Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . .
[Re: Archeryguy]
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02/24/21 04:16 PM
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Smoothing out your tracks in snow is just another activity that peaks their attention IMHO. The coyotes will still know you were there as simply removing your tracks will not remove your scent.
Last edited by bctomcat; 02/24/21 05:24 PM.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . .
[Re: LT GREY]
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02/24/21 05:15 PM
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Scent or whether you were nearby is not the issue. Those are given. It’s making them walk where you want them to that is most important. They like to walk in trails. Their trails, or ours. Just use that to your advantage.
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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . .
[Re: bhugo]
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02/24/21 06:18 PM
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Scent or whether you were nearby is not the issue. Those are given. It’s making them walk where you want them to that is most important. They like to walk in trails. Their trails, or ours. Just use that to your advantage. Totally understood when dealing with deep snow conditions of 10-12 inch or greater depth conditions, but that's not the conditions depicted in the original picture postings.
The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.
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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . .
[Re: bctomcat]
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02/24/21 07:22 PM
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Scent or whether you were nearby is not the issue. Those are given. It’s making them walk where you want them to that is most important. They like to walk in trails. Their trails, or ours. Just use that to your advantage. Totally understood when dealing with deep snow conditions of 10-12 inch or greater depth conditions, but that's not the conditions depicted in the original picture postings. Understood.
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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . .
[Re: LT GREY]
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02/25/21 08:59 PM
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Same principle applies to deer hunting. Mow a path through the blackberries and they will come. we have removed 51 coyotes from the tree blind this year Amimals are lazy like humans and will follow the easy path.....
Last edited by Vinke; 02/25/21 09:01 PM.
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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . .
[Re: Mac]
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02/27/21 10:56 PM
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Again, good stuff guys. Thanks for posting LT. Interesting Saskbone. What is the yearly harvest for all of Sakatchewan area? thanks for posting Jumperezee, interesting stuff It is interesting to hear what it is like in different areas.
Mac Yearly harvest that is documented was around 15-20000. It’s tough to know exactly but they( goverment)keep records of all animals trapped and what zone they came from. Every year they make a book and list how many coyotes, fox , beavers etc were caught in each zone. My guess is it’s a lot of work to make this book every year but it sure was nice to see what areas fur was coming out of. Probably a good percent of fur is not ever documented for one reason or another. I’ll see if I can find one of the books and take a picture of a few pages
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