Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/02/19 07:24 PM
12/02/19 07:24 PM
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Wanna Be
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I trap plantations or plantation type land. As you mentioned most of the time finding tracks or actual trails is slim. Deer down here have trails every 50yds and are abundant, so setting on those would require thousands of traps and more hours than there are in the day resetting after the deer trip them. My best luck is intersections. Whether it’s a 2 track or what we call “feed trails” (plantations feed year round) I always have a minimum of 2 traps generally caddy corner to each other. And always mix it up as far as sets. Some are scent post and some dirtholes some pipe dream sets. I’ll even have traps opposite of each other sometimes based on our predominant E/NE wind. On long stretches between intersections, if I can find tracks, I’ll set dead center of the 2 tracks with a pipe dream set or a compass set. I’ll have a trap in the normal spot for those sets and a blind set a few feet back...why I don’t know. Just incase he wants to circle it. It works for me so I’ll continue. I use a flag set off to the side of the road just so the manager knows to stay on the 2 track, lol. And thanks for posting this, hopefully I’ll learn something else to try.
And I’ll add that not every intersection produces. I have some I’ve learned it’s a waste of time, and others where I’ll set all 4 corners. Learn something new each season too.
Last edited by Wanna Be; 12/02/19 07:27 PM.
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/02/19 08:25 PM
12/02/19 08:25 PM
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My first two this year where off a field road across a pasture. Swamp on one end of the pasture and woods on the other. Coyotes use this road to go from one to the other. Made a trench set about midway and scored two within a week.
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/02/19 09:07 PM
12/02/19 09:07 PM
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danny clifton
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it takes time to get a feel for it. after you watch the videos and read the books you have to go trapping.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/02/19 09:17 PM
12/02/19 09:17 PM
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I used to think it was impossible in certain situations to find scat or tracks also. I used to set where I thought they should go. This resulted.in many trips around a line of empty traps. I have since become better at finding that one track in a hard to see spot or the scat that was in the grassy part of the trail. I now only set where I find sign. I am still learning e set day and I don't run a bunch of traps or a hundred miles line but I will say my catch ratio went way up when I started setting only on sign. Let me also add that one type of sign I set on is trail camera proof. Where I trap I don't have agricultural fields or any special terrain. I trap big woods. Sometimes sign is scared. Now I will tell you where I look for sign. Fence line, main highway, rivers,lo g running features of any kind. Power lines included. Pinch points, funnels, geographical changes. One of my favorite spots is the fence along the expressway. Almost guaranteed if you find a break in the fence you will see sign. You might even find a crawl under. You must put boots to the ground and scout. Ghat is how you find sign. Look at a map of the area you will be trapping and pick out features and go look long and hard. Trying to do it all during season is impossible unless you have snow like I do now. There is sign places even I couldn't find any before. That being said, set on sign and only on sign. Quality over quantity.....just my 2 pennies.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/02/19 11:06 PM
12/02/19 11:06 PM
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Out here i set when driving 2 track roads, stocks dams, creek xing, by big lone trees , saddles, and when the road tops a hill. Water tanks and wind mills. Also any taller cover areas than the grazed pasture. Natural edges. Abandoned houses or empty buildings. Also always remember, food , cover, and water.
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/02/19 11:19 PM
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Ooops i forgot the most important spot to always set , any dead pile just set back away 50-75 feet at least away .
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/03/19 10:23 AM
12/03/19 10:23 AM
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Artrapper16, are you in the mountains or delta/lowlands area?
the just shall live by faith
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/03/19 11:28 AM
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I personally think the coyotes in my area have really poor taste and should listen to me on what i think is the best location to trap them in. They don't understand they are not in the right spot.
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/03/19 03:33 PM
12/03/19 03:33 PM
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Blakspot, I live in Northeast Arkansas Independence county in the Batesville area Ah, you gotta mix of mountains and farmlands then. If you're near the river, that'd be where i would look for some sign.
the just shall live by faith
member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula
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Re: Coyote trapping location?
[Re: Artrapper16]
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12/03/19 07:36 PM
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Keep track of were you make catches and eventually a pattern will form. Ounce ya get to the point were you verify a location by sign then your on your way. Think edges were two habitats meet and ease of travel. The richest edge is were land meets water. The first high ground along a waterway for instance.
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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