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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7804005
02/21/23 06:34 PM
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Well, look who stopped by for lunch!

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

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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.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7804117
02/21/23 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TEJAS

Originally Posted by Swamp Wolf
Did u get a coordinate on that shed antler???


The bucks are still sporting their headgear down here Swamp.

The only antlers we find now are broken beams and G’s like in the photo above.

That one looks to be complete...
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Thank God For Your Blessings!
Never Half-Arse Anything!

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7804121
02/21/23 08:46 PM
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That is a good sized snake

You fryin it for dinner?

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: Swamp Wolf] #7804260
02/21/23 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Swamp Wolf
That one looks to be complete.


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

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7804308
02/22/23 04:07 AM
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Originally Posted by TEJAS


Well, look who stopped by for lunch!

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

[Linked Image]

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.

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

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: BTLowry] #7804651
02/22/23 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by BTLowry
That is a good sized snake
You fryin it for dinner?


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.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7804665
02/22/23 03:16 PM
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She was over five feet long with thirteen rattles plus the button.

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7930165
08/17/23 11:26 AM
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• 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.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7930175
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Here's one of my first gang set catches. It showcases a few important factors that contributed to the double.

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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.


Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7930409
08/17/23 06:30 PM
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Hey there Tejas . Was wondering where you were at .

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7930430
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He is living the good life. Working hard like Steeltraps. smile

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: Bob Jameson] #7931005
08/18/23 05:15 PM
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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

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7931271
08/18/23 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ks wolfer
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.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7931423
08/19/23 09:34 AM
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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.

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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.


Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7932281
08/20/23 11:16 AM
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Here is another double just down the sendero from the first pair.

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

Second coyote upper left.

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7934478
08/23/23 06:32 AM
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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.

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7959978
09/28/23 09:03 AM
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It’s just about time to get the old bait ball rolling !

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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.

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

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7960016
09/28/23 09:55 AM
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Right off the bat we have a young female creeping up to the bait.

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Several pups showed up a short time later.

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Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: Bob Jameson] #7960240
09/28/23 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Jameson
He is living the good life. Working hard like Steeltraps. smile


Speaking of ST, anybody heard from him ?

Re: COYOTE CARNAGE – SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY [Re: TEJAS] #7960309
09/28/23 05:31 PM
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I haven't seen Chris online here for a couple weeks. I was just asking another member recently if they had heard from him.

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