shot..

About as "thrilled" as I was having to deal with his worthless, ugly orange, butt!!! But, its one less coyote. I am giving them to a younger guy with more gumption than me, who is wanting to skin, and tan them to sell out of his taxidermy shop. Soooooo, I don't have to skin them, and they aren't going to waste.

ANOTHER Orange Ruffy! :rolleyes:

nice......it looks ......very......very.....doa:)

That orange coloration must be a genetic hereditary trait in those 'yotes.... Ive only seen a few around here like that ..... a buddy of mine shot a true blonde one several years back, had a full mount done of it...cool looking coyote....

Great catches fellas!

Good job Yaz!

Good job Yaz. Sweet looking spot in that fence corner.

Went out to hang some snares this morning and as I'm pulling up to edge of field we see something out in the field about 150 yds. Couldn't tell if it was just a clump of dirt or what, cornstalks were kind of hiding it. Then we notice it was moving a little but still not sure what it was. I got my .243 out of truck and put my scope on it and I saw a tail wagging up in the air. I thought dang there's a coyote digging a hole or something so I grabbed some shells, loaded the gun and took a knee and got it back in the scope but it still didn't look right...then I saw a second tail. Now I'm thinking WT ? So I turn up my scope and watch for a minute and realize it's 2 fox doing the nasty They were stuck butt to butt lol. Gotta say that's a first. Eventually they separated and ran off to my woods. Did get some snares hung in some good spots though, might get one of them in one.

Lol.

"Don't shoot bro"

Sticksender, That double corner has been the demise of many coyotes over the last several years.

One this weekend. Still only running 1/2 dozen cables. Can't seem to find the time…….At east this one is not orange!!!!!

Gilley, you should feel bad for interrupting them!!!!! :p Been hearing lots of reports of red fox sightings and breeding in the last week. I have a family member that is a District Biologist. He gets all kind of calls from people that……lets just say….has NO clue. SO, I get to hear some good stories. He got of call from a guy in Hamilton Co. that apparently had a pair "locked up" in his back yard. He called wanting to know "what to do about it". He couldn't understand how they got "tangled up" like that……... :rolleyes:

I saw a nice big red trot across a back pasture edge about 100 yards behind the house. Stood out big time in the snow. Later saw it 4 total times, even cutting down a wooded edge 25 feet from the house. First one I've seen here in a while and making the rounds.

Very nice Yaz!!! One day closer to spring fishing:)

You got that right!!!! Its not been a bad winter, but I'm already ready wishing open water and warm days!

This is how my warped mind works….. This coyote has made a routine of about every other or third day, making his rounds around the pond in the barn lot. This is a small lot with fence all around. He is coming in, and going out the main gate we go in, and out of every day to feed. So snaring the main gate would be a PIA. I decided I would try to catch him on the ice……Those clumps sticking out would be an easy place for a simple scent post. Might even set two, with one a dirt hole in the bank. Since the lot is fenced all around, I would put the traps on fairly large drags. The whole reason for the drag……..This is where the bulls stay in the winter. I could just imagine the LOOOOONNNGGGG night an old coyote would have fending off the "Boys" till I go there the next day. THATS the REAL reason I want to set it!!!!

Puppy needs a necklace. Get him yaz!

good catch Yaz!

I caught a nice coyote last night. Post a picture as soon as possible!

I sense a good head stompin' at Yaz's place...

#8

nice one DP!

congrats on another

Good snag, Sol!!

Nice catch Solomon. That's a good looking dog.

Way to stay persistent YB!!!!! Nice catch.

To all of you that caught varmints the last couple weeks.....good catches! h.h.

Nice dog DP. I pulled all my traps and snares last week. I just seem to have too many other things going on right now. besides the last 3 I have caught have had bad fur. Their guard hairs on their neck are completely bare and rubbed badly. I ended up with 17 yotes, 2 fox and a handful of accidental opossums and coons. Time to get out shed hunting and prepping for turkey season.

Congrats on a very productive trapping season PB:)

Good season PB! After 3, and too many coons to count, I hung up my snares. There hadn't been a coyote track on the place since the last one I caught. Even talking to all the surrounding neighbors, they have not seen or heard one for a long while. Well………I drove back the long way to feed the bulls tonight, and this is what I seen. Back in action for a bit!!!! Hope to snag at least one more before the ground softens up too much to drive back.

Thats my snare, along with several "used" ones just to the left of the steel post. Its soaking in the hole tonight!!

Waiting and watching with anticipation! You guys are knocking it out of that park.

Gotta love snares and snow!

#9

You are about to hit that goal!!!! Be proud to catch a yap in steel this time of year DP. They are tough, seasoned critters that are hard to fool this time of year. Congrats!!!

Thanks OB........I've had some good help along the way

Man…that is a beautiful coyote!!! Perfect specimen. You need to cut loose with some $$ for a full body mount of that one!!!!

I've already got a full body yote.....you taking me up on that unlimited taxidermy proposition?????

Nice looking dog! You had a good season so far.

Congrats to you and all the other fur catchers.

Im ashamed of myself for not trapping very much or setting snares. Warm weather and other duties have kept me from the woods.

Continued luck to all, h.h.

Congrats dp! About time to go pro and long line it

Nice snag DP!!

Anyone got anything out? Planning on throwing a few more sets out tomorrow! Good luck trappers:)

I have six sets out and have caught two coyotes in the past week. Re-lured, baited, and urined all sets yesterday and brushed off the snow on all sets. Check traps this afternoon after school.

Good deal Magnum...post pics if you get a chance......keep it up:)

Get 'em Evan!!

I've gotten $10 a piece for the both of them.

Awesome stuff young man.....thanks for sharing:)

DANG EVAN!! Good job, buddy!!

Congrats!

Yep, congrats and nice job!

Great job Evan!!!! You got it figured out now!!!

Likely the last one of the year for me…..unless one starts causing trouble. I'm hanging them up. Too many spring "projects" to get ready to roll!!!

Nice!

Congrats Yaz!!!

Congratulations Yaz!!!