yote poop, yote sets. cat poop, cat sets. fox poop, fox sets. mink poop, mink sets ect.... ect....

a simple equation to the task at hand, capture the target animal or animals by reading the sign they leave behind. droppings can indicate preditor and prey species, travel corridors, population densities, food sorces, territorial boundries, the art of trapping and capturing a target animal isn't all about making the perfect set. studying animal habits and their habitat are important keys to being successful. a successful trapper is one who looks at the big picture and droppings are a big part of the paint used to create that picture

just my opinion which ain't much

Bud

Hey Jonesie, show us a nervous dropping?

Would that be diarhea ?

also it lets you know how many are traveling that some route meaning (before i started remaking after a catch i would see a couple turds show up 2-3 days later) so i figuer that there were two more traveling the same road

good one LT,


Bud

One must also be careful and check how fresh the sign is. If the poop is soft its was 0-24 hours ago, if it has a crust on the outside but the interior is still soft and gives off a fine odor then it is 24-48 hours ago. If it is dry with no smell 48+ hours ago. Wheather also effects the aging of poop too. Obviously in a wet climate it takes longer to dry out and will be harder to tell. For tracks I test the soil right next to it to see what poundage it would take to make an impression the same depth. I'm still working on how to check freshness from tracks. Hopefully I will learn something in this post.

Teg

Well put, coilspring!

Go up to the post above mine 3nd picture down! you being a sa here, but you mean to tell me you can't tell when you dog is not right or over excited when hunting birds. or you rabbit or coon dog has been working extra hard by the poop!

you may not see in the field but in wildlife control in the attics you can tell alot of the time if the dropping are loose and you talk to the customer and they have been woking it hard for a week or 2.

Never thought 'coons in Ohio could leave a stool pile big enough to "cast a shadow"... but this picture proves even I can be wrong at times!

Anyone recognize the seeds in there?

Even the coyotes are eatting them...

look like persimon or paw paw seeds to me

Good eye but in late August on a coyote job, which grove are you visiting?
That alone may determine your success at locating trails in and out of there.




I can always tell how fresh a dropping is by the insect activity.
But does a butterfly lick dung anyway?
Salt?

paw paw persimons want ripen til a frost gets em. so around here i would be looking for a deep shade holer

your right i always mark rocks , stumps and logs i see butterfly on for know reason good way to find urin post before season

The seeds in the first dropping picture look like wild plum seeds. And in the last two pictures it looks like they are eating a lot of corn. I love setting wild plum thickets trails are easy to find, but gotta watch out for their little thorns around here.

Wild plum thickets are major attractions when the fruit falls.

we dont have many wild plum here

ttt

ttt

And most important of all: WATCH WHERE YOU'RE WALKING!!!