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Here is a quad gang set catch made at an old location I revisited.

It is thicker brush & more centrally located on the ranch.

Have you ALL played around with making subtle flat sets and using coyote fur (anal) only as the only attractor?
Had a late season coyote that had seen all of my tricks...dirt holes, double dirt holes, remakes, all sorts of flat sets using different things for backings.
I had trapped on this particular ground from the month of October through February(nuisance work into fur season).And I whacked a pile of fur there.
We had a warm up and I see fresh scat a faint tracks in the soybean field. The coyote made a wide sweep around where I had made my most of the sets.
I didn't have any clean traps with me that day so I made plans to return the next day and make a few new sets in different locations. I had a coyote that I
had skinned for sale. A buddy wanted one of the best colored coyotes I caught, so after going through bunch of OTHER bad looking coyotes I finally caught
a decent furred one and case skinned it out. He was planning on having it tanned. I cut some of the fur near the anus and put it in a plastic medicine bottle.
The next day, I made a flat set about a foot away from some soy bean duff and drove a stake down in the middle of the bean duff and placed a pinch of the
fur on the hole and left. Three days alter I had a female coyote jumping. I remade the set but it sat empty until the season ran out. Always experimenting.

I know Doug from GA said that was a set that picked up a lot of old females for him during late breeding season

Tom Miranda wrote about doing that in one of his books. He would just grab his pliers and pull some of that hair right out from a freshly caught animal on sight and then put in a new set with that anal hair.

I'm thinking a guy could get rich offering it as the ULTIMATE lure...lol
Maybe be call it BUTT CUT or something? lol

I gave that a try a few times on flats that were right on top of the sign. It worked pretty well MC.
I called it the “Hair of the Dog” Set after that old Nazareth tune!

Now that I think about it, when pressure is high and the dung beetles get rolling that might be just the ticket on flat sets!
I bet just a tiny bit of urine or gland would go well with that presentation too.
But then again, maybe less is more.

Good Suggestion MC!

I read a tip on hard to catch coyotes that were heavily pressured by another trapper but have never tried it. It suggested finding where the coyotes were traveling and make a trail set. Then use a lure not right at the trap but straight across from it.

Here are a few of the contestants from above.


Adult Male - Flat Set - First Night Catch







Adult Female - Flat Set - First Night Catch




If Looks Could Kill.

This yearling had a really big frame. It looked like her head was too small for her body.

Yearling Female - Flat Set - First Night Catch







Adult Male - Flat Set - First Night Catch

Good work James

Thanks BT.

I’ve stumbled across a few things that really made a difference this season.

I'm looking forward to running them by new batch of contestants this fall.

Here is a two of a trio that followed the previous catch.

It must have been girl’s night out. All three were females. Flats were on the house.

The adult up front was accompanied by a yearling in the background.




There is that familiar look again.




Cool expression on this young gal.

Here is another look for those that might have thought the yearling appeared a bit older and heavier in the above photos.

The adult in the foreground had a little weight behind her.

I think this is a prime example of an adult female with a nanny in tow.

Any of them wet James?

BT, none of the females I caught this year were close to lactating.

Here is contestant number three of the triple.

This girl is in her prime and it shows.
I’ve found that quite a few of adult females in this age class can bring a lot of game.
I have mentioned this numerous times, but it bears repeating.
A single set presentation shown to these wise-gals will usually result in a defeat.

I see this behavior year in and year out.
If a coyote is repeatedly defeating or dissecting sets like a surgeon it is probably a 4/5 year old female.
This might be just a local thing, but I bet the same holds true for other areas as well.




I’ve found that the key to snagging these coyotes usually doesn't involve using a different look, smell, or pan placement.
Those variables don’t necessarily level the playing field when dealing with a sharp coyote.

Upping the odds is the real solution.

Great pics and I appreciate the pointers

You’re welcome CK.

Although I snag quite a few coyotes just after daylight, I seldom pick up a coyote during the midday or late afternoon hours.
The only exception would be blind trail sets.

This female was picked up on the same day and location as the three girls above making for consecutive quad catches.
I rolled up on my sets just before dark and she was there to greet me. She was really green like she had just arrived on the scene.
That makes back to back catches on this set. The adult male in the last gang catch series preceded her.

Tejas I can only remember one I have caught mid morning.What time do you usually run in the morning.I notice in the pics you have pretty decent daylight.i live market so I am running in the dark and usually done about daybreak.