If James is not making Night Train anymore I'm glad I have a couple bottles.

Pretty sure he quit making that a few years ago

Tejas,

Thank you for this thread. I have skipped by it because I am mostly water trapper. I haven't land trapped in 25 years. However recently I decided to throw my hat in the ring and try to reduce the coyote population on the property that I bow hunt on for the same reasons that you do. Reducing fawn mortality. Property has not been trapped in a while. Landowner wants the coyotes gone. I clicked on your thread just to see if I could gain some insight.. I'm not all the way through all 71 pages yet but I'm getting there. Anyway, Very informative. I'm already planning how I'm going to approach it. Besides the obvious trapping tips, The big thing that I've taken so far from it is that we as outdoorsmen and women can apply your tactics to other species. If something is not working, change it up. Think out of the box. Read what the sign is telling you. React accordingly. Sound cliche but it's the truth. Sometimes We get in a rut and apply the same tactics in the same ways. Myself included. I keep re-learning this all the time. LOL Anyway, Job well done sir! May I ask you some questions?

You’re Welcome 1Simplemann !

Your takeaway from this thread is right on the money!

It’s good that we bounce ideas and experiences off one another.

If we continue to learn we continue to improve.


Feel free to ask whatever questions come to mind.

There are a lot of top shelf coyote trappers on T-Man that chime in from time to time.

T, You say your coyotes avoid blocking. What about over time? Have you ever prepared a trap location where you intend to get Wile E in the future? The reason I ask is because Ilove playing chess w/ mature Bucks. the challenge of getting them to step within a 20 yd area is a passion of mine. I look for locations that they are vulnerable. Once I locate that spot, then I “trap” him. I make the ideal trails for me more ideal for him or the doe that he’s following. If I can, then I make the less ideal trails for me less ideal for them. The idea is to make their idea to go left instead of right. They don’t know it yet but Going right could lead to an arrow going through their vitals. Many times I just “block” or divert the trail that will lead them downwind of me or the trail that is just out of range is diverted to force them closer. I do this “blocking” months or even years in advance before I hunt there. Ilearned many years ago the 1st hunt is the most likely time you’ll kill him. If you have many locations then you up your odds. New hunt, new tree, keep moving till you kill. Sometimes I will find that rare location that will take pressure so it will get hunted more often. Those spots usually have been prepared and as much as I can do to put the odds in my favor has been done. Blocking is a big part of it.