Another reason I really enjoy " removing " coyotes from the landscape !

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I saw the bacon bait that Lazarus uses in another thread , has anyone used it farther east ? We have a ton of skunks and grinners and I would think they would really plug up your sets ?

Yes, I started using it as a fall change-up in 2012, with a few extra additions. Within 2-3 years it had pushed June's Widowmaker out of my lure box because it had a better catch-to-use ratio. It could not compete against Coyote Creek and Horse Whisperer Plus II in winter-time conditions though.

We are over run with coyotes and still have plenty of reds and greys but my trapping grounds are urban and suburban. Plenty of food for them to share. City folks just keep stocking cats and rats for them, lol.

One thing yet mentioned is where to find greys. Brushy areas is the key for greys. Down here kudzu and privet are where you start looking for greys. Open fields for reds.

Link to that thread, please.

(This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) if I can figure out how to link it !

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By Lazarus

A good bobcat gland lure is very attractive to greys.

I think a good bobcat gland lure is attractive to all canines and felines.

1. Blocking, blocking, blocking. As others have said, don't leave a spot a grey can get to your bait. I only use one set -- a dirt hole. Deep, and I like sort of a step down, more narrow in the width and taller up and down -- like when your dog digs a hole. Don't use stuff for blocking that's large enough for the fox to stand on, or it will.

2. Gang set. Greys often travel in pairs, or their home range is so small that if one gets caught, its mate can track it down pretty fast. Unless your scouting shows you otherwise, a location is probably done after you catch the second fox.

3. Good cat gland lure is good, you can improve it with castor and fish.

4. Pre-baiting right before season -- drill some 2" holes and load them with grease, cooking oil, rendered lard and/or fish oil and a dab of castor -- is the key to big catches. If you pre-bait a week before you set, just set the holes that show some activity. The rest you can forget.

5. Greys have small home territories so forget about the mentality of setting canine sets miles apart. In some areas, I've set 40-50 sets in a two mile stretch, and even then I thought I was spread pretty thin.

6. Other than a prime western pale bobcat, they are the prettiest western furbearer.

Outstanding information !

Thanks to all !