Trapping south TX in 100+ degrees

Is a booger of a day. 102 at 2:00pm today which means hot weather tactics in play as well as understanding the coyotes are in full denning mode and attracting them accordingly.
I'm a blessed man to be able to spend time outdoors with my bride getting after pesky varmints any time of year.
It was so hot today, the Mrs. and I were stopping at game tanks today to douse ourselves.

One thing is certain on the coyotes we catch this time of year, they don't get up and battle when you show up.
Pretty much.... death ray me asap!




Blessings,
Mark

It is only May cupcake.

Remember, one drop of sweat hits the pattern you have to start all over with clean trap and dirt. LOL

Frost this morning here. Thanks for posting such warm news.......jk

You're my Barnabas the encourager.

Sounds like bitey snake weather to me.

Nah, even they got sense enough to stay in the shade in that heat.

One 5 foot rattlesnake so far. We usually get 1-2 a day.
They are out in the am and I almost stepped smack dab on a 6 footer yesterday because I was so intent on following coyote tracks.
Thing rattled and fled. He had me too if he wanted me and I was not in any "heart" condition to draw my pistola and pop him.
Donna heard the rattle 150 feet away and yelled "snake."
Yah, no kidding missy!

Be careful down there Mark. The heat, the rattlers and the Narcos make for some interesting trapping I'm sure.

God bless a woman with good hearing.

Snowed on me while I was fishing this afternoon. Supposed to be the white stuff on an off till Tuesday am.

Dancing with coyote's,glad to see you guys at it again.48 for the high today 50's and 60's for this week,have great week.

Skin that yote and sell the pelt on eBay.

nice ,good think it did not strike , thanks for taking us along

Donna is always smiling when she gets to use Lee's Death Ray.

We had not been able to catch this coyote during our January trapping here.... but the Mrs. used a walk-through, totally blended set, with no visible attractant of any sort.... just a pinch of our mink lure Brown Sugar and BAM.... middle of the road dog!

We have a motto: "They all die in the end. Some just take a little longer."



Blessings,
Mark

Mr. June, you have a very nice partner there!

Blessings to both of you.

Zim

Way to go Miss Donna!

Thank you Zim. 105 today was another hot time but the rain moves in tonight and we'll get some relief.
I can hardly recall those days of frozen fingers on my Michigan trap line

Thank you for the request for our Lord's Blessings!

Mark

Mark I’ll trade you the 100 degree temps if you’ll take my mosquitos. Lol I’m trapping close to the coast in the darndest muggy swamp country I’ve ever been in.

No thank you YoteGiter! Skeeties and me don't get along. I'm a tick guy!
Hammer 'em hard. They breed like crazy over there.

Blessings,
Mark

way to go guys and miss donna , I will take our cool weather up here in gods country , the better part of michigan .

So how come us ugly guys get the hot women?

Nice photos, Mark. That's about twenty degrees too hot for me.

Jim

I know my joints would like a little bit of that heat this 40-50 degrees and rain is working on my joints happy trapping Mark.

Lots of good therapy down here bandy. Come on! You sleep REAL WELL after a brewski and day in the sunshine, let me tell ya.

Nice job Mark and thanks for sharing the pics.
Jim

A frosty morning up north here, Dancing with the wolves,we will be 40 short of a 100 today.Keep cool and thanks for letting us ride along,I hardly break a sweat following your line.

Shall I say, keep the heat on them? lol It's cool around Ks too, and my joints are feeling it, so Travis ain't the only one! I prefer 70-80 degrees, but we get enough of that 100 degree stuff to last me in July and August! Mark, I need to get you a couple spare locks for those DR's. As much as you use them, you may find yourself "stranded" one day, but if you have a spare, it only takes a few minutes to put a new one in!

Lee,
Those DR's are rugged but we are using them quite a bit and they are not as shiny as they once were. Parts are our friends!

All is rosy when you set for primary predators and catch secondary predators also when we're protecting whitetails.


Donna is resetting as she tells me in certain terms she's only after cats and dogs.
You gotta like a MRs. who handles coyote poo at a set


We are always having a swell time as a married couple and we encourage one another day in and day out.
Especially in the rugged heat.



Blessings,
Mark

thanks for sharing looks like it's going good for you guys ,