Well, look who stopped by for lunch!

I’m not a fan of fast food, but this is hard to pass up.



Without a 22 on hand I had to resort to a handy-dandy mesquite limb.
She made it to a sticker bush for safety, but I was able to fish her out.
The old girl wasn’t too happy about that.
A ticked off snake this size with two coils loaded has a strike distance up to half their body length.

That one looks to be complete...

That is a good sized snake

You fryin it for dinner?

It certainly is Swamp.

As you can see It is an old sun bleached shed from the prior season.

That is why I included that photo with the caption "Now & Then".


Now & Then

Last time I ran into one of those was hunting Rio Grandes out of San Angelo couldn't figure out what was making all that racket till I seen it a a guns length between me and a fence it did not fare well against 3 inch turkey loads lol .. Jon

I pulled her skin off and put the carcass in the freezer.

Hopefully I will come across a few more to make it worth heating up the grease.

She was over five feet long with thirteen rattles plus the button.

• Gang Sets •

With a new season just around the corner we all look back on what has worked well for us in the past.

Gang set catches often stand out as the highlight of a successful year. It lets you know you are heading in the right direction.

I'd like to hear what other trappers have had the best luck with over the years.

I think this would also help some of the new folks that are looking to score their first double or triple play.



When it comes to gang set catches what has been your most productive set, smell, & strategy to reel in multiple coyotes at one location?

If you have a few multi-catch photos lying around post them up! You might include a line or two as to why that setup was so successful.

Here's one of my first gang set catches. It showcases a few important factors that contributed to the double.



This sweeping bend in the road had a good deal of coyote sign.

Ninety-five percent of the traffic was on the inside track. This is almost always the case when a long straight stretch of road meets a turn like this one.

The set in the foreground was a remake from the prior morning where a big red male coyote had been taken.

These two sets took three coyotes their first two nights fishing.

Hole sets with fresh bait and a very small amount of lure was the ticket at this location.

Hey there Tejas . Was wondering where you were at .

He is living the good life. Working hard like Steeltraps.

Gang sets----- my best 5 at one location one check. Trail and flat sets 100 yds or so from a bait draw station. Let them get to working it and then set it up back a ways

Outstanding KSW!

That's how you put a serious hurt on the coyote population.

Here is one of several photos that illustrates what ks wolfer pointed out in the above post.


This is one of three first night doubles using just over a dozen traps. All three pairs are within sight of each other.


Hole Set – Fresh Bait – Lure – Urine – Wool

This was back in the day when hole sets were still effective here. That reign was short-lived, lasting little more than one season.

This big old male was nicknamed "Scarface". He has a great story behind him, but I’ll save that for another post..

Notice the second coyote in the upper left.

Here is another double just down the sendero from the first pair.


Adult Female – Hole Set – Fresh Bait – Lure – Urine – Wool

Second coyote upper left.

When it comes to gang sets a crowd attracts a crowd.

This pasture became a ghost town after the third check.

Fourteen Traps - Eleven Coyotes - Three Days. That included four doubles.

It’s just about time to get the old bait ball rolling !





The carcass is placed out early to pull in the aerial cleanup crew.

The racket made by the birds during the day will be heard by any coyote in the immediate area.



Keeping the bait from being hauled off is the primary goal.

Right off the bat we have a young female creeping up to the bait.




Several pups showed up a short time later.

Speaking of ST, anybody heard from him ?

I haven't seen Chris online here for a couple weeks. I was just asking another member recently if they had heard from him.