Ok. I am home. WIFI is on. Havent had service this good in a month. Start of with = photos from a South Texas job. High Fence. Basically a maintenance job. Owner and his help had done a good job. Had fence snared in many places. Just needed a little help and a few instructions

All caught with James Lucero lure. And Flat Sets Here are the snared ones first

Few in Flat Sets

Few more

Few from South Alabama

Few more

Few more. All caught in Flat Sets. All caught using James Lucero lure

That job. I even caught 1 in a remake !

Last 14 day job. It ended poorly. With much rain. Used JL 1 Coyotero and Winter Wolf for lure. And SMC urine and Jameson Red Fox only. The hole job. Used = 3 lures 2 urines only NO pipes. NO bait NO dirtholes

Few

Only running = MJ 600 Sterlings. But going more and more toward drags. MAY run drags from this point on

More coyotes

Few more

Got several = breed females this trip. Here is a big 1 owner shot. Said it was toe caught. Ha ! Even shot 1 with AR 15. Big male. Rolled up and he ran from beside where female was in trapped. BUT he didnt run fast enough! LoL!

More

Coyotes

Rain day. The day I want to pull traps. It dumps rain on me. OK. Will just roll down window and shoot coyotes

Today. Picked up muddy traps. Bonus coyote for landowners

OK caught up. Home. Will get tires rotated and brakes on tomorrow. Put scope on rifle. Load up some more traps. Then headed out in afew days to southwest texas. Few miles from Mexico

I have decided. From this point on = use more drags. Use less urine. Use less lure. No more pipes. No more dirt holes. I doubt you will ever see me use another dirt hole or pipe again

Is that because you are trapping pressured coyotes or do you think flat sets out perform other sets on all coyotes?

It’s about time you can’t use bait anyways, ants are starting to roam.

Great pics! And can’t wait to hear about the drags. I have a dozen made up, just nervous about using them. I’m finally on a property I can give them a shot.

Good luck in Texas and thanks for all your help.

Like always, you are getting it done

[quote=8117 Steve R]Is that because you are trapping pressured coyotes or do you think flat sets out perform other sets on all coyotes?[/quote. Trapped these properties for almost 10 years now. 3 times a year. Feel that = bait has been causing some problems = walk bys stall outs general = trap shyness. PLUS everyone around me uses dirtholes and pipes. Plus. This trip. I made some small and simple changes. That really made a difference

Thanks Wannabe. You are right on them ants !!! First time I have ever noticed = massive amounts of ants this early. Plus. Made be a bad year = in south for = misquote and bull nats

Thanks. More I go to Texas. The more I get to see. This will be a place I have never been to. Will post of some = Landscape pics latter. Looks like lots of big country and rock mountains. Video from landmanager = he point toward and says. == Way over there is = Mexico. I am VERY excited about working that part of Texas

Keep your head on a swivel. Lots of traffic down there now.

I will. Get my scope on tomorrow. I have several high end AR 15s. But this = built upper is going on my = truck or buggy gun. Bushmaster with = Chip McCormic trigger. Going to mount = 1x6x24 Vortex Razor on it tomorrow when it comes in. Was told by landmanager. Have pistol on you at all times. AR 15 close

i have had good luck with these^^^^^ White Mountain barrells 7 twist Gov Profile Set up like SF uses . Adjustable gas block and so On . Will shoot 77gr SMK out of it . Should be good on man sized targets out to 800 yards with 1x6x24 scope. Already chronograph loads with = Magneto Speed and ES for this load and barrell is VERY good

Nice pictures be careful in south Texas my buddy says it's pretty bad down that ways... Jon

Nice work!

In the safe. I have a = 120 rd Beta Drum Clip for AR 15. LoL! Was joking with friend about it

Thanks. Will take me days. To load up for Texas. May have some more pics to load.

What is your usual trap placement on your flat sets?

Canebrake. To be honest. I never think much about it. May sound hard to explain but. After 35 years of catching coyotes I just = think about how The coyote will approach the set. What the wind will be doing. And set trap accordingly. I generally of set to the right. Think about how = a coyote usually works a set on a 45 and think about the wind That my main thing. BUT. I would say = 9 inch back. 3 inch right. Would be close or often closes used overall pattern of how I might set trap. Maybe LOL!

ST are your super long chains your standard or just in the south and why may I ask

On drags or stakes???

I just look at the pics and assume they are on stakes , I see a long chain with springs to control shock I do believe , just always used short chains on stakes in Illinois I am only asking because I know you know your stuff . Jon

Yes. I use shock springs on both drags and stakes. States that have longer check times. Is a good reason for shock bars. Less damage.

I understand thanks for the expert advice

No problem. My chain is about 28 inchs. 4 Sterling Swivels. JC shock bar

Nice pics there steel traps.

Cool pics ...what's your reasoning with switching to drags? An on your locations do you set there bc of sign or from past trips an experiences or just feels right ? Just kinda studying the locations in your pics seeing if I can pick up on the why

Sorry been out running snares Keystone Killer. The main reason I am running drags is = THE OWNERS!!! They did not want to see any coyotes =. Flopping Around off main roads. So we will use drags. Plus in the long run on 100s of thousands of acres = Drags in the end and in the long term over hopefully 20 more yearsvof trapping 365 will save lots of money for me. I look at = MJ 600 Sterlings and 1 piece drags as = investment. I dont look at = High cost to by like some trappers do. I look at down the road. Plus. In West Texas. I will have a Blue Lacey to follow up animals quickly

I gave up on the dirt holes myself. Just too many coons digging them out.

I would have never guessed that to be the reason for using drags.
But if they keep writing good checks, do what makes them happy

I am basically on 2 large ranches. With enough work to keep me here year round. At a price. I MAY not be able to say no too!! In 30 -4O days.I will make a major decision. Stay in West Texas OR go. Back to Alabama. I can use some Wolf Fangs.

Coyote. Being worked by Blue Lacey dogs ! Flat Set JL 1 and SMC urine

The other day. I set a = MJ 600 Sterling by that white rock ! LoL!

Ohhh wait I see it!! Its right over there beside the other white rock!! Like always great picks and thanks for the explanation on stuff. I was going to ask the same about the chain so thanks for clearing that up!! Keep after them!

Enjoy looking through your posts, thank you sir

You needed a black rock....

We don't have that many rocks in the whole state lol

I can see myself having to hunt a set or 2 if I had as many traps out as you do in country that looked like that

Hopefully you caught one in that white rock set

I need to start a new thread. Just dont know what to call it ? Running 2 large ranches. LOVE the veiw here!!!!!

Border Line?

Nope. Bout 30 - 60 miles from border Large Ranch. Depends on where Im at

Here is a coyote. Shot from truck. Was down in BIG wash. Lots of trappers pass up the —— way off down a wash place ! Some times. The walk Is worth it !!! LoL!

Was taken in = Flat Set. With JL 1 and Jameson Red Fox urine. Running up to sheep country to set a few snares now

My = Everyday - carry coyote rifle.

Old female coyote. WAY to close to the sheep ! She is done now!!!!

Many have to get into this BEFORE my work is done trapping ! LOL!!!!

LOVE this life!!!!

More pics tomorrow. Will be putting in some new sets

All drags and MJ 600s. Be in some NEW ground tomorrow. Man. I LOVE West Texas!!!!!!

Thank you for the pictures, I never get tired of looking at them. Good luck on the new ground!

You welcome. May not get any set pics today ? Wind is howling. Bout 20 mph now

HOW bad do you want it??? Took a minute to get Ogorman’s Armagetta drag 8 Ft chain and MJ 600 in there. And so dirt ! LoL!

Rocky here! LoL!

Man, I look at that and think what nice ground it is to work with. Haha. Nice and dry, unfrozen, no bedrock or big rocks to deal with, no big roots.

Not frozen or going to receive 2” of snow/hr. Chopping and shoveling are overrated.

I greatly enjoy your photos, Steeltraps.

Thanks. Started a new = West Texas Thread

Good stuff over there too.