It’s an old school dead skunk 🦨 set. Use a post hole digger or on my case a 3” auger with an extension and go down about 30 inch. Drop in a dead skunk and lightly cover with about 6 inch of dirt. Drag a log over the hole and put a step down on the down wind and a step down on the up wing side. Put a trap on a separate drag in both step downs. This particular set has caught 6 coyotes with one of them a double.

Thanks! I've seen and read about dead skunk sets but never one done quite like that one. Always looking for different style sets to use as a change up! Looks like it oughta work pretty good. Unfortunately wouldn't be a legal set here, but I will store it away in my mind! Or it could probably be modified a bit to make it legal. Anyways, thanks for sharing.

Dang I haven't heard the term mafia set in forever lol

No problem. 99% of my sets you could walk over and wouldn’t see them. I like to put a loud one in once in a while and this is about as loud as it gets lol !!

That’s a cool set. Thanks for sharing.

I’m getting pretty old lol !! :-)

Shark hunter you just reminded me I loaded out my complete copy of hooglf beats to a face book friend a few years back....and never got it back

I only use one trap per set. I’d rather set a whole bunch of locations with my inventory than half those locations if I use two traps per set.
Jim

Depends on the set. Most flat sets and dirt holes for coyotes get one trap. Mafia sets and post hole sets get two. Once in a while I’ll do a half mafia with one trap if there is a backing near the dropping.

I use cubbies open on both ends for cats. They get a trap or snare on each end.

Straw sets in the snow get multiple traps.

Bingo!

When I first started I had a digger and put a 2nd trap on the back side of the hole . I caught it but the trap had the other trap snaped on it.

Typically if I set a spot if its good enough for one set I put in 2 in the area. If one gets plug up with incidental one is still open. Also good way to get doubles

Agreed plus you can play the wind better setting 2 traps just 2 at the same set seems impractical for the work to catch one critter. Now problem critters that takes some planning and they are the ones you never forget.

With our short fisher/bobcat season I tell most people to put two traps at each set. There is no limit on the number of traps (like beaver only ten) and traps are cheap. the old #2 victor/norhtwoods etc are only $5 a piece and do fine on these animals. jk

It's kinda weird when you think about it. Nobody questions putting three traps in a hot muskrat run, but for a canine that's running miles of area, just one trap per set. I think I shall start using two at bobcat and fisher sets sometimes. Good reason to buy more traps!

I always say the critters will teach you what u need to know. I dont see that I'm missing enough coyotes using one trap in normal situations to justify using two. Ive even got away from setting multiple sets on one location unless its something like a dead carcass or feedlot and my catch rate has went up. I'd rather make 3 sets at least a 100yds apart from each other than 3 sets within 30 yds of each other.

Some decent ideas here..that post hole skunk set looks great.
Shoving a 40-60 dollar skunk down a hole to catch a 5-10 dollar coyote!!
Lol… who knew?

If you use a bait and/or lure that the majority of the coyotes want to put their nose right up to, play the wind right as much as u can, know how to use natural and subtle guiding properly and the sign tells you, you are still missing too many coyotes by all means use two traps but make sure you know how to do the the other things right first.

I have to laugh when folks that don’t understand what you posted but put up an example that doesn’t even apply to be relevant . LOL I’ll put it as simple as I can for him. 2 traps at the same set (within the same catch area) are less likely to catch 2 critters vs 2 traps a greater distance apart thar is MY opinion. LOL

Yes sir. I never claimed to be a good coyote trapper, lol. But I'm pretty good at missing them.
Might make more sense to bury the coyote to catch a skunk!