Coyote trapping/snaring thread 2016/2017

Billy Cowan's nice male....caught on October 17th! Way to kick things off:)

Thanks buddy for putting the pic up for me. I still have trouble doing it from my phone.

Nice catch, way to go. It's that time again!

Thanks sticksender. This is the fastest I have ever connected on a coyote.

And it's on !! Congrats

Threw in 6 sets yesterday.....to maybe get a bonus in-between deer hunts and bam.....1st day double:)

Way to go do Solomon . A first day double now that's something to be proud of .

Nice!

Very nice you did well!!!

Very cool.

NICE

Billy Cowan strikes again;)

I put a 1 new set out yesterday.....and another 1st day catch......big male;)

Nice catches Billy and DP! The first dog has a nice color, looks like German Shepard in him. h.h.

#4....had one digging the backside of my dirthole setup.....so I put a trap behind my backing and dirthole.....and ended up with this pretzel....2 full pads;)

Lol that's good nice catches guys

I think she is about to leave you a present!

She looks like a coydog to me. h.h.

^^^^lol^^^^ prob not the best angle for the pic;)

Billy Cowan with another!!!!!

I've only had a couple sets out for a few days and so far I have caught one yote.

Good deal MH....post pics bud;)

That a boy!!!!

Way to go Magnum!

Here's another!

Great start to the season MH!!!

Congrats mh all my yote sets are currently full or under water. Hopefully this rain moves out for rest of the week.

Put my first sets out Saturday, caught this male today, He was a muddy mess..

Glad to have you on the board Gilley!!! Nice catch @ great looking location!!!

Dang, I haven't visited here in a while. Looks like I'm behind!!!! Nice catches guys!!!! What I am REALLY thrilled to see is guys still trapping even though the fur market is a total bust right now. Tells me who the REAL trappers are on here! We still need the predator/critter control regardless whether we make any money at it or not.

Nice catches guys I am still slumbering along through deer season before I start

Caught another male tonight....may not be worth anything but gives me something to do.

Another great pic and a great location;) very nice!!!!!!

Nice catches Gilley. If we have any hope of making any money this year it will be on yotes.

Furbuyers are telling me that prices will come back within the next couple to few years, just like they told me last year lol

Scored a double tonight, that's 4 in 4 days. They must be thicker than I thought...

Oh yeah....you are on 'em Gilley! Those are some big healthy-looking dogs too!

Now that is the REAL DEAL......congrats Gilley:) Are you using any guiding around your traps?

The top picture was caught in a snare. That was all tall grass and I just walked and made a trail between those 2 trees and hung the snare off them. They will always follow those trails thru the tall grass. He of course destroyed the whole area after he was caught. The bottom pic was caught in a dirt hole like the other 3 and yes I do lay sticks and corn stalks to try to guide them to the trap. I put some top dog bait with some sheep's wool down the hole and top it off with some coyote urine and a couple lures like coyote carnage.

Get em Gilley!!!!!

I normally wait until after deer season. This deer season has been dismal at best for me. Absolutely no deer. I refuse to kill one of the 3 remaining does, or one of the 3 small bucks that I have seen. Five years ago when I got after the coyotes so hard, was because we had problems with them in the cattle. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I could not trap for very long last season, and only caught four in a couple weeks before I pulled them. Well…..they are back with a vengeance. They are running my calves in the barn lot behind the house at the farm. Calves have gotten out by running through and over the fence twice in two nights. Only dogs or coyotes would do this. Checked a trail camera, and in the last 5 days, had 31 pics of multiple coyotes all times of the day and night. Time to forget deer hunting for a couple weeks and take care of business. Actually saw this one today at 60 yards going back to check the cam……..no gun of course... :rolleyes:

If I was a coyote.....I wouldn't want to pizz you of Yaz.....lol.......I think you just declared a "hanging"!

I'm in the same boat Yaz. You give 'em any time off and they tend to prosper. The dogs have taken over my place and I only laid out for one year. Time to get that corrected!

Good catches everyone!

I havent set any snares or traps yet. Back issues make it kind of hard to get down and back up to set a trap...old age thing.... Besides we didnt see or hear any yotes during the gun season which is very unusual.

Guys, keep after them fawn killers....thinning yotes out does make a difference in your local deer population. h.h.

Ok caught the first one this morning.....hopefully there will be more to come.

A whole bunch of her ancestors met the same fate under that crab apple tree!

Caught #5 this morning, another male. There's gonna be some busy males in a few months.

Very nice!!!!

Sticksender, that crabapple tree of yours is just like my "double corner post". There is a LOT of used up snares hanging on them posts!!!!!


Had two today, and BIG boar coon. Have caught two big coons the last couple days. Even though they are not worth anything right now, The biggest and best furred will still get skinned and put away for better times.

This is the "bull rub" crawl under. Its the second best hole on the farm.

Funnel spots like that fence corner are sweet. And they can't tear up your spot like they do to a brush funnel.

Stick, I know it seems like a lot of trouble, but I'm going to try something when I get time later on. On the sets that get tore up so bad, I'm going to set them up different…….just to see if it works. I've made some VERY short snares out of good pieces of cable from used ones. They are only big enough for the loop, and about 6" of lead. I'm going to attach my swivel on the snare to a one way slide, and put it on a 10' 1/8" runner cable out to a "kill pole". When the coyote gets caught, hopefully he will go the path of least resistance to the pole, and wrap up there, and not disturb the set as much. Might be a time saver.

As expected Yaz......As expected:)

Nice!

So Kind of like a dry land "drowner" set up?

You got it Haymaker! The slide has to be a lot heavier than on a beaver drowner set. A crunch proof swivel makes an excellent one way slide.

I have around 14 sets out. I have had the same dirthole on one set dug out twice without the coyote tripping the trap. Re set it yesterday. As far as I know the bait and lure and urine I applied to my sets on Saturday and Sunday should be alright even with the precipitation we have gotten.

You would be just wasting bait, lure, and urine right now Magnum. This light rain and drizzle won't wash the scent out. As warm as it is, a little goes a long way. However, with the temps dropping, and the rain drying up today, it may not be a bad idea to spritz stuff up a little tomorrow. The sets won't need much though.

Nice!

I like it, Yaz!!!

Yaz depending on how hard the dirt is I will uncover the pans on the trap and recover with a light covering of light dirt just so i feel comfortable lol. Ill probably re bait re lure and re urine everything. It looks like we have a lull coming up of some nice weather

Congrats to all you fur catchers....nice job!

Snow coming in this weekend means I will set snares next week. Snow on the ground lets you zero in where the yotes move thru your area.

I blew a chance at one the other morning while deer hunting. The dog was stopped, looking straight towards me at 100 yards, I waited for it to turn because of low light and when it did turn, it shot into the brush.

Stupid, stupid mistake of waiting too long. It wont happen again. h.h.

I'm with you HH, pulled all my dirt holes today with the cold weather coming. Will wait a few days then hang some snares.

#5 first night set;)

That's a purty picture DP

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That's a big dog with a great coat!
Congrats DP!

Congrats Sol!

Thanks brothers:)^^^^^^

Nice one DP!!

Deer season wrapping up I was fired up to start trapping and here comes the cold never fails lol

My Dad was able to check traps with me today:) caught in the same set as the last one;)
#6

Dang, you got another beauty!

Congratulations there double DP's h.h.

That's a bigg'un. keep it up.

DP those dogs have some long fur on em !!!! Congrats

Thanks guys.......had #7 on today......46.5 lb male......pulled my traps.....back to deer hunting and getting ready for my out of state trapping trip in 2 weeks;)

Wow....nice one Sol!!

Nice DP. When you coming down here to catch mine???

If it's warmer than 2 degrees down there......I might just head your way

Sunny and 70 down here DP! Come on down!!!!

BTW- This is the set that got dug on me. I finally got the "digger" to step right on the pan this time……..3 days after I pulled the trap!!!!!

Apparently coyotes can't read! . Crawling under the gate that we go in and out of every day to feed. Low spot in the tire tracks is all it took to get one in a cable. Only have two snares out until if firms up again.

Freakin' Trespassers!!! Very Nice OB!

Arkansas 1st day set;)

Nice catch......h.h.

Good luck Sol !!!!!

You da man Solomon. If you go next year you got a passenger going with you im inviting myself cause I'm cool like that.

Another one bites the dust.....congrats. h.h.

6 more AR yotes

Wow, nice....keep the reports coming!

Called this male in right at dark with Blood Hound caller using dying rabbit. Nailed him at 75 yards with .223. Had trouble with my light and had to quit early. Planning on calling again in the morning. h.h.

Very nice!

Traps are pulled finished up with a coyote:)

Looks like you had a productive and fun time....h.h.

A great end it looks like DP!

Congratulations on a great trip Sol! That had to be a lot of fun. To have the chance to catch cats and gray fox would be worth the trip. Looks like YOU destroyed somebody's camp site with a "fire pit set"!

Awwwww OB is proud of me;) thanks Bobby!

OB????

It's all about the story of the Old Bull and the Young Bull;)

And Bobby is well.....When he starts to go Bobby Knight on me while I'm chasing something

Who's still trapping?

My catches have been coming on a pitiful slow trickle! But still getting a few coyotes in snares.

Like that grey coloring!

keep after them...h.h.

I pulled all my k9 sets a couple weeks ago. Waiting for it to dry up and get colder and will be back at it. Been beaver trapping instead.

Caught this female today. Very docile. Notice the ground is hardly even torn up.

Now thats a good looking coyote.

Good catch stick......Beauty!!!! I started trapping a new farm yesterday:)

Nice one SS. I haven't had any sets out since before Christmas, weather and vacation has slowed me down. Think I'll put some out this weekend, weather is starting to look good again. Sold 7 green coyotes hides yesterday, got $10 a piece for 6 of them and $8 for one. Guess that's about what I expected.