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Re: Deep snow and coyote travel?
[Re: wisconsinteacher]
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12/02/19 04:51 PM
12/02/19 04:51 PM
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thedude055
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I am hopping on this string as well to ask basically the same thing except I am just setting traps. Been watching sign for two months through pheasant season and the day pheasant season was up i got a foot of snow lol. I am thinking well hoping anywyas that the wandering sets of tracks will kind of calm down and the main traffic ways will become more used. For example mostly traveling two tracks and not just wandering through the snow in the middle of nothing as much. That is what i think is going to happen but i am curious as to what folks a lot more in tune would think. I set a dozen on my initial thought and am thinking i am doing the right thing.
Owner Wind River Trapping Supplies
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Re: Deep snow and coyote travel?
[Re: wisconsinteacher]
#6681534
12/02/19 06:05 PM
12/02/19 06:05 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,494 Garden,Michigan
Buck (Zandra)
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Here in the U.P.of Michigan I find a lot of aimless wandering.Big baits can do wonders this time of year.
Buck(formely known as Zandra)
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Re: Deep snow and coyote travel?
[Re: wisconsinteacher]
#6681602
12/02/19 07:38 PM
12/02/19 07:38 PM
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Bob
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Coyotes, much like humans, are lazy. They will always take the easiest path unless there’s something they really want.
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: Deep snow and coyote travel?
[Re: wisconsinteacher]
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12/03/19 06:42 AM
12/03/19 06:42 AM
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strike2x
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In my opinion for what it is worth, wandering means hunting, there are always trails they use to get to and from or through bad areas. Find and set those with cables. A lot of these are places a trap won't work well for one reason or another.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Deep snow and coyote travel?
[Re: wisconsinteacher]
#6683566
12/04/19 10:40 PM
12/04/19 10:40 PM
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cornhuskerman
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Thicker cover and tall weeds . Old sunflowers ' pigweed , kisha, ditch weed are all good spots for snares . They like hunting in them and trails are very easy to find with snow on the ground.
The Lord giveth what you do not deserve and taketh what you do deserve
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Re: Deep snow and coyote travel?
[Re: wisconsinteacher]
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12/05/19 11:26 AM
12/05/19 11:26 AM
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thedude055
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How are you guys clearing areas for your sets? For example I have a foot plus of snow and a dozen dirt holes and flat sets mixed. I cleared just the set area and not much more at all just leaving my tracks in and out. curious if folks clear a 5 foot radius or something like that. Snow has a crust on it now so drifting back full is less likely. Usually i just pull traps in the snow like this and set snares but i have zero snares right now and my itch to continue trapping will not allow me to just watch.
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Re: Deep snow and coyote travel?
[Re: wisconsinteacher]
#6684001
12/05/19 12:32 PM
12/05/19 12:32 PM
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Posts: 23,830 Wisconsin
The Beav
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Can you drive to your locations? If so back up to some cover with your truck and do a burn out . Know make your sets at the back end of that burn out. If It were me I'd put away the foot holds and start hanging cable.
The forum Know It All according to Muskrat
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Re: Deep snow and coyote travel?
[Re: wisconsinteacher]
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12/05/19 12:35 PM
12/05/19 12:35 PM
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Posts: 610 Wyoming
thedude055
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I am driving my rhino or truck to them yeah. I ordered some snares and plan on setting some out. Just curious on what the guys still setting are doing. I know historically i would have pulled everything already.
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