This Savvy Old Male Coyote has put thousands of miles behind him in his day.

You don’t end his reign by showing him the same tired sets he’s been walking by, pawing at, or defeating his entire life.



Think Outside the Box. Catch More Old Coyotes

A lot of fawns have been through that meat grinder.

Barry, I don’t consider wind a form of blocking as much as it is somewhat of a guide. The wind is more of a suggestion, not an absolute.

My sets are right on top of sign. I don’t pull a coyote to my set. I put it in his path so he trips over it.

For me, wind is a somewhat a moot point when you are right on the sign. I believe the visual is by far the most important aspect to a set.
Unlike the wind, a visual works 360° seven days a week.

On multiple traps, I have never felt the need to deploy two traps at one set to catch a single coyote. Multiple sets make much more sense for obvious reasons.

Nothing is certain when it comes to Wile E.

Coyotes don’t always approach a set from downwind any more than when coming to the call.

I’ve caught multiple coyotes that were notorious for up wind approaches to the set every single time.

I have coyotes give up the wind all the time when responding to a predator call.

Lol....that coyote is like oh boys......

You make a good point Barry. That is why I give Wile E. a lot of options to choose from.


I’d have to look pretty hard to find any down side to good flat set. They not only catch the most coyotes, they catch the savviest coyotes as well.
The only exception is the blind trail set.

If a coyote is missed at a specific flat set there are ten more variations waiting just down the road for his viewing pleasure.
Odds always catch up to Wile E. I make sure of it.


Around here dirt hole and toy sets are a joke, just like most places where coyotes have seen any kind of pressure.

The single biggest issue with a hole set is once it's baited you are committed to the set.

Not if but when a coyote defeats the set, or the wind changes, you have little recourse other than moving the trap. I have little use for a set like that.

The visual association of the hole on its own kills the effectiveness of the set a relatively short period of time. The flat set does not suffer from that same association.


These are just my observations from what I have seen on he line.