want to see some weird or unpopular k9 trapping sets that work.

I like the compass set I think its a weird set but it works. lemme know what u got

Buried bait sets

I hate the word "works" when it comes to trapping. Anything can " work" . Even a cage trap for coyotes works to some degree. I bet i could catch a coyote on a dirt sock if I worked hard enough at it. The most Effective and efficient are what counts.

Yes sir, agree.
Jim

Dig your dirthole straight down (90°) and at least a foot or more deep. Bed a trap on two sides of hole. No need for a backing, but use small dirt clods for foot guidance.

Mound sets work good in the right circumstances.
A beaver house tucked back in the willows on a frozen pond in winter is a good location for a mound set.
You can set it up at the same time you are making your under ice beaver sets.

The question to ask is high percentage, efficient sets that work.

One i like for coyotes, because as soon as i set a trap, it'll rain for 3 days. I got away from step downs and now my favorite set is-- I bed the trap first like a flat set, then i'll dig out a steep angle hole just on the upwind side and pull the dirt to a mound; Just like a ghog hole so my trap is just off the side between the mound and the hole, lure it and run.

You got a pic of that?

Not at the moment i don't but that will give me an excuse to play with some traps tomorrow. I'll take some pics. Our season comes in the tenth and wouldn't you know they are calling for a half inch of rain that day.

YJ, this is a quick setup by the house. Really sunny here today so not sure how good the pics will show. First pic shows where the pan is, sometimes it's a little further back sometimes not. I do very little blocking at the back but i like a clear path around the dirt mound. I always try to place the trap on the downwind side. And i like the hole deeper than this but small vermin usually leave a small mound of dirt in front of the hole is my idea. I'd like to say this is a guaranteed set, but like everything else in trapping, it ain't so but it is a good change up set when they've seen a ton of the cookie cutter dirt holes.

Yeah I see it, thanks blee!

Super cool set!

Sometimes I think it is more of a change up set. Something you know the coyote hasn’t seen. One thing that has worked for me that’s some what “weird” is buried rattlesnake. I’ve used it in the summer and had success. I like burrying the whole snake vs used snake based bait under the dirt. One of the few change ups I will throw at them

Somthing a few old timers down here do.
Go get deer legs from the processer.
Dig a hole so it's deep enough the hoof and and another 6 or so inches can stick up. Cable stake it in the ground then fill in the hole. Bed a trap in front of it. Basically the whole idea is when they grab that leg as they try and pull it out ( they can't ) their gonna eh dancing all around. Till they get caught

Stuck some lure in an old motor oil quart bottle. Bedded a trap out front. Two days later a coyote in the trap. Never tried it again

Staked hide set. I stake a piece of hide like this and set a trap in front of it. It has to be pretty solid so they pull on it and play with it. I have to hide this in Illinois so I bury it under a small pile of fresh dirt. They find it.



Near town people throw out fast food bags and trash. Sometimes there is food in the bag. I saw a bag and picked it up to throw it out one time. It was full of ketchup and fries so I thought ''why not'' and staked it down and got a coyote that night.

Larry, I have used and like both of those sets. Especially staked hides

i like the buried skunk basically the same as above but i use a skunk and just leave a couple of inches of tail sticking out of the ground for the wind to move i also usually step on the buried skunk after i bury it

Well if looking for odd sets. Some I’ve done that had success were…

Old Pop can with mouse based bait in it has caught a few for me.

So will in old shotgun shell with a little lure in it.

Try a big flashy dirthole loaded with all kinds of raunchy and skunky odors, and no trap at that dirthole, then about 10 feet away a post set with nothing but the visual of post made from fire blackened wood and blend in a trap in front of that. Don’t put urine or lure or anything on that post just the plain post set. Got a few coyotes with that. Pretty canine specific to work on desire to pee on something after rolling or digging in something smelly nearby.

I used a lot of old dog toys over the years like well chewed dog toys and rawhide chews that the dog had worked on for some time and put those at coyote sets and really had decent success with those. An old chewed and slobbered tennis ball got me two coyotes on season second was at the remake. No clue why smell of Fido was interesting to them but it worked and didn’t use any other baits or lures just the old chew toys.

Jim

Caught this yote last season on a rotisserie chicken carcass that I stuffed up under a pile of old willow logs in a dried end of a pond that yotes,cats and coon had been travelling through.

Gonna try it again this season.

I use staked deer hide and also deer legs with great results on older coyotes.