The rut is well underway here.

Our primary focus is on deer.for the moment.

The coyotes have been granted a temporary stay of execution the time being.


This older buck knows how to intimidate the younger deer.



An aggressive stiff-legged walk with ears back with a bristled coat shows he means business.

The old stink eye tops off the look.

Here are a few more photos taken while in the stand.


On the Edge



Two at the Scrape



Young Gun



Bluff Called

Nice deer Tejas. Been slow here with so much chow for the yotes laying around and now everyone is a yote hunter. I’ve had two show up wounded.
When that happens I use my secret weapon. The best lure made for my yotes. A fox. This little female has brought in two yotes that didn’t leave. Front bait is for the fox so she can get to cover quickly. If I’m not there to provide sniper cover.

You still chasing deer James?

As we speak BT.

Here’s seven year old with a big drop from a few days back.

Nice buck! Congrats

I figured so

Here are a few more random shots from the field.

Just found this forum. Great stuff. Enjoy readin ur comments. Have learned a lot with many helpful comments. Trap in michigan. Lots of cols and snow. Thanks for the education.

You ire Welcome Fourcoil!

Helping folks is what it’s all about.

Welcome to the T-Man Crew!

Thanks. Hope to b able to contribute as time passes. Keep um set.
Love the sand. Set in frozen grd here. Waxed dirt my friend .

Tejas, wonderin what kind of pan tension u run. Mine is on the heavy side. Try to avoid non targets. Not so much a problem after freez up.

Fourcoil, I run 3½ to four pounds of pan tension.

The 2 coil MB 550’s I use came that way out of the box.

That tension keeps most of the smaller coon and fox from tripping the trap while still picking up the youngsters in early fall.

You’ll probably have to make some adjustments if you are running four coil traps to get that kind of poundage.

I’ve found that the two coil MB 550 has more than enough holding power for even the biggest coyote.

I have caught several adult wolves in mine and they held just fine.

Same here, I hold a higher percentage of wolves if I have shock springs on the 550s. Thinking about removing all of them.

Been runnin 3 to 4 #. Tryin to eliminate none targets. Mostly mb 650.

We scheduled a little aerial assault to bring in the New Year.

Our regular ride is the R66, but this trip we took the smaller R44.




Coyote and pig were on the menu.

Scatterguns loaded with buckshot were the prescribed medicine.




Five hours flight time yielded a grand total of two coyote targets acquired and shot.




When a chopper pilot that flies this area every day comments on the absence of Wile E. on your ground you know you’re on the right track.

Just like the trail cam bait recon, the helicopter results are a fairly accurate reflection of the coyote population on the ranch. That's why the deer survey and recon is done in the same manner. The sand reveals the remaining low-key coyote crew.

Sure, there are coyotes are not seen from the chopper, but it still gives you a good window into what kind of numbers you are dealing with.

As stated before, the day and night bait station photos don’t reflect true coyote density as much as they showcase the effectiveness of good bait on location. Had there been a large concentration of coyotes in the area we would have seen a good percentage of them from the air.

This also demonstrates the scope of how effective a bait station can be at pulling coyotes in from a long distance over time. The fact that the coyote population had not filled back in after 8-10 months of no pressure shows that the buffer zone created can be long-lasting even in an area known for its numbers.

Dad-gum------ I have been telling the Missus I shore need me a helicopter to hunt coyotes-- she aint going for it

We scheduled another flyover targeting coyote and pig a few days back.

The weather conditions that morning were cool temps with heavy cloud cover.

We hoped this would keep targets on their feet later into the morning.

With the tank topped off and a few shells on board we took to the air.