Posted By: SEwaterboy
Tide Set Photos - 02/23/07 03:31 AM
Picked up a beauty black/tan today. Such a classic drowning I thought you might find it interesting. Now that I posted the picture, I see that my arrows/markings weren't big enough. Dang. Anyway, the four small arrows point to previous trap placement. Because of how the pile was made I wasn't able to go with a perfect star pattern. The area sprayed white is where I built up a pile of rocks making it impossible for him to steal the bait. The bottom trap is actually still set. This is just your run of the mill tide pool set. 4 traps to two drags. Guide rocks deter wolf from digging at the bait/rock pile in those areas. He came in and put his front foot in a #9 and danced over to the other side of the pile and stepped in a SC 4 1/2 with his back foot so he was connected to both drags spread 20 feet apart. This is the reason he didn't travel far and the tide got him in probably 3 hours. Side note, he had a pure white claw on his back foot attached to a very swollen toe. Ten days ago I had a wolf in this set that only drug about ten feet and barely hung up on a rock before pulling out. It was the only time I've ever had a miss/pull out with a #9 (knock on wood). Judging from the wound and freshness it has to be him. So I guess he wasn't totally educated or he was very hungry.
Another weird occurence. That wolf with the pitch in the hide from a few days ago had been shot twice with looked to be a .22. The leg was broken just below the shoulder and in the wrist. That was actually the foot I caught her in too. I found splinters of the lead mixed in with the bone and hide. It had been a while as the wound was festering pretty bad and she was swimming in her skin. Large frame and lower weight-ribs and hips poking out. At least I got her and saved her a brutal death of starving. I personally would never dream of shooting a wolf with a .22 that wasn't in a trap. This would have been an ugly way to go. Weird stuff happens out there doesn't it?
Another weird occurence. That wolf with the pitch in the hide from a few days ago had been shot twice with looked to be a .22. The leg was broken just below the shoulder and in the wrist. That was actually the foot I caught her in too. I found splinters of the lead mixed in with the bone and hide. It had been a while as the wound was festering pretty bad and she was swimming in her skin. Large frame and lower weight-ribs and hips poking out. At least I got her and saved her a brutal death of starving. I personally would never dream of shooting a wolf with a .22 that wasn't in a trap. This would have been an ugly way to go. Weird stuff happens out there doesn't it?