catching coyote

[hilljack]

Looking for pro tips on catching coyotes.

[redkneck]

I don't have any pro tips lol. Tried a little last year to catch some, but kept catching foxes instead on dirt hole sets. Don't have time to trap being it's on my lease 30 miles away, but may try again this year some.

[hilljack]

I understand redkneck. I have caught 1 so far. I trap mostly along interstate areas so i dont catch someones hound dog. Be dumb to turn a dog out to hunt in such an area. I use to trap fox and had good luck with grey fox;but that was 25 yrs ago things and prices have changed since then.

[hilljack]

I understand redkneck. I have caught 1 so far. I trap mostly along interstate areas so i dont catch someones hound dog. Be dumb to turn a dog out to hunt in such an area. I use to trap fox and had good luck with grey fox;but that was 25 yrs ago things and prices have changed since then.

[i'm your huckleberry]

winter is probably the easiest time to catch those mangey critters , find a well used trail that you are sure they are traveling ,then use a victor right in the middle of the path, if there is snow to prevent from freezeing use cattail fuzz. make a hollow in the path, put trap in cover with the cattail fuzz then take powdery snow and gentley sprinkle snow over the trap and fuzz to hide presence. with no snow hollow out the soil fuzz over trap then gentley cover fuzz with soil or leaves oil from a can of sardines gets them interested and also covers your scent. good luck

[sureshot]

coyotes are the hardest to trap, fox and cats are dumb compared to coyotes!! when I started I could not get a coyote, thye would walk right around the set, I then started to die the traps in boiling water with sage in it[lotsof sage were I trapped] they I would wax them with trap wax and hang outside, never in a vehicle or with scent anyway, always wore rubber boots and rubber gloves, plus my coveralls were always stored outside, do not want to kneel down with smelly clothes,

first thing I didw as find were coyotes were trails ect, fencelines, my best set was knolls in pastures with old holes on top, coyotes like to lookout from hills, and if there is a pre dug badger hole, I was set, I would put either pre bought lure, or more that often my own that I made out of all the guts from birds I shot that fall and let ripen for afew weeksin the sun, a spoon ful isall you need, putit on a stick down the hole,then dig a little indentation in snow or dirt, set trap and either stake it or tie to something near as a drag, I will set trap a little off to one side of hole and set branches or rocks so the coyote will step on trap not come in from side! once the trap is set I cover it with wax paper so it will not freeze down then either sprinkle snow or sifted dirt over top to cover it a bit, then I put a few feathers over the trap and around the area,seems to really help, then the end thing I did was get a branch and rub out any sign I had, footprints, kneeling marks, anything, then I always sprayed a bit of skunk essance to help to cover any scent I may of left.

if setting on a trail make sure you use natural stuff like logs, or brush, or rocks to make a coyote step in the trap instead of going around,

good luck hope this helped a bit, if need info on trap die and wax there are many trapping supply companies online, justgoogle it and they will put you on the right track!!

[i'm your huckleberry]

I'm talking winter with snow,alberta experience, with a pig farmer throwing the ones that died in a pit. good trail coming in i mean every night use (you wouldn't want to go near this pit in summer , stink!). off tis pit i even bagged me a wolf, i give that to a taxidermist friend who done a life size for display purposes. a nice white with a lot of grey though it. Everything surshot is saying is true, coyotes also like to use cover for any movement fencelines, because there is usually tall grass on either side. knolls, there usually is a passage that the coyote almost instintively knows how to run those hills and dismals without ever being seen that's why they are good sets. the pre dug, all dogs like to dig and if there is food envolvled, another good set. the drag is the best coyotes been known to chew their foot off to get away . the drag slows him down and usually gets tangled up, use a 6 foot lead of barbed wire without the barbs between the trap and the 6 to 8 foot 2x2 drag, this will prevent foot chew off, wile E will still have movement of 6' even when caught up or tangled.