Thanks for taking the time to post the videos .

Thanks for showing the curiosity lure I made Keith. I'm thinking scent post or cat rub set or down in a hole to get digging response maybe? It's glandy and not canine glands. Thanks again for the video.

You're welcome Eric and thanks for the Snoopy Curiousity lure.

I am glad some of you liked my videos of Katie. If there is interest, I'll make more.

Keith

Today , my friend Stan came over and we ran one of his vizslas, Willow and made a new path into his ground blind. We ran Willow past the 3 sets I filmed Katie at and she did not react to them at all. It has rained heavily and snowed lightly, since I made the sets 3 days ago. The ground is soft and muddy in some places.

After Stan left, I took Althea, my Anatolian/English Shepherd cross through the same area, she only noticed the set where Katie rolled. I was able to find some fine hairs, from the lure, on the honeysuckle stem I dipped in the lure, above the rolling spot. Both dirt holes appear to have bean dug by another canid, probably a red fox or coyote, since Katie first dug them.

I brought Katie back down. She reacted to all 3 sets again, but with much less interest.

Here's her reaction at the dirt hole by the honeysuckle bush.



Keith

Katie spent quite a bit of time checking out the burnt wood near the cubbie set before checking it out. I suspect the appearance attracted her more than any scent. Another canid has dug a significant amount of dirt since Katie last dug it.



Keith

Here's Katie's reaction today, at the same spot where she rolled 3 days ago.



I believe Katie's sense of smell and hunt drive are better than both of the dogs.

Keith

Kieth,
Just curios, is Katie's odor still like a wild coyote or does she smell more like a domestic dog?

Thanks,
Dale

Katie smells like a dog to me. She's a pretty clean animal. I have taken a few showers with her and washed her once outside, when she got really muddy.

Keith

Keith,

First of all thank you for all you have done for this thread it is very interesting especially to new yote trappers such as myself. Question for ya: how do you think Katie would react/respond to a long call skunky lure such as (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) fire or something along those lines for example? would she follow the smell from 25, 50, 100 yards away?

Interesting for those who say coyotes smell at the tip of their toes... that coyote sure was sniffing alot of smells 12-14 inches in front of its feet.

I have never tried Katie on a skunk essence based lure.

To make a long story short, Katie did have a wild, presumably male coyote, drop off a well eaten, stinky skunk for her, where she goes out to pee at, when she was in heat last Winter.

Keith

Did she mouth it, play with it, pee on it, ignore it?

Whatever SHE did, had better been very appreciative to that stone-cold
stud yote that delivered such a delicious vittle right to where she takes care of
another very satisfying business. Dinner and a pee. He played his cards right.