…. And nobody talking

.. what’s your favorite coyote trap and lure ?

Bridger #2 inside and outside lams... Night Owl Red Fox gland.

What do I win?

Never been good at getting them in footholds. Like snaring, easier to have success for me.

Don’t have coyotes here.

Large hi-lever
tracks

I never catch any

Favorite trap is a coil spring. Favorite lure is a Mepps #4

… y’all sell them live ? … that’s a lot of lamination

I'm particularly fond of #3 long springs. I've had good luck with Violator 7.

… they’ll hold for sure …. How do you like bedding them ?

…. I’ve caught a few on the violator

… for case of beer I’ll teach you how lol

What kind of beer?

…. I’ll drink anything

I chop out a bed the same shape as the trap but just a tad bigger, put the trap in the hole, pull my springs in to kinda wedge it in place, and pack dirt around the outside of the jaws to get her stable and solid. In the winter I'm pretty much just setting them on top of the hard ground and conceal with snow. I use them in trail sets more than lured sets in the winter though.

Tie between mb 550 off set and bridger 2 dogless w lams. Lincs f13 or Temptation lure

…. Out of curiosity… why do you lam the 2 dogless? … live market?

I have caught them in Northwoods, Victor and Duke #2's. Plus a few in Bridger #3's. But I probably have taken more in snares. I just have better luck using cable then steel for some reason.

Bridger #2 dogless. Violator 7 and canine force.

No BS K9 Extremes, Carmen's: Coyote Gland Lure.

No BS K9 Extremes, Carmen's: Coyote Gland Lure.

… I’ve done a little snaring … between the hogs and deer it’s hard to keep them operating down here .. money on a crawl under though

Victor Montgomery #3 dogless and lenons coyote/fox nature call or yodel dog

Bought them full modded. Used to live market them but no more. Better on grays also

…. I’ve run the 2 dogless for a few years now … had a few pad caught pull out in front of me so 4 coiled … still have one or two popped jaws a year … too lazy to bubble them … but I’ve found no practical reason to lam as my pan tension keeps most grays out and they’re few and far between anymore

…. 329 viewing and only a few good men and one woman talking


…. Bunch of gazers in here

…. What’s y’all’s favorite moon phase or something?

Any set here could have a gray, red, yote, or possum in it. I think the grays are decreasing here also. When i was after foxes i used mb 450 offsets and duke 1/2 rubber jawz. As the yotes have increased i hardly set the smaller traps anymore

I wouldn’t make a pimple on a good coyote trappers behind, so sorry for my silence. Jeeezzzzeee

….. well … what do like to trap or hunt ? .. tell me your best story about it my good man

I like to trap mink, but theys been in the toilet for as long as I can remember. I used to be an expert as excluding coon to the point I hardly caught anything. It’s amazing what will stick there nose in an empty pocket with no lure or bait within 3 zip codes

… sounds like a good system… we have very few mink down here … I have caught a few beaver and otters but but generally try to avoid water trapping lol

I can’t tell my best stories because they break the rules and I lived thru one permanent ban, and only because of the good graces of the boss man did I get back in

well I know it's only Tuesday but this is whats playing here

…. I’ve felt the wrath myself and been nothin but a sweetheart to everybody lol


… you got a like from me Greencounty

I set what I had during a summer contract and of three traps,MB450,Victor Montgomery #2 dogless offsets, and 1 3/4 Victor professional…the Vic/ Monty was my favorite for just coyotes…I felt the MB 450 was a hair small but did hold them and was the overall best multi species trap for the array of nesting predators I was after.the Victor 175 professional held everything and is a great coyote trap,hard on some of the other species though and for just coyotes would run a close second to the victor/ Montgomery. If I was after only coyotes I would not run anything smaller than a #2. I’m trying out MB 550 close jaws in the next season.

550

Dobbins bait solution with tainted beaver meat and a shot of good fox urine.

Change up would be Graham gland lure

Les … good info

… I believe if I was dealing with those big dogs y’all have up there I’d be investing in 3’s lol

… Tim Caven sent me a coyote pelt from up there and it’s big as wolf lol

…. I pour dobbins bait solution over shredded wheat and eat it for breakfast

40 pounds is big but I have never caught one

Hold on a minute and I’ll put a pic of this dang thing Caven sent me

Keg Creek’s Bill Nelson formula, Apple Road tainted cat Nelson formula, and a few others rotated through the mix…good coyote and fox urine.

LOL. I just told my wife Sunday, after coming in from stirring my batch of bait made with that Dobbins, that it smelled good enough for me to eat. LOL

… I’m 5’9 ( I know that’s short ) … and holding it out … but dang that’s a big animal

Oh and MB 550 and Carman’s Canine Call.

That is a nice one

…good of you you to drop in otterdog … hope you’re doing well partner

when do the lessons start? and does extra beer include any cats?

…. That was directed towards Danny but shoot this may be a way for me to save on beer money lol

… that’s basically what I trap for anyhow lmao

… what do ya’ll reckon the rest of these gazers are up to ?

… says 406 viewing now

… bet they hoping to catch a glimpse of b roll from Jtrap’s days as a stunt double in deliverance

For me my lures change up is Fox Hollow GH-2 , Bounty Hunter Then Carmens Canine call. O'Gorman's powder River.... 1-3/4 Victor coil, Off-Set, Laminated, Base plated and JC-Connor 4-Coil. I also have #3 Victor Soft Catch I have used for years and set up same as my 1-3/4 Victors but have real #3 coil springs on them. Work great! As long as you cover the wider rubber jaws correctly to keep them to fire up from frosty froze cover.

It could be like guiding yankees for gar fishing---instead its just running yankees thru the pine woods and setting traps. You may want to increase the beer fee for putting up with us though

…. Good info … live market I take it ? …. We had an outlaw market here in the day … then they cracked down on it … something called rabies quarantine

.. likely be more than I could handle lol

LOL......that's probably the political correct answer.

Montgomery #2 dogless or copy. Minnesota Red

The Montgomery dogless trigger is the best there is once u know how to tune them

…. Thanks for speaking up …. I enjoy your company

I have MB 550s but I was unable to use them last season because the public land I had permission for would only allow DPs and cage traps on land, and I wasn't able to secure any private land permissions. Hopefully I'll finally get a chance to use them this season.

No, Live Market here.. it is illegal in this state. No transfer from state to state. Rubber jaw traps where the only legal trap you could set on top of the ground here. Had to use rubber jaw traps. If not rubber Jaw then the trap had to be set 12" deep inside within a hole or in the water. However the law has been changed so a trapper does not have to set rubber jaw traps anymore. I have no problem using them plus, it gives the land owner a piece of mind and some confidence when I will fire on off on my hand and pull the chain. Always some free roaming dogs around.

… hoping you get some ground… remember… the deer hunters hate coyote

… I’d forgot about the tampax jaw trap law in Tennessee … used to give Jlord a little crap about it lol

…. I counted….. 24 people talking out of 400 viewing

.. what to yall reckon they’re gazing at ?

…. Probably old post of of Kristen snuggling dead muskrats lol

I like big traps as my main target is coyote/bobcat. I use mostly NoBS extreme and NoBS jrs wire levers. I also very much like the Duke 650.

Favorite lure is Gusto, but also had success with Violator 7, James Lucero (sp?) winter wolf and Mr EJ Kelly sent me a jar last year of ‘leg lifter’ that is showing a lot of promise on remakes.

… yessir..I wish I would have looked into the no bs when I retooled awhile back

… I like a skunky lure in a remake

Well, that is what we had to use back then.. Back in the 1980's Butera and Victor was manufacturing the rubber jaw trap. An old timer trapper that attended the Tennessee wild sources meetings in Nashville told me the the old man Butera attended that meeting and told him " You will be able to use that rubber jaw trap next year". The old trapper replied "How do you know?... Butera Replied to him ..."Because I donated enough money to make sure you'll be able to use that trap".. That is what he told me.. Honest man!

….. hey Yes Sir …. Tell us a cowboy story

…. Were they trying to outlaw the foothold completely at that time ?

… also what are y’all allowed to use now ?

No, Had a whole lot of back and fourth with coon and fox hunters that had clout and political contacts on there side. Not trying to outlaw trapping, Just trying to make it very hard for us. The legal trap now on top of the ground is 7" jaw spread , I believe it's a 1/8" jaw lamination. What I remember being told was when the law was being voted on to allow the use of the rubber jaw trap one of the coon hunters stood up and said " there is not enough coon hunters here attending this meeting to vote on this!" Well, one of the trappers replied" they had every chance to be here just like us!"....Voted.. Legal to set the number 1-1/2 and #3 coil spring rubber jaw trap in the open on top of the ground with written permission from the land owner.

…. Yeah those houndsman can be a selfish bunch

Years ago I had a sorrel gelding that was pretty green and had a big motor. We were at a practice roping and me and a buddy was ready to rope but everyone one else was still warming up their horses or saddling up. I'd only heeled of this colt but my buddy talked me into heading one for him while everyone was getting ready to rope. So I backed into the heading box and nodded for the steer. Well when that colt saw the steer come out of the chute on the wrong side he went left instead of straight. I got him gathered up and pointed the right direction and since this gelding could run and we were in a big arena I figured we were still in the game just aways behind. My buddy said he could here us coming and was in position to do his part. Me and old sorrelly was lined out and running like we just robbed Wells Fargo and just as I leaned out there to rope the steer I felt him break in two. I was leaned out there too far to have any chance of recovery at that speed so I just hit the eject button and started flapping my arms like wings. Buddy said he saw me coming out the corner of his eye but didnt know why I wasn't on my horse anymore. I went flying like a lawn dart at a fourth of July picnic. Never flew so far so fast in my life. That horse ended up being the best team roping horse I ever had and I won a bunch of money off him but he was rank there at the beginning.

… that’s cowboy (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) right there lol

… best I got is going to hops on a brahmer in field store lol

… right now there’s 362 viewing …. Not so much as a peep out of them

… don’t be scared … get in here and say the first thing that comes to your mind lol

This summer I was riding a knot head roan that was spooky as all get out. He was feeling fresh one morning so I was letting him air out a bit in a half section pasture. About our third circle two hen turkeys flew up out of boot high grass ten foot in front of him. He was pretty broncy and it got real western for a bit but to my surprised i was still up on the hurricane deck when the storm past. He still gets a little jiggy whenever we cross that corner of the pasture to this day.

They could at least say hi, out of courtesy.

…. You getting too old for that lol

… most cowboy thing I did today was fall off a nightstand getting a big Yankee coyote hide off the wall in order to put a picture of it in here lol

… you would think … at least a screw you or something along those lines

I hear you. Thats why I was surprised i stayed with old roany, my reflexes are not what they used too be...

… got fairly western coming down off that nightstand… youngest seen me in distress and used the opportunity to try to put me in a ufc arm bar lol

… I got the best of him in the end lol

… 359 viewing and not so much as a kiss my butt or anything

Glad to hear u got the upper hand. Enjoy it while u can, its a bit humbling when u cant anymore

.. that oldest one put one of those Brian Bozworth form tackles on me a month or so ago when I went to taking him on …. He had to help me up …. Knocked the air out me lol

…. 335 viewing …. Not a word out of em

… wonder what they’re gazing at

… probably AI pictures of old history photos 330 keeps posting in here lol

Used to use Victoria #3’s. Bought 10 dozen Duke 650 pro’s and am liking them. Big strong traps. Held a small black bear in one. That was fun had my wife with me. I’m a bait guy, we don’t have a big ant problem most of the year. I like Kaatz bro’s red label and Powder River paste bait. Either a T-bone set or dirt hole with a little sheep wool.

wws

… I bet cutting that bear loose was a wild ride

.. a man down the road had one knocking his deer feeder over last year … they’re few and far between around here

…he killed hisself with a 22 under the chin last week due to his wife dying

MB 650s inside/outside laminated. Beaver for bait with a few adds, and bobcat urine.I alternate with a few commercial baits from Dunlap/Gomez, Craven, Dobbin, Jack Hill, ...
I have a few 3N LS I like in the snow. Cable restraints also.

My most favorite best way to pile up coyotes is wait till their fur has little value and target cats. Spend several days making time consuming cat sets. Lots of flagging, lots of blocking, all the stuff that don't work on singing dogs. Stay tight in heavy cover, leave traps exposed, climb tall ridges to rimrock, wade creeks to get to the high bank, belly crawl into mesquite thickets or cedar wind breaks. The possums coons porky pines skunks and coyotes will absolutely have gang fights over who can get in your trap first.

Our laws limit us on trap size and we have more fox than coyotes so, I mostly set 1.75s and 2s.

I don't use much lure while land trapping so usually buy some Powder River and Hiawatha Valley. Trying to save a few bucks, I've ground beaver and muskrat meat and mixed it in with the above baits.

One thing I've learned over the years, it doesn't seem to matter what's in the hole during the dead of winter, the coyotes will eventually investigate it. The most important thing is keeping the trap operating.

Talk about operating! I had to see my urologist yesterday for an every other year check-up due to having bladder cancer years ago. Next thing ya know, he's got his big, fat finger right in the hole. Felt violated to the 7th degree!

The one that's holding the coyote, and the one that got him there.

Giant Sage, that's what I was gonna say! lol

No need to bubble weld the jaws if you laminate them.I run alot of bridger 2's also

I have never had a coyote wreck a stock bridger

Yes. And that is the reason for it all. If I was fur market trapping..... my answer would be a Jake trap.

Great minds think alike so I've been told.

How heavy are your coyotes down there Savell?

…. I don’t weigh them …but they’re easterns

… some get fairly large

I use offset MB-450’s because we don’t have many yotes. I like using cable, so I’m sure that’s how I’d catch one.

Favorite lure is whatever is in the hole. I use a lot of Hoosier Trappers Leatherwood Creek. Also, been know to dabble with some lure I can’t remember. Dibbens, dabbins… something like that.

My 2 bridgers are at about 25 years old at least. No base plate. Just a rectangle shaped clovis made of round stock and welded together.

I like using a No BS Jr. and Dale Billingsley's Wolfers Choice or his Predator Buster.

MB550 and junes fox frenzy

You learned how to hold stuff from uncle Jbyrd didn’t you.

When I set for yotes I use mb650 cast offset with gusto.

… I run bridger 2 dogless and if I had to pick one lure for coyote it’d be Miranda’s high plains predator call


…. GH11 right behind it though

I like it when the topic on here actually comes around to trapping. MB550 offset. Luceros, Derricks, O Gormans, Dobbins, Carmens, Jameson's lures. (Don't you talk about me having to pick one lure now!) Which I choose depends on when and where.

… I know you got a favorite Dan

Montana #3, hiwatha valley, violator 7

If you try to pin me down on lures I'll tell you that I catch the most on Zoom trick worms and Gary Yamamoto doubletail grubs. But I gotta have rods rigged with a Pop R, a Pointer 78, a buzzbait, and ------. Because you just get that feeling sometimes you need to throw "this" at em.

… theirs one you reach for first when setting up new ground…. Spill the beans Dan … or else I’ll ride towards you … drink up all your beer and slap your goats around

Savell you are always more than welcome to all my beer and all my goats. Come on up and get em anytime LOL. And while your hear we'll go catch something - after you're sworn to secrecy.

…. I used to send pdc oil drilling bits up to vernal Utah

The oil and gas patch employs lots of people here. So many wells and roads in some places you better not get caught in a fog without gps or you'll be driving in circles for hours. Been there LOL.

308 viewing .. ain’t many saying a word

…. Must be waiting for Jurassic park to post a selfie with maple syrup dripping off his chin

Speaking of coyotes, I used to catch quite a few of them in Duke 1.5's, actually set them for coyotes, or whatever else came by first. Then I found Trapperman and quickly learned it can not be done, so I quit doing that nonsense. I used whatever lure Ludy Sheda threw in on whatever I was buying, lol. Of course that's only been 35-36 years ago now...

… caught a few myself in 1.5 when that was all I had … had one go full on Jesus on me while rinsing him off in the creek….ressurected and Bit me on the inner thigh

…. I can’t blame that on the little trap … but it was western nonetheless

… believe the lure was sardine and dispatch was a stick lol

My biggest coyote to date was in a Victor 1.5 coil. It was in a dirt hole for coon with a homemade bacon bait. I was honeymooning with my new bride. We drove around the corner and she says "I thought you said that you can't hold a coyote in a 1.5". I didn't even get out of the pickup before I dispatched it, but when I got up to it it was held well, behind the pad. Judging by the catch circle he'd been there quite a while too.

Only trap that I've had a coyote disassemble was a stock duke 1.5. But in the traps defense it was held good until those greaser lawn guys showed up and spooked it.

… I’ve had several bust up a #2

I caught a wolf in an old worn out Blake and Lamb 1 1/2 coil, had that big paw dead center. But this was in a water set with a 25’ slide cable. I caught my first two coyotes in 450 helfrich eliminators.

Ludy Sheda ... there is a name I have not heard in awhile, what a character. I once left a state trapping convention with a pickup load of stuff I didnt really need, but I got it for little of nothing! LOL You just needed to find that one item at the convention he was looking to get rid of. Once you bought that item you had the Golden Ticket. Everything else was dirt cheap in our experience.

Mostly #2 and #3 coils, all modified unless they were built that way with a base plate and laminated jaws. Montgomery, Northwoods, Bridgers and lately a few MN Trapline traps. Deception and Cat Creek by Fur Country Lures