Make that 5 picked one up this morning in a blind trail set with a Jake

Have an interesting development at the hunting shack. I will try to get it across without too many pictures, but I ended up with a pile of pics. I have a Bobcat coming regularly to one of my brush pile cubbies that I have made, and a Coyote also. As I was scanning through the pictures I realized that they were there at the same time for a good long time. First picture is the cat standing in the front of the cubby.

Second picture is the Coyote at the lower right, and if you look just left of the opening of the cubby you can see the eye of the cat peeking out.

The next one has the Bobcat coming out of the cubby with the Coyote's eyes to the right.

And then one of each of them in the daylight.


Enjoy!

By the way, the cubby has a couple MB Alphas now!

Nice picture's is that a 160 box left of the cubby,look forward to see the Alpha on that bobcat,I ordered some yesterday just what I need more traps!!!

Yes, that is a 160 box, but not set, with the butt sniffer there, I want the cat alive and able to fight!

Interesting how that cat steps foot to foot in the prints already in the snow.

Jim what is the height of the entrance of that cubby 24"?Does it have two entrances?I need to build a few cubbies 30" tall 20"wide 3 to 4' long maybe next summer!

I would say about that. When I clear a shooting lane or road, I find two trees that are spaced right, cut them off at 2 foot or so and notch the top. Then put a log spanning them and just pile all the brush and small trees over it. There is no opening on the back. I would say that the opening tapers down to the ground back 8 foot or so. I put all my deer carcasses in them and have a couple trail cams that send the pics to my phone. When I start seeing a good cat moved in I set it up. They are good for a cat each year.

Teach them a bad habit and make them pay for it....right on Friar

Thank's Jim do you ever hang a few snare's or footholds in trails to catch them coyotes circling around the brush pile cubbies?

No I just catch them when temptation gets the best of them and they crawl in! Here is that same coyote almost completely inside a cubby 100 yards from the one above.

Interesting pictures Friar, thanks for sharing.

X2. I love that cubby.

When it warms up next week I will check a bait that I have out for cats to see if one has found it yet,when I got home today I had a package from MTP I broke down and got some Alpha's really did'nt need more traps.I will have to break them in next fall.

In the middle of fleshing and work. Should be done in a week. Then will have to try and get to my baits after the 16plus inches of snow we got.

Well after that last blast of snow we got I decided to pull the pin for this season. No action at any of my baits or much for sign and no good reason to keep checking empty traps. Got the last of my snares and beaver traps pulled today and am one tuckered out old man. Snow was 16"-24" deep and snow drifts over 3' at times. Had the local LO plow out a road for me to get to my sets and then had to use snowshoes to get the rest of the way. Did manage to see a bobcat and two kittens on the edge of the river bottom while I was pulling my beaver sets. I've never seen a live one in the wild and today seen three, how exciting that was! Will keep this in mind for next season as the snow is way too deep for me to properly set and tend traps. Rick, I'm sure you will like those ALPHA's. I bought a dozen this fall but lost 4 of them to the plow, might just have to buy a few more. Maybe not as good as Jakes or Sterling's but a good trap for the money.

Anybody have any cat sets out during this cold spell?Tue I think I will check the one bait I have out for cats,if nothing shows by then I'm done for the year.I'm planning on catching two more coyotes by wed thur then I'm done with them also,need to get some fur for the MTA Tanned Fur Project.Forecasting -34 for tonight don't think any cats will be on the prowl,but you never know.

Happy New Year to all the MN cat trappers -32 to start out a new year,spring is coming only 90 days.

Happy new year Rick, got to go dig the two sets I have out. Should be under close to 20 inches of snow.

I hear you 2 days ago the one location I walked the trails dragging my feet because the snares were filled 1/4 of the way up,should have grabbed a beaver to drag the trails with that works a lot better and leave a scent trail also.Some of the snare's are almost in semi u shape tunnels we will see what happens with that location.I plan on pulling everything later this week so a few more checks to go.

I pulled my snares a few days ago due to the snow being too deep for my truck. Most where buried and one showed fresh tracks from a recent refusal. Snow had drifted in to knock down my blocking and the coyote walked around the other side of the tree. I would have remade the set but since I don't have access to a snowmobile was forced to use snowshoes. Way too far for this old man to be working that hard for a $15 coyote! Off to finish smoking venison sausage we made up yesterday.