Strut10 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I have not made a dirt set since 2006. Work precludes me from doing any serious trapping at all. But this year, both my dad and I have our furtaker license. So Dad will be doing some of the check duty for me. Going to run them for a week. Ended up with 7 sets (2 doubles) on 2 of the Strut10 Ranch properties. 6 dirtholes, 2 scent post and 1 flat set. The 2 doubles were specifically for 'yotes and made with MB-550's. The others were more for fox........a couple specifically for grays and all them were with #2 OS Bridgers. The fox sets were single staked with 1/2"x30" rebar. Hope that's enough to hold should a 'yote stumble into one of them. The only thing I forgot was to take the camera. Would have liked to have had some input from others. Maybe I can get some Thursday when I start doing check duty. I'm like a kid waiting for Christmas morning !!!! Only problem is Dad's gonna be opening my presents..... I told him to take a camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 sounds like a spread.... 30" is probably fine for even a really big coyote as long as it's not a wet area with really soft ground, like a swamp. sounds like a spread and you should get something as long as you were careful with your scent and touching stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I used rebar about that long year before long in red clay and finally got my stakes up by hooking the z71 to them. I guess it all depends on the soil. Hard for me to trap, lease is 30 miles away, and I only set them out when I or one of my buddies can run them first thing a.m. Post some pics next time you check Don, I need some motivation to get out and thin yotes at our club. Only caught grays last time, no yotes. Would like to set up on a cat or two though too. I need to order some dirt stakes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 A lone gray this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Beautiful coat Don, way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 at my parent's house it's mostly clay but some other places it's looser river bed gravel to swampy top soil. coat does look nice. congrats on the first Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Just one stinker this morning. Wasn't compelled to take his pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Picked up a red in the same set as the gray this morning. Only have a phone pic of it. Will try to post it sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Here's the red from Wednesday........... And a gray from this morning........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureshot Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wish I still had time to trap, one of my fondest memories was checking the trapline !! great work keep it up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.