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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: LT GREY] #7194162
02/24/21 07:49 AM
02/24/21 07:49 AM
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I've used a mesh laundry bag with 3 or 4 deer livers in it. I keep it in the chest freezer when not in use. Every meat eater in the woods follow that trail.
I also do a lot of setting in my ATV tracks. Either blind sets in the actual tracks or dirt holes just off the track as seen to the right of the track in the photo.

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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: Archeryguy] #7194656
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.

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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: LT GREY] #7194704
02/24/21 04:55 PM
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Spot On Bctomcat.


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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: LT GREY] #7194726
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] #7194793
02/24/21 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bhugo
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.


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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: bctomcat] #7194864
02/24/21 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bctomcat
Originally Posted by bhugo
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.

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Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: LT GREY] #7195227
02/25/21 01:57 AM
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Coyotes will step right in your boots tracks or any path you create in snow truck tracks etc... Cable them all the Time in paths I walk in when it snows..
Dont think they have the Reasoning skills to decipher what type of track it is other then From scent. In and out fast is best.

Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: LT GREY] #7196075
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: LT GREY] #7196199
02/25/21 10:07 PM
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Holy cow, 51 coyotes from one location? Or even small area? I bet there isn’t 51 coyotes within a 5 mile radius around my property.

Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: LT GREY] #7198081
02/27/21 02:08 PM
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I agree a lot with what Saskbone said.
I seldom use gloves when setting snares and we're a long way from -25 degree temps.
While the terrain and the snow depth may be different, the basics are still the same.
If our snow was deeper , a snow mobile would be the way to go, as coyotes will follow those trails like a highway.

Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: Mac] #7198809
02/27/21 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Mac
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

Re: Erasing tracks in the snow. . . [Re: LT GREY] #7198829
02/27/21 11:19 PM
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Ok my coyote numbers are off

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