Dead yotes walking there Tejas. I’m so jealous of that sand. Usually here I have mud or frost to read the sign. We really get handicapped when it’s froze without snow. Kind of a guessing game then.

I could really see how those places would be excellent rodent habitat. It would provide great protection from some predators especially hawks and owls.

I've always related trapping coyotes to bass fishin', there are those rare magic days they'll chase down crank baits but there are times when a bit of finesse is in order. I've had coyotes walk by sets in snow and turn around after walking 100 yards past sets and get caught. Which leads me to believe they ponder the smells we offer. Sometimes for days. I trapped a big male this season that by his tooth wear was over 10 years old that I've been after for 3 seasons. A turd on a rock is all it took after a month of avoidance of 5 other flat sets. Dirt holes never got any attention at all. How do I know it was the same coyote? He had toes missing on his right rear paw I could see in his track. Both front paws in the Alpha , made my season...

Here is a series of cattle guards that has been a good set location in the past.

Without being able to see the sign, where would you set in this situation and why?




The wind blows from left to right in this photo.




I will post up later where I set, and where the best set locations have been.

This is one of the guards they walk across regularly.




There is a confluence of six roads with a third guard in the background to the far right.

Happy BDay Tejas!

If I understood right ( left to right wind ) the two red spot to the left are imo are correct. The one I marked off to the right may be better across the road .

Thanks!

I couldn’t think of a better way to spend it MC!

I’m halfway through the line and already found two coyotes that asked for a ride in the Polaris.

One of them I’ve been waiting to meet for a while.


Life is good folks!

Happy Birthday James!

Was the one that veered off the road and then back on around your set one of the participants in the Polaris ride?

I agree with Golf ball but I would add another on the point with the big mesquites if I am reading the wind right

Without being able to see sign I am assuming the coyotes as they cross the cattleguard want to get their feet in dirt as soon as possible. Therefore I am looking for Blind set opportunities on drags at the cattleguard. Out away from the cattleguard I’m going to use turd sets with a little bit of gland lure on them that is if there’s enough action there for 4 sets.

Happy birthday James, have a great day. Might be a good time to take 5 and have a cool drink of Gatorade.

A lot of the time when I set something like this I try and imagine where the yote will first be able to see around the corner and set there. Kind of like a mini stall out. Like Silky’s set to the right of the pic.

Great pictures and explanations. Thanks
Also, Happy Birthday
Mac

Here are the top two spots.

The right set location was the top producer.




Here is a closer look at the top spot.

The bend on the right side of the road has never taken a coyote even though the wind usually blows across the road from right to left.

So that trap is on the downwind side of the road? Interesting…..

When you're right on the sign at the road's edge, the wind isn't as much of a factor.

They are going to walk right on top of the set when they pass by.

Here is a set from yesterday afternoon.


The Situation:

He didn’t quite make it.




The Scene:

The location is a thirty acre field surrounded by brush.






The Set:

The trusty old buck stuck in the fence set.

(View from the field side.)




The Wind:

Wind is blowing down the fence from left to right at the moment.

The next direction change will send the wind toward the viewer.

are you going to set them right in the tire track or off to the side?

They are all set in the road where the X's are in the last photo.

That must me a nice set up. I have never trapped where I had enough control of the traffic to be able to do that.

Here's a question or two for the Coyote Crew this morning.


How would you set the above situation up as far as location, set type, and number of traps are concerned?

What would be your primary attractant in this case?


Keep in mind we have a lot of birds to contend with, and coyote numbers are really low.

The wind usually blows into the field.

The remaining coyotes are on point and have a lot of game.