I will say for the beginners as stayed before in this thread this set is one that runs a high risk of catching non targets life birds. It's legal here but I wouldn't set it as you can just as easy catch target animal back aways.

I only posted for the learning aspect of not seeking or settling for what "works" rather seek or use what works best or is most effective.

Only way I see a coyote getting caught in that set is if they just got comfortable with the traps and accidentally got caught playing with them. Heck I get pinched a time or 2 a year when I let my guard down.

You would catch three buzzards for every one coyote with that here.

That set is illegal here in Nebraska. Cannot set leg holds like that within 30 feet of bait in plain site like tthat carcass.
Jim

Why don't you just put some lure on the pan and catch em by the nose....asking for a friend.......smmmmffff....lol

Legal in Texas

Legal in Alabama. As long as you put a tag on them ! LOL!

Hey now, I catch a couple coyotes every year in exposed sets!





I think we’d be surprised how many traps have been set just like that, wired off to a leg.

Illegal here, but I have seen that exact set described and/or sketched in several old books. Although they usually advocated bedding and covering the traps. The trap placement was the same though. A hundred or a hundred and fifty years ago catching predatory birds wasn't a big deal, in fact it was desirable if you were a sheepherder, eagles prey on lambs.

First thing I noticed in the set was unleveled pans also!

It's an illegal set in VA. Check your game laws..

Legal here in Texas but I don't know anyone with any kind of woodsmanship that would use that set

I have caught some OLD coyotes in sets with exposed pans. After a big rain. Sometimes
To get out and cover a pan. Leaves to much disturbed ground. So I wait. I catch coyotes with parts of the trap exposed from time to time. A well bedded trap though. IF a coyote feels a trap wobbles. It often digs it up. I laughed when I hear. How smart or keen a coyote is that digs up sets. A smart coyote ? Well. She just LEAVES!! Smart Coyote? Kills and leaves. Maybe comes back ? THAT is the smart 1

Had a neighbor used to throw two exposed traps in the crawl unders in his sheep fence. For “real tough ones” he’d use three.

His “good traps” were double longs, most of it was old jumps and undersprings.

I don’t think he got many coyotes but he did get some fox with some degree of regularity.

Looks like he shoulda kept it a secret

My fear is some dumb kids will see that and try it! I know a couple dumb kids who set three traps "for coyotes" just like that next to guts from a beef. First check they had three bald eagles. That was 50 years ago. We used a coat over the eagles to get them out of the traps. Don't try this at home kids! Not even funny to post something irresponsible as that.

I've caught more than a few yotes in cat sets with the traps mostly exposed, heavily guided.. Actually trying not to catch yotes

You guys seriously think if someone was going to try this set they couldn't think it up on their own? I'd actually bet it would be the first set the vast majority of beginners would come up with on their own....

Hoooeeey! Imagine trying to retrieve those traps after that critter bursts and oozes all over the ground! Might get some good traps free if your willing to clean them!

When that happens (not if), that ole boy will just leave the traps there until next year.

Seth I make a set a guy we both know taught me. It’s a carcass set but not quite that obvious I can set it in 2 minutes and it tears them up. That being said I don’t have to worry about birds out here. Thanks for posting. Good way not to do it