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