Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Barredowl]
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12/16/20 12:07 PM
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Bob
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I think “contaminated traps” is just kind of a catch all excuse people like to use. In my opinion soft, fresh dug dirt and poorly bedded traps account for way more diggers than scent contamination. And for the coyote that looked at your set from three feet away, I would bet you used too much lure, and his nose told him everything he needed to know about it from a distance so he didn’t need to investigate further.
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Barredowl]
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12/16/20 12:54 PM
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Bob
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In that case he just simply wasn’t interested in what you were offering. Coyotes just do that sometimes, especially if the weather is nice. He will be back around, maybe next trip through he will be more hungry. I never worry too much about getting the tricky ones. Plenty of dumb ones around, no time to waste trying to get the smart ones. Gotta have some breeding stock for next year anyways
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Bob]
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12/16/20 01:15 PM
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Barredowl
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I hear you. It didn’t bother me at all until he started digging and tripping them. I’m going to be trapping in a small area that has a high coyote population so I hate to have one smart a__ that can dig half or more of my traps in one night. I know everybody’s situation is different. I’m up for the challenge of getting this one out of the way so I might be able to get the many more in the area caught. I will be putting out more sets soon but I hate to have this one two steps behind me showing his buddies the ropes.
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Barredowl]
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12/16/20 01:22 PM
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Bob
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Add a trap next to the original. Heck even two
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Barredowl]
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12/16/20 01:27 PM
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Bob
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Yeah that is a lot different than my situation. I have access to hundreds of thousands of acres with relatively low population density over most of it, so if I get one screwing with me and don’t have much other action in that area I pick up and move on. I’m trying to stack up pelts, not clear areas
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Barredowl]
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12/16/20 01:31 PM
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Btw, I’m not saying trying to clear the area and get all the smart coyotes is the wrong way to do things, it’s just not my personal objective.
I hope you get him. Be sure to post pics if you do
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: bctomcat]
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12/16/20 01:36 PM
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Yukon John
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Try setting a trap upside down. Idk if you were being serious or not, but (in a utopian world) I could see if he digs the trap and tries to trip it...maybe he could catch himself. ANYTHING is worth a try...once!
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Barredowl]
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12/16/20 01:51 PM
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oppossum1
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Try some flat sets or post sets that are well blended in. You could have some coyotes that have been exposed to too many dirt holes with bad experiences.
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Bob]
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12/16/20 01:58 PM
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Thanks Bob I totally understand your formula. I happen to to be a hobby trapper and trapping on my home 80 just cuts back the population a little. We’ve got tons in the area. On a clear evening when they get to howling I’m guessing there’s times when there is 20 or more coyotes within earshot on a calm evening and there are cats around too. I’ll let you know if I get some caught and the digging stops. I just had such good luck last year then changed my whole trap preparation process and immediately started with a challenge. I suppose I’ll just keep running my waxed traps as they are and focus on getting crafty’er I know it’s this stuff that teaches us but man I wasn’t expecting it at the very beginning of the season
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: oppossum1]
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12/16/20 02:06 PM
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Try some flat sets or post sets that are well blended in. You could have some coyotes that have been exposed to too many dirt holes with bad experiences. I am also considering that this may be the case. I just moved here and have no idea if anyone has been trapping this area. I almost wouldn’t think so cause there seems to be a pile of them around. But maybe that’s because we have a sloppy trapper that’s teaching them survival skills. Who knows.
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: Yukon John]
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12/16/20 03:11 PM
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bctomcat
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Try setting a trap upside down. Idk if you were being serious or not, but (in a utopian world) I could see if he digs the trap and tries to trip it...maybe he could catch himself. ANYTHING is worth a try...once! Correct.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Trap digger!!!!
[Re: bctomcat]
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12/17/20 08:23 AM
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Maybe find the trail he comes in on and set a couple snares??
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