The guy that owns the lease I've been trapping wanted me to wait till after deer season to trap coyotes. With that being said, since deer season has gone out we have had spring / summer like weather down here already. I have mostly been using dirt hole sets and a few flat sets. I also use the same bait that you mentioned and have done ok, but felt like I needed to try something else. I made some pipe sets and I used natural food source "squirrel and deer". I stuffed some deer or squirrel down in the pipe and then put the squirrel tail or deer hide sticking out where it could be seen. Not saying that processed baits dont work, I just felt like they have been feeding on deer for so long that's what they wanted. The next few days it really paid off. I've just recently got back into trapping and this forum has had a lot of good info. I grew up trapping in the bayous for coon, rats and bob cats and these coyotes will test your patience! Coyotes are tuff no matrer where you trap, but down here I think simple, natural is better. So to answer your question, pipe set has worked for me in the south, and temps are still climbing. Should be 80* tomorrow. I'm no expert on baits and lures but so far I'm doing well with natural bait. I just wish I had saved more hide and neck meat during deer season! Take care, watch out for snakes! I've Already had 2 close encounters w/ some big timber rattlers!
Last edited by Bayou Trapper; 02/22/18 11:15 PM.