Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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I have been of a opinion If a dead horse or cow put off that much stink you are not going to spook them because of smell. There is other reasons why they spook But more down the hole imo holds there interest longer. I put the same amount on a flat set as a dirthole. Being cheap will cost in the end imo
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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Same as Beav
Prepared baits are different - don't use as much
Whole deer head crammed down a big dirthole 3' deep. If you dig it right they will never get it out but they will keep trying till they get caught over and over.
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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If i had to pay 80+ bucks a gallon for it i might use a teasoon at most per set. The bait i make from free things..a big plastic stirring spoon full. I do better with my own bait, could be because i use more. Its also always hot so i gotta put extra in for the fire ants and bugs to keep them busy. If its fresh bait like a dead chicken. then i chop off a chunk about like a baseball or bigger. I once used a whole baby hog head down a hole, caught 2 coyotes before the buzzards got to it. Then there was the time i used a used tampon, but you wouldnt believe me.
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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Seriously possum man? Bait and lure holder all in one? Hmmm...
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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Seriously possum man? Bait and lure holder all in one? Hmmm... Yes. I sure did that about a year and a half ago. Tossed it down a dirthole and it took about a week for one to hit it and it turned out to be a terribly mangy coyote. But it worked. No lure or anything just a fresh used tampon. My next trick is to see if i can catch one with a stinky shoe down a hole. I did that to prove a point (to myself mostly) that coyotes really dont care about human scent at a set. Heck i set a dozen traps yesterday and i was sweating so hard i was soaked through and through. Sweat was pouring off me all over the set, and i caught one last night. Just gotta have something down the hole they care about more than human scent.
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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I've been one of those always trying to use the minimum amount and make it go further types. Bait, lure, urine. Haven't tried a lot of different things, but I am fairly convinced that it takes more than a faint odor to pull most yotes directly onto the set. I want him beyond interested or curious, I want him attempting to get what is in the hole. I want that yote drooling before he reaches the set. Mind on one thing, what's in the hole. And, if he's half-way across a section, I want him to know just where to find what he's smelling. Doesn't have to be that loud or putrid, but it needs to have a smell that carries. I'm in the more is better, in most situations, camp. A heaping table spoon is a good start.
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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I don’t mean to hijack this thread, but why is it that you can easily over-lure a set to the point where a coyote will shy away, but you can use much more commercial bait that also gives off a strong odor? I’ve seen some people use a dap of lure, and a tablespoon of bait at the same set. Just curious. Thanks
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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I know for a fact that on a cold clear night a coyote can smell a Ford rusting over a mile away. Lol
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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Lure is the smell of another animal that has come through. Bait however is a food offering. Im sure you can try all you like but your going to get worse then a rotting carcass
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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Imo if your bait is something natural that would or could be found or stolen by mr. Coyote on a regular basis than I don't think you can use too much. But if there are unnatural additives then you have a lure bait combination, I think you could use to much.
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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I It shouldn't matter how much bait down the hole if we are on location. This ^^^ Lure and bait are always a secondary reason to be at my sets....Many are blind sets with no smell attraction, and the animals were going to be there anyhow. When I do use bait it's a glob about the size of a small pecan down a deep 1/2 inch hole, and I want them digging for a while to get to it. Bait makers usually say use 2 -3 tablespoons, and that's probably what I would say too, if I were selling bait....If you have to pull your animals from long distance, there are far better LDC call lures to serve that purpose. You just don't need big holes, and a shovel full of bait, if you can identify funnels, crossings, barriers, etc. and let the animals show you the runs they use... IMHO .
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Re: Amount of bait down the dirt hole ?
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The pro baitmakers I've bought from have not said to use ~3 tablespoons.
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