Not a bad day. Got 15 coyotes. Did a little dog training. Blue Lacey dogs did well. Had 1 coyote go 3/4 of a mile with 10 ft of chain MJ 600 and McBride style 1 piece heavy drag Pics on way

James Lucero lure did good as well. Flat Sets only. No dirt holes here ! LoL!!!

Few more pics

Few morw

Was a VERY long day. According to Iphone. Walked 4.6 miles. Had a few coyotes go a way. Drag just wouldnt tangle up. Without dogs? Take a LONG time to find. In the end = 15 coyotes.

Will post up some pics of 1 piece drags I was using ! High dollar drag = BUT worked very well. Under these conditions. Will post up some sets. And some = land scape pics tomorrow. Fixing to shower and go to bed.

With your permission, may I copy a few of the dog pics and send them to my son and a buddy? They have a Blue Lacey coming in December.

Sure. Not my dogs. But a friends. He is proud of them. They are younger dogs. But impressive. Oldest is 2 or 3 years old.

Landowner gonna be smiling at that haul ;)b

Great job

Steeltraps, well played sir! Well played.
We'll be on a ranch north of you in the coming weeks, where the ranch owner has lost over $400,000 of exotics in two years and he's hired several who've not shown him many coyotes overall. Mostly non-targets and the carnage has continued so....

new sheriff been hired.

I hope his issues is lion related more than coyotes cause the Mrs. wants to catch her a big cat this season!

Keep 'em thinned right out steeltraps.

Blessings,
Mark

Great work Steeltraps! Just an fyi the blue lacy is the only dog breed that originated from Texas.

I’m chasing deer right now. The two leases I will be trapping want to wait till after Christmas. Lots of good sign and a ton of cats . Your reports have really got me chomping at the bit to get after them lol !!

Thanks Mark. IF you need to borrow afew mt lion traps let me know. I have = 3 of the new NO BS Wolf traps 2 = 114 Newhouse. And 1 = TS -85 heavily modified for mt lions = all with appropriate large drags and chains.

Sharkhunter = they are a VERY interesting dogs. Im not a = dog person. But I like these !

Few sets. Got some = NO BS jrs with wire levers out today

Waiting to see some coyotes wearing NO BS bracelets!

Good job guy

Me too! Set a few more NO BS jrs today. Got 2 coyotes so far. Will hand this line of mine off to a partner to check. SO i can run set afew more some where else. Will do a = picture dump on say Tuesday or Wednesday. With dogs being trained

MJ 600 and a LPC 3 &1/2. Flat Sets. Lucero lure Daily Double LOL!!!!

These coyotes were Flat Sets. Coyotero on 1. Winter Wolf on the other. BOTH had Red Fox urine

Not bad lookin' coyotes, for 'Bama.

Good stuff.

Mac

Nice job as usual Steel!!! Always a blast to see your catches and sets keep up the good work!!!

Thanks for sharing Steel!!!

Thanks guys. Jumping around on multiple lines. Sheep in Central - West Texas. And cattle in West Texas. May wrap up sheep country in about 4 or 5 days. Pull up traps and leave snares for the hired hands to check. Move to = close to New Mexico line. Will be running it Wednesday. Should have some more pics up soon Fixing to drink another cup of coffee and get out on sheep line

Well dang it ! Water is frozen! It comes from water tank to house. Hope pump aint busted ! Cold here. Got to bundle up to ride on = Can Am ATV !!!! May be lazy. And give it a 1 hr or so ! LOL!!

You're bedding traps in concrete, and he's playing in a sand box most days lol. Wouldn't you like some of that on your line?

Sand burs are ruff on your hands

Getting warmer

Warming up

Packing up. Fixing to go run a cattle pasture or 2 around. New Mexico State line. Here is a pic of chain set yall PM me about. Will have same set up on my = Alabama traps. Will be = No Bs jrs wire levers. JC Conner Bar Shock with 4 JC Conner swivels

Where is the fourth swivel? Just not seeing it in your picture.

One at the base plate, one on each end of the shock spring, one at the end of the chain next to the stake link.

Hard to see because of angle unless you zoom in on the pic

1 st 1 is a Rewelded Sterling Swivel. 2 nd at chain end of T Shock Bar. 3 rd is at other end of JC Conner Shock bar. And 4 is at end of chain by lap Link In the future. My = Alabmaa traps. = will be NO BS wire lever jrs with 4 JC Conner swivels and a JC Conner T Bar Shock

Wouldn’t mind it haha just wouldn’t like the heat so much that Steel traps in down south.

Man I’m really liking that set up Steel!!!! That should serve you for a lifetime!

Own the road to New Mexico Line. Will stop or be at ranch in bout 3 hrs. Will take a good close up pic then

Steel what made you go with jrs over the extremes? Was it jaw spread? Or something else?

Hammer. I often live out of a duffle bag for 60 days or more. I go from 21 day coyote trapping job to another 21 day trapping job. SO space is an issue. I can only carry so many traps in my tool box. I can get 120 Sterling in my tool box. 100 Sterling is better it give me more room for a few other must haves like = Catch pole Cordless drills and trapping bag. So where you store in = buckets. Bends. Or tool box. You could get more Jrs in a give storage than the bigger Extreme. That is my ONLY reason for getting the Wire Lever Jrs Over bigger Extreme

Here on the spot. Cattle ranches. West Texas. Running small sections till after Thanksgiving. That way no pain in the neck nose deer hunters. Few set in pasture

Few flat sets

Another flat set

Last 1 of day. Going to eat a steak and have some 12 year oldWellers Bourbon!!!!!

Tomorrow + Will be a long day. Friend is bring Blue Lacy dogs to train on coyotes. And His friend and dog is coming too ! Also a new 8 month old pup to get its first look on coyotes. SO expect pictures ti have from 3 to 6 dogs in them!!! LOL!

Very nice steel! Those sets got dead coyotes written all over them!

Very interesting photos.
You make your traps disappear in those artistic flat sets.
Nice final touch at them.

Thanks. Got 12 today. Did a pile of dog training today. Had 5 dogs in the mix. All coyotes caught on Lucero’s lures and flat sets. Pics on the way

Few pics

Dogs had a great time so did I ! LOL!

Few more

Dogon fun!

Few more for I get a shower

Some people just Have to shoot other peoples coyotes. Dang deer hunters ! LOL!!!!

So what exactly is he training the dogs to do?

Are those LPC long springs? What do you think of them? The few I've looked at were big wolf/lion traps and very well made looking, never used one though. Only guys I ever knew who used them were government trappers, due to the price of them.

Blue Lacey is a mult purpose dog. I HAVE seen them smell where a trap was and trail it almost a mile. And find aniaml. They work coyotes for = Helicopter flying. Send in bust out coyotes that whole still. So gunner can shoot them when flushed out. They find coyote dens in summer. They will work and bay hogs. They will find where coyotes have urinated. So you can set a scent post. They are impressive

Thats a friends 3 & 1/2 LPC. I have set afew of them. VERY strong trap. Price is going up again. You are right. High prices but VERY nice trap.

SUPPER cold. !!!! 31 with 25 mph wind !! 3 coyotes so far !

Female Flat Set. Coyotero lure. SMC urine

Male. Flat Set. Winter Wolf. Jameson Red Fox Urine

Female. Flat Set. Coyotero Lure. Some Red Fox Urine from Arkansas? Give to me by a friend. Smells good. MJ 600. Old 1. Pulling to pull new JC Conner shock bar and swivel on !

I must be insane. Set traps in this cold weather

Nice job as always steel! Cold weather haha! How cold is it getting down that way?

Warmed up to 31 degrees. This morning truck said it was 22. With wind gust up to 25 mph. Thats cold to me. I dont like trapping in cold weather. So i try to avoid it ! LoL!

Last location to set.

He was about to get away I had to shoot him, three times.

I’d like to get me a blue Lacey, I’ve heard great things about them as a trapline dog. They are the state dog of Texas as well

We got one coming next month to train up for tracking deer. Plan to make a little money with her.

Wanna Be ya'll will be happy with the Lacey. Very good all around dogs. Good friend of mine raises them. Super smart.

Steel I have been wondering just how many sets has that bone seen? I love how well your sets are blended back in as if you were never there!

2 years old almost 3. 412 coyote year Last year 541 coyotes. This year bout 460 coyotes. Safe bet is over 500 sets

Hammer. Same location as set pics yesterday. NO BS Wire Lever JR

Liking = NO BS JR Wire Levers. Good solid catches!

Details? NO BS Wire Lever jrs. Flat Set. Coyotero lure. Private Stock Red Fox urine? Friend gave to me. VERY strong smell. 3 lbs pan tension. NO coating lost from trap. 3 coyote in NO BS Jr Wire Lever. 2 out of 3 coyotes in this very trap have been bad 1 s. Fighters and bitters. Coating. I am liking. No more dipping ??? Can they take a year of Alabama acidic soil? How many years will they hold up at 300 plus coyote catch a year as a trap?? Will see. Looks good so far

NO BS bracelet looking good! The wolf I caught in a K9 Xtreme last year only scratched the coating in a couple of spots. Trap still looks new.

I Like the deep catches ! Thinking about getting 10 dz more. Just add a dz or 2 each month. Save MJ 600s for Texas. Could. Leave here at friends. May leave atleast 50 MJ 600s here

Done for day. Working on new MJ 600 Sterlings now !

How is the lockup on those wire lever jr’s compared to the standard ones. I love my extremes but am curious about the wire levers.

Bluegrassman The lock up is excellent!! VERY strong trap!

I have = 1 dz NO BS JR Wire Levers. And 1 dz NO BS Jrs regular levers. I like the wire levers better BUT im a MJ 600 Sterling guy ! LoL!

So what do you like about the wire lever extremes over the standard lever?

The way They set. Im a wire lever guy. Think about the wire lever alone. It has to come threw the ground quicker. IF freezing is a problem? Less lever = mass = amount = touching the ground = Less freezing. Im not worried about many freezing days. But a wire lever HAS to come threw ground with less resistance That just physic’s. It beds better to me. Maybe cause I bed lots of wire lever traps? That what I like better

Is NO BS going to wire levers only or offering both wire and standard levers?

They offer both. The wire levers are new. Their in the new NO BS catolog.

Busy setting traps. Landowner says 3 coyotes. 1 is a double. HOPE its in NO BS Wire Lever Jr = Reset !!!!!

Very nice Steel! I’ll be loading up on the extremes with wire levers after this season I love the regular ones but like the wire lever design better for what you already explained better physics behind the design.

Hammer I think you will like them. I brought 1 dz to Texas with me BUT seams like. I can only catch with 1 piticulare NO BS trap ! LoL!

Picture from landowner. YEP ! Its a double! Its a remake of yesterday’s NO BS Jr Wire Lever in the front. At 11 am is another coyote in a MJ 600 Sterling. Ive got about 6 or 7 more traps to set. While cows are out of my way. Then I will go remake those sets

Very nice Steel!!!

Thanks. Here is another 1 from today. Flat Set. Coyotero SMC urine

^^^^^ From double today. No Bs jr

Did you have to adjust any on the pan tension on those ?

I like to file on them. On pan. That just the way i roll. Run pan floppy. Use pad and filing to make it 3 lbs

Would you care to post pics of the drags? I’m curious what kind of drags coyotes are going that far on.

Will post pics in morning. Drinking bourbon. And its to cold to go outside in shorts

Has 0 to do with quality of drags. They are = 1 peice with welded flat bar stock add on them 4 lbs. 10 ft chain. Its the terrain and lack of brush

Yeah, they wouldn't get ten feet around here with those drags. Sagebrush and trees would pin them quick.

Back at sheep trappers cabin. Racoons have trashed our condo. Boarded up door to my room. Preparing for battle !

Might have to sacrifice a couple of them 550s you no longer like as coon traps!

I have my PVS 14 Omni 7 Thin film autogated Night Vision in truck. So with night sights on G19 i should be ready for battle !!! LoL!

I coild set a # 8 LPC and wait as well! LOL!

A buddy of mine had a coon getting into a bulk feed tote. He’s a beaver trapper and put a ts85 on top of that tote and had his problem coon a day or two later. Worked like a body grip.

I HAVE a TS ~85 outside. Modified for mt lions. Its Very nice. But I have had a little to much bourbon to set it right now. Might be willing to take a picture if it though. LoL ! Who wants to see it ?

I'll take a look, probably similar to the ones I modified for wolves.

Bearcat2. I have access to some = excellent mt lion trappers. Could go 40 miles and be in some great mt lion county. But mt lion traps??? Dang to buy and rig up 2 or 3 dz ? Need to take out a bank loan!!! LOL!

TS 85 modified

Base plated

I can't see in the picture if they did anything to cure the lose jaw being held up by lever twist after you four coil them or not. If you set it and the loose jaw is higher than the other jaw, the way I cured that was by welding a small chunk of key stock (same stuff your laminations are made of) on the lever where the held jaw touches. Looks nice though. I've one that I laminated with that keystock all the way to the jaw hinges, and two dozen that I used flat stock to laminate just across the top and barely over the corners. I waffle on which I like better, the weak point on those TS 85s is their jaws where they are scalloped on the sides. Stick a hammer handle in one and set it off and you will see what I mean, they will bend there when four coiled. The laminations clear to the hinge strengthen that, but they also create a lot more jaw surface to drive up through the crust. Trapping in your country there would be no debate, I would laminate them all like yours, but I worry that the extra jaw surface could cause them not to come up through a frozen crust. I haven't had a problem with the one I did that way, so it may be a moot point, but I'll give it another winter and see what I think.

I'd like to try one of those LPC 8's, but the cost of a dozen of them!

I have afew NO BS Extreme Wolf traps. Thats a 8 x8 size trap. Bout 75 dollars. So - 15 ft chain ~ wolf shock bar and good heavy drag. About 120 a piece is my guess

Now you know how we wolf trappers feel lol. I'll bury someone if I catch them stealing wolf gear. Doesn't say anywhere in the regs about not using carcasses of thieves for bait! Lol

Surprisingly good color on some. When you send them to auction what section do your better ones go into?

Doing deprivation work. I only do bounty work or per day fee. Or sometimes is a monthly rate in sheep country

LT GREY,
You dont get out much do ya? Lol

If those were Bama coyotes they would look good, lol! Think theirs are about like ours…not much to look at.

St why the D ring off to the side instead of the center ?Just curious.

Easier on the thigh when setting. Also first pull foot slides to one side allowing the opposite lever to lock up even higher.

It's the way they come. I go back and forth on whether I prefer it there or in the center. I like the center better if I am staking under the trap, because I am digging a hole under the trap for the chain to go in anyways. If I am staking off to the side or putting it on a drag I prefer the D-ring off to the side, especially in the frozen ground I am dealing with right now. Bent two digging hammers the other day chopping out three trap beds, finally had to go to the Pulaski.

Got rain. May pull. Clean move and reset. Working on another 25 chain stakes with JC Conner shock bars. AND working some dogs on hogs. Will get back to coyotes. Wed or Thursday.

Blue Lacey on pistol shot hog.