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Trap Placement ? #6407248
12/23/18 10:15 PM
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When setting for coyote do you offset the trigger from the hole? If so how far, and does it make a difference to which side??

Re: Trap Placement ? [Re: Ranger109] #6407266
12/23/18 10:31 PM
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I set my trigger/pan center with my hole.

Re: Trap Placement ? [Re: Ranger109] #6407310
12/23/18 11:20 PM
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I set the pan where I believe the animal will step. Might be offset, might be centered with the hole. Might be 9-10" back, might be tight to the hole/attractor.


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Re: Trap Placement ? [Re: Ranger109] #6407312
12/23/18 11:21 PM
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Trap goes dead center, pan 9" from hole, spring lever points to the hole

Re: Trap Placement ? [Re: Tactical.20] #6407314
12/23/18 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Tactical.20
Trap goes dead center, pan 9" from hole, spring lever points to the hole

This is how I do it because it's what I do. The 9 inches I'm not really stringent on I just set it wherever it beds best.


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Re: Trap Placement ? [Re: Ranger109] #6407318
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No mater where you place the trap the coyote Is going to step someplace else. LOL
It's not so much trap placement as It Is guiding the critters foot to where the trap Is.


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Re: Trap Placement ? [Re: ] #6415160
01/01/19 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by dirtydogtrapping
I do always place twig size sticks stuck in next to levers and behind dog .

A small rock or even a little clump of dirt can help guide.

Last edited by AJE; 01/01/19 09:14 AM.
Re: Trap Placement ? [Re: Ranger109] #6415167
01/01/19 09:08 AM
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No guiding.

Re: Trap Placement ? [Re: Ranger109] #6415266
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Dirtholes I set pretty tight. Flat set is anywhere from 8”-10” back. I don’t worry about the offset.

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