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Anyone ever try it? I have a ton of ash from my wood stove. Made Two sets with it today in the snow one is kind of like a scent post and The other like a flat set but in a circle of ash. Kinda curious what will happen. I put a trail cam on the one set so will see what happens in the next week or so. I thought it would be great for eye appeal but we are suppose to get another 6 inches of snow Tonight so that aspect of it will go away quick .
Re: Trying a new coyote set with ashes
[Re: NE Wildlife]
#6733130 01/17/2009:22 PM01/17/2009:22 PM
Here's a video of my coyote, Katie, checking out some burnt wood, I posted here before, from a couple of months ago. I had dumped a grill containing wood coals, I had cooked pork on, on that wood to start it. I scattered that wood after we were done with the fire, to put it out. A fair amount of time and rain passed and the smell still interested her.
I suspect the ashes would work better if fat, meat or bone had been burned to make them, but that they will attract attention.
At least one of the trapping books I have mentioned a camp fire set.
Keith
Re: Trying a new coyote set with ashes
[Re: NE Wildlife]
#6733231 01/17/2009:51 PM01/17/2009:51 PM
I know a guy that used to use a charred bone from a steak or roast in coyote sets. He noticed coyotes always checked out campfires where he'd camped and cooked over a fire and grease had dripped in the fire or they had thrown bones in the fire. He said think about it, the old fire puts off a lot of smell. I watched my parents dog spend a fair amount time digging fat drippings out of a pile of ashes under Dad's weber grill just last weekend as I was dying my traps. Just looked like he was eating ashes but there was something there he was after. I would think the food aspect of the burned bones might be attractive to coons and opossums too though?
Re: Trying a new coyote set with ashes
[Re: NE Wildlife]
#6733523 01/18/2001:04 AM01/18/2001:04 AM
Old timers used to put out about a half a bale of hay and set there traps in it much like the hay set. Only they would add a few strips of bacon or meat scraps and burn the pile of hay. The fire would remove any unwanted scent from the traps and partially cook the meat. I know it works on fox and don't see why it won't work for coyotes. Making a variation of this set with just ashes should work just fine I would think.
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
Re: Trying a new coyote set with ashes
[Re: NE Wildlife]
#6733580 01/18/2002:40 AM01/18/2002:40 AM
Best I remember in very wet conditions the ashes will melt together and pack pretty hard, so go lite on the jaws and levers or they will come up slow. I just put a cat nugget behind the hole or in it.
Re: Trying a new coyote set with ashes
[Re: NE Wildlife]
#6733724 01/18/2009:32 AM01/18/2009:32 AM
It's like the old CAMP FIRE SET...barredowl touched on it....I use it and obviously its not a long liner type set but around regularly used trails or "people" areas it works good. Find a good set location where critters are traveling through. Dig out a trap bed for your size trap. Take some paper products, cardboards items create good heat...and mix in small chunks of fish, muskrat, beaver, coon etc... something edible. Make a small (controlled) fire over your trap bed and sprinkle in your meats... let fire burn down to ash. I like to wait a day or two then set trap in your pre-dug hole (I like to use a drag on these traps). After bedding your trap cover with ashes that are left over. You can leave it as is or use food based attractors at set. I use a punch hole near trap and use my attractor there. Hope this helps...
Re: Trying a new coyote set with ashes
[Re: MChewk]
#6733811 01/18/2010:30 AM01/18/2010:30 AM
It's like the old CAMP FIRE SET...barredowl touched on it....I use it and obviously its not a long liner type set but around regularly used trails or "people" areas it works good. Find a good set location where critters are traveling through. Dig out a trap bed for your size trap. Take some paper products, cardboards items create good heat...and mix in small chunks of fish, muskrat, beaver, coon etc... something edible. Make a small (controlled) fire over your trap bed and sprinkle in your meats... let fire burn down to ash. I like to wait a day or two then set trap in your pre-dug hole (I like to use a drag on these traps). After bedding your trap cover with ashes that are left over. You can leave it as is or use food based attractors at set. I use a punch hole near trap and use my attractor there. Hope this helps...
Charles Dobbins burnt hay set works good for me.
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Re: Trying a new coyote set with ashes
[Re: NE Wildlife]
#6733847 01/18/2010:55 AM01/18/2010:55 AM
I kind of just wanted to use the ash instead of dry dirt or peat moss since I have a bunch of it. Those other sets mentioned sound like they would work but Not feasible for putting in a lot of sets
Re: Trying a new coyote set with ashes
[Re: NE Wildlife]
#6733861 01/18/2011:07 AM01/18/2011:07 AM
charred wood with urine has a chemical reaction to canines.....make burn post we call them. Campfire and burn sets have been around forever....as a kid i caught my first gray fox double in one,,combination buried bait set in ashes and charred wood.