2023 Annual West Texas Coyotes

OK. I Know it aint 2023 yet. But Im starting early. 18 hr ride has me slow. Setting traps yesterday. Got bout 20 set. Lots of = NO BS Wire Lever JRs and NightTrain lure on bout all sets. So = Got 5 coyotes so far

Set pics today. While I scout drive and set. Then tonight. Will post up pics

Set by rode

Pics post slow. Bad phone service. BUT pics tonite? 5 coyotes all caught in = NO BS Jrs. Using ONLY = James Lucero’s = NightTrain lure this trip. New and more meaty !! LOL!

65 degree near = Texas /New Mexico line. NightTrain = sticking well. Thick in warmer weather

I really enjoy following your trips. I will be heading 19 hours to Oklahoma next week with a load of Juniors and DPs.
Good luck and keep us posted.

Thanks Another trail set. Cattle.

Quick pic of = NO BS Wire Lever Jrs. Good High hold. Going to order more = Before I leave to come home. LIKE THEM !!

steeltraps, I have the standard jr's and I love them. What do you like about the wire lever over the standard lever? Bed easier?

Steeltraps, when you bed your trap do you drive anchor and bury the shock spring to the side of the trap? I always try to drive anchor and bed trap on top of the spring and chain and sometimes it’s a pain. From your pics looks like you have trap bedded away from where anchor and spring are, or am I wrong?

Wire Lever. = will come threw wet ground better. Will test more = In Feb in Alabama with rain.

In for the ride along

Stack em deep

Yes. Now that im 50 for last 3 or 4 years I pre prill holes. As in = I walk up to spot i want to make ser and run 1 inch = Wood boring drill down bout to 18 inch. Then drive Wolf Fang in pilot hole. Then set trap. In harder soil. WHY dig more than you have to ? Thats a problem often. Trying to get chain and swivels and shock spring under trap. So why do it??? I have been trapping coyotes for 35 years. And this was how I was taught. Even = James Lucero = Had no problems with the way I do it. He said = YOU pack that chain down well, to not be under the trap

Thanks. Still moving slow. Scouting and setting traps as I go

I like this 4 way.

Seen the cow rib in a pic above reminded me I was in a cattle field a couple weeks ago and ran across some bones and now I have one to try out.

1 of 4 sets. This 1 bout 4 feet from tracks. So NightTrain to left of lure bottle is where I put = qtip

Look for = Widw and fat as you can get = in middle of bone. Round radius in center. IF the edges are not smooth. Take drimile tool and clean up edges. Will show next stop

Is that a cow trail I see going off to the right to what looks to be a draw. i think I would set that. Good looking spot there.

Thanks. Slipknot. This is my cowbone. I like short. Where my finger is had = a slight riidge. That can be taken off. Makes for better = finishing

Thanks . I have to modify mine a little bit.

Set afew here. Lots of gates to open. Need an = assistant to open gates allday. Willing to give them = all the coyotes they want to skin ! LOL!!

Double. Both in Flat Sets. NightTrain in. NO BS Jr traps

Flat Set. SMC urine NightTrain lure. NO BS jrs. The = Howler! Big Male

Male. Flat Set. Close to dead cow. NightTrain and NO BS jrs

Flat Set. Male. NightTrain lure. In another NO BS jr wire lever with JC Conner shock springs

Female. Old. Flat Set. NightTrain and a drop of Winter Wolf lure NO BS jrs

In for the trip pics!

Did you special order the wire levers or are they some you’re testing? Didn’t see them on the website

They are in the new = NO BS catologe. I just called and got a dz wire levers to try out ! Liking them pretty well

Kendall makes a great trap. Little easier on the wallet than those MJs too lol

He sure does. Yall may never see me set another = MB 550 again. Its easier to have a = 24 dollar trap run over than a 50. Once New Year has passed and I get closer to Feb and trapper at home will get more = Extreme JRs wire lever. Took about 3 weeks from time I ordered them to get them. Was as promised when I ordered. Like doing bussiness with = NO BS Lures. They even sent me some stuff I needed to friends house in Texas.

Any difference in price for the wire levers?
Can the older ones be easily converted to wire levers?

Hopefully you have several on your line this morning/today

No. The old 1 cant be converted over. Want to say = 270 a dz for = Jrs Wire levers plus shipping?

You know its windy when???

You have to put rocks on your tarp to keep it in place!

Thanks for sharing, you're hammering them.

Thanks. Got 4 more today. Slow. Windy. Just having a tuff time finding sign. Already took some coyote off here this year. So new coyote may not have filled in as fast as I hoped for

Will post pics of coyotes tonight

Steeltraps,
I love the ride alongs and love the set pictures. Thank you so much for continuing to share.

Mac

Daily Double. Male and a female. Flat Sets. NightTrain lure. NO BS jrs

Back leg caught female

Male. Flat Set. NightTrain lure. In a = MJ 600 Sterling with JC Conner shock bars and 4 swivels. STILL like this set up !!!

Was a double foot or both foot catch. Which ever you choose to call it. It doesn’t happen much. MJ 600 Sterling

You blended that piece of PVC in real good

I double footed four of them last year, all in wolf traps. My theory is that the pan tension was high enough on those traps that the coyotes weren't setting them off unless they got two feet on the pan. One of them was be one front and one hind foot. That was a first! And it didnt fight too hard. Lol.
Can't recall ever double footing one in anything but a wolf trap.

Awesome pictorial. You're doing awesome keep the updates coming.

Yeah, started using some of his tactics and lures and the first night it paid off.

I seem to make a double foot catch atleast once a year with a step down and a MB550.

Used MB 550 since 2009 ? Or so. Catching 300 plus a year. Only caught 1 or 2 buy both feet. But. I dont set many dirt holes. Did NOT bring a single MB 550 on this trip LOL!

New place. Cattle not here in morning. Fixing to set 2 traps

Got 6 or 7 coyotes so far.

Quick. Fast. NO BS remake.

Steel, some of those coyotes fur looks good!

What do you think they are worth ? 10 -15 dollars? IF i had time to skin them and lived here I would consider it . Not really. LOL!

Only trees for miles!

This is a GREAT rode to catch coyotes on !! BUT you better not stop till you get on a hill! I stop. Then walk back. Takes time. But so does getting unstuck LOL

Throwing in Flat Sets. As fast as I can go ! Like setting these !

Good location. 1 blind set. 1 Flat Set.

That has to be the rarest of coyote catches! Double fore/hind foot!

End up with 7 coyotes. Here is big male. Flat Set remake.

Female. Flat Set. Large white bone Jameson Coyote Urine and NightTrain

Used ^^^^^ N0 BS Jr Wire lever

Big Male. Remake. Flat Set. Small T bone. NightTrain. Down in a ditch running close to cattle trail. NO BS traps working overtime!

Ugliest Coyote So Far. Male. Flat Set NightTrain and SMC urine. Used a MJ 600 Sterling

Daily Double. Flat Sets. With NightTrain lure. 1 set had = SMC urine. The other set had = Jameson Red Fox urine. Used = MJ 600 Sterling with JC Conner T bar shock springs and 4 swivels

Man you kill more canines than Parvo and rabies.

Nice work!

Thanks ! Fixing to get breakfast. And go set more traps ! LoL!

Dont know WHY. I keep waking up so early. Habit i guess. Its 730 am. Have coyote in trap next to me. Just meed a little more light. So I can make a good remake

Got 5 so far. Raining.

Stopped raining. BUT wind keeps blowing bust in my eyes. 40 mph wind now

Remakes are RUFF with 4o mph wind. Need some goggles. LOL!

Awesome work ST !! I have a question. I’m picking up a good many coyotes on JL 1 about 2 weeks after the set is made. Am I putting to much lure out? I soak the big q-tip in it. I’ve just noticed a pattern of about two weeks from set to catch ? How much are you using ?

Just a little bit. Match head size.

Got either 9 or 10 coyotes so far. Windy. My head is hurting. But still running traps. Just not setting any. Will buy googles tomorrow. And set places with fresh turds. Be windy like this for a day or so. This may get me behind. Pics tonight

Great job steel! I enjoy following along your post! Keep up the good work! Try not to get wind burned!

Is that my cow rib bone you've got there ?

That’s one of them salient features I keep reading about. Lol

OK. Back at bunk house. Had a steak with a few cowboys. Very good ! Pics next

Female. Flat Set. NightTrain lure and SMC urine. NO BS Jr Wire Lever

Male. Flat Set NightTrain on qtip. Next to cow carcass. It had some chew marks on it and I had extra traps. IF I have extra traps on a job or time. I offten set up on low % locations

Daily Double. Male and a female. Both on NightTrain lure. Female caught on = SMC urine. Male was caught on Jameson Red Fox Urine. Both where Flat Sets. Both MJ 600 Sterling

Male. Baited. Flat Set. SMC pipe was full of muskrat LDC. That what i call it. Muskrat meat. Skunk and 2 other secret ingredients that James Lucero told me about Works well.

He was caught in MJ 600 by both feet ! Hard to beleive = 2 days = 2 coyotes with both feet caught LOL!!

Second. Daily Double of the day Male and a female. No urine Just NightTrain lure First coyotes to get caught im these brand new MJ 600 Sterlings with JC Conner T bar shocks and 4 swivels. Every day. I like this set up more and more

Nice 4 way Set 6 MJ 600s here I thought or think. That it will be a good location. Will see. Male. Flat Set. SMC urine and Coyotero lure

Female Flat Set. NightTrain lure. MJ 600 Sterling. This is a road that I found yesterday. Think it will be good location. Lots of sign

Female. Flat Set. NightTrain and Coyotero lure On a rock. And a qtip under it. Basic. 2 lure flat set. MJ 600 Sterling

Tomorrow. My quess is catch MAY be down. Wind is blowing hard even now. AccuWeather says it want die down much tonight. Tomorrow will be 50 mph winds. Still need to set up some morw ground. Just aint wanting to get more sand in eyes

Looks like a good day other than the wind

What does SMC stand for when you say SMC pipe?
Probably so simple I will feel dumb but drawing a blank

Muskrat must be some kind of exotic delicacy to those desert coyotes

SMC urine. Was what I ment to spell out. Been a long day. Single Male Coyote. SMC. Pipe. Is just. Pipe. Filed with muskrat. Like in = Wiley Carrols book. I use pipe cause = bamboo is not as good as pipe

Never trapped where it was that dry , nice not having to pack dirt or peat along . How do you stake your sets in that country I use super stakes here in the illinois gumbo but that dirt looks like a different cat ... Jon

Gotcha, I read it all together

Hope that wind doesn't blast the paint off your truck or the hide off of you

About 80% of my coyote trapping jobs are in sand. I have a few in red clay. I used custom super stakes for years. Last year and now this year. I have gone to making Wolf Fangs. Pre drill holes = with 1 inch wood boring bit and drive. Then just cut when I am done. I like the = cut and run method its fastest I have found. I go from job to job. So time is everything to me

BT I had to use a shovel yesterday to keep wind from blowing gare back closed after I opened it ! Drove threw. And got my little shovel. How often does wind blow that hard ? Almost got knocked down by a tumbleweed next! LOL!

Nice pics. I hate wind, luckily the wind usually is not too bad where I live. Spent some time in Montana, lots of wind there too.

Yep. Super windy some times 2 years ago wind blew door out of my hand on Tacoma. Messed up window track. Wind was 62 mph that day ! LoL

Start planting some trees out there and it’ll block the wind, lol!

ST needs to hit all those bone piles before he leaves and collect a bunch of rib bones. He can sell custom autographed rib bones. I'm good for 2 !

KB64 I can bring you 1 in Mid February if you want 1. To be honest = a horses rib is even better. I have 1 at home. But since it was give to me by = James Lucero. I dont use it anymore. Caught 4 coyotes today so far. Windy last night and BAD today.

ST, that would be awesome

Ok. Going by place tomorrow where big cow died. Get you a rib of that old brown cow ! LoL!

Been a ruff day. Only got 5 coyotes. 1 was on a drag. Sand in my eyes 13 times. Started on the good stuff!

Todays catches. 1 male. Flat Set NightTrain NO BS jr wire levers

Female. Flat Set NightTrain lure. NO BS working well as X pected

Male. Thats the 1 at the bone pile set. Flat Set. NightTrain lure

Female. Flat Set. NightTrain and Jameson Red Fox urine. Dun jumped in that MJ 600 Sterling

Take it easy on them frosted flakes ! lol

They will be 4 breakfast!

Thanks ST for the staking input , looks like a blast doing what you love to do , great pics ... Jon

No problem. Just waiting for it to get light enough to set a trap

Was with rancher allday yesterday. 0nly got 4 coyotes. 0nly 3 so far to day. Its SLOW. No tracks in prairie dog town ? No coyote poop in roads? Have to get moved on new ground soon. Day 7 now bout 40 coyotes or so. BUT If i cant get atleast 4 coyotes everyday Im going some place else

Today so far 3. Male. Pipe set. SMC urine

Female. Flat Set. NightTrain.

Young coyote = Ran cross road stopped to look back. Spikes Tatical Aimpoint 77 gr SMK. Bout 100 yards or so

Nice job steel!!! There going to have to rename that lure the steel train haha!

Thanks Hammer. Done for the day. Got a new 1 to try ! LoL!

We supposed to be able to see a coyote in that pic of the ditch and wheat field?

I am sure the landowner does not care how they die, just that they arer dead

Nope. Out about 4oo yards. Shot it. It jumped up and ran again. Then fell down. Then got up and ran again Then fell down and died.

Good because I was thinking I must be blinder than I thought I was

Hope the wind is not still giving you the blues

BT wind has died down. Coyotes should start moving better. Rancher is going to show me some new land in a few days. So maybe I can get to catching more coyotes.

Stopped to get a bottle of water. Been going since 6 am. No breaks. Cows stomping traps. Deer stomping traps. Caught some tiny pigs in traps. Also have caught 11 coyotes. BAD behind. Still long way to go. Hope to finish by 6 pm

BAD behind? Try Perperation H....

Got 16 coyotes now. Still running. Bout 15 traps left

Heck of a day. What’s your best daily bag ?

Done for the day. 604 pm. 18 coyotes total. Pics about 8 pm. Tiried. Headed back to ranch to eat and take bath and have a nice drink

How many sets are you running a day roughly?

About 90

# 1. Male coyote. Flat Set. NightTrain MJ 600 Sterling. Shot by Pump Jack

# 2 medium size male. Flat Set. NightTrain. MJ 600. Shot by Pump Jack

# 3 Female. Flat Set. NightTrain SMC urine

# 4 male. Flat Set with pipe and muskrat meat. NightTrain on qtip and Jameson Red Fox

# 5 Male. Flat Set. SMC urine. NightTrain MJ 600 Sterling new

# 6 female Flat Set. Winter Wolf. And NightTrain

# 7 male. Flat Set pipe with Muskrat Ogorman’s Boss Dog Urine. MJ 600 Sterling

# 8 female. Flat Set. Grass clump. Qtip with Coyotero on it MJ 600 Sterling

# 9 male. Flat Set. SMC. Grass Clump. Planted. NightTrain on Qtip. MJ 600 Sterling

# 10 medium size male. Cow pie Flat Set. SMC urine and Winter Wolf

# 11 medium size male. White Rock Set. NightTrain smeared on rock. Qtip with Coyotero lure

# 12 female. Flat Set Cow pie. NightTrain smeared on it. Qtip with Winter Wolf

# 13 medium size female. Lure stick with = NightTrain stuck down the pipe and a good old squirt of Jameson Red Fox on bush. MJ 600 Sterling

# 14 male. NightTrain on Cow Pie

#15 male. SMC urine. Grass Clump. WinterWolf

# 16 female. Cow Pie. Flat Set. NightTrain smeared on it. MJ 600

# 17 male. Flat Set Grass Clump. SMC urine. Winter Wolf

# 18. End of line male. Flat Set Coyote Tbone. NightTrain smeares on it. And as always. The best trap ever made = MJ 600 Sterling

Well. Thanks for thats all 18 coyotes I caught today. Ran from = 730 am till bout 6 pm. 90 traps or so spread over many miles. No doubles. Just coyotes at flat sets. Pick them up as I go down the road

Wow! Nice day!

Great day

Is Night Train a bait or lure?
You said you put it down pipe and in an earlier post you said it was "more meaty"

Whatever it is it definitely works;)

Thanks. In 35 years. Its the most coyotes i have caught in 1 day. Remade every set. Long day

Its a = Food -curiosity lure. I sometimes put = lure on stick and slide it down the pipe to = Flusterate a coyote

congrats on a great day----- Steel, how do you keep track of each set specifics? bait , lure etc. pen and paper ? on phone note app ? that takes some time --- your documentation on these threads is much appreciated

I use an app thats free called = Tracks. It lets me = drop a pin in the color I want. = Yellow is Flat Sets. Then it lets me put = in notes what I used SO when I make a catch. I can just right it down and what lure and urine I use. At end of day I take it out of note pad. And use it to post up here

ST how many non targets caught in these 90 sets . Just curious ... Jon

How close to the actual trap will your Tracks app get you? With 90 flat sets I imagine sometimes you need to be reminded exactly where a set is? Do you use any other markers?

Its says = 3 meters. SO 3 meters each way. On a road thats lets say = North and South = puts you at about 6 meters or 19 ft. So lets say its around that. And people ask ??? How could yoy ever lose a trap???? LoL! I use a = 32 inch bamboo skewer with a red painted tip. It has a sharp end. I push it down into the ground. Strait across the road. In front of my trap. So. I should be able to = put my back against that marker. Walk straight across and step on trap

Yesterday. Only 1. It was a small pig. Bout 20 lbs. But I reser all 18 traps about another 12 that cows stomped on. And maybe 6 or so steeped on by mule deer. Not really all that many non targets out here. Every so often. You will get = unlucky. And have a jackrabbit by both feet. Just an unlucky hop. Had 1 like that last year. No Non targets around are a good thing for me !!! LoL!

I don't have 90 sets out, but I have used red zip ties on a fence opposite some sets along a road.

No report this evening?

Must have cleaned up and heade into town

Thank you for sharing your information.

Bump back to page 1.

Thanks KB64. So busy. I have to put on another trapper. Been meeting with LOTS of ranchers. Getting new ground. Moving dead cows. EVERYONE wants coyotes caught. FEW want to pat my price. But making lots of new contacts. Shaking hands with lots of ranchers. Getting work for next trip lined up. Will post some pics soon

That's very common, they want them gone but want it done for free. I tell all my landowners I have bills to pay also. They will then help out with expenses once they lose a couple of calves or lambs. Most have no idea about the fur markets as all they see are high dollar animals on tv wilderness shows. Trapping is not a easy line of work. Equipment is expensive but knowledge of where to use the equipment is priceless.

You are correct Foxlaketrapper! I HATE having to meet with people. At home. I have basically a booking agent. He takes a % for the insurance and getting me work. I dont mind. I dont want to = have to mess with Landowners = kicking tires. I just really want to be out here catching coyotes = 365 a year!!! LoL!! Got 2 so far today

Taking 5 for lunch. Only caught 2 coyotes so far. Tracks and coyote poop getting slim. Might be time to let someone else run this line. So i can go set up some better places

You can catch some coyotes out here in these sand dunes of West Texas. But = you better stop on the high spots LOL!

glad to see you back online!

I don't think paying for trapping is an issue for Texas Ranchers. It's the threat of being sued and other common things, like leaving gates open, snares that may catch deer, cow dogs and other animals, trash and making ruts in fields.
Once they trust you, door will open.

Cattle. Is a different story. I think they are just plain cheap. I have worked for the larger high end cattle folks. Everyone that I am introduce to = KNOWS I carry 2 million liability insurance. Cattle ranches dont = care about deer. They dont have dogs where I trap. And its hard to make ruts in feilds that have not seen rain in forever But you are correct on the trusting you part. Gave up 1/2 days trapping to help round up cows. Im getting some good places for the future. Just taking a minute to do. Plus. I am not a great = People Person. LoL! I had rather be out catching coyotes

Texas is a big place. The ranches in the Hill Country, South Texas and other parts of Texas are like a different country, than the area you are trapping. We do care about deer, have cow/hog dogs and have cattle too. It has been this way for several generations. At one time there was very few deer, but now they are everywhere and so are the coyotes and just about everything else. I am not sure for how long the ranchers will be here, as it's almost impossible to find help and it's an ongoing battle with tree huggers who want parks and trails on private property

I am sure they are grateful for you to trap and it's a big help.

JTG. Their not interested in deer. Maybe cause where im at only has = Mule Deer and few of them. But the rest you are correct on More of the = New Mexico liberal enfluence is creeping in.

Only 4 coyotes today. To slow for me. Maybe time to pack it up. And head to = North Texas. I think I have job in play. Just working out few details. Finish up with days—— money ?

Female. Flat Set. Small white bone. NightTrain rubbed on it

Male. Flat Set NightTrain SMC urine. Nice Pretty West Texas Coyote caught in MJ 600 Sterling

Female. Flat Set. Bone. NightTrain and Winter Wolf.

Better flesh that one extra good to make TOP LOT lol

Here is a quick fast remake I use

Forgot pic of coyote # 4. Was a female. Behind sand dune. Using NightTrain and SMC urine. In a area like this! Can stop in a low spot. ONLY stop on high spots

Few sets

I could. But im not doing fur. So I dont have to spend —— 300 dollars for nonresident license. BUT if your willing to pay the license for me. I am willing to skin and send it to you!!! Lol!

Well. The numbers have caught up to me on this place. Worked a little here around = Nov 20th till 27 th or so. Back when I had the 15 coyote day. Then a 12 coyote day with friends and dog training. Now at 10 -11 days starting around 1st of year. Around the = 100 coyotes taken here mark. MY thinking was = new coyotes would come in faster and fill gape??? I was wrong. Been over 30 traps already = 1 coyote. Guess after 3 years. # s maybe down. Well I will post up some new sets today. Things supper slow. May let another trapper run line for me. Save me on gas. And I can get a % of money from him

Female. Flat Set. NightTrain lure. SMC urine MJ 600 Sterling Dust is so bad right now. Im about to pack it in!

Do you reset the traps where you catch a mangy one? I do. Used to hear some of the big name trappers say they don't because they never caught another coyote in a mangy remake. I'm sure some may refuse but for the most part I don't have a problem connecting again.

Silky I don't about you but around here setting after a mangy coyote is unproductive....not sure why?
Nice job Chris!

Silkyplainscoyot. I always remake a set until I pick up my line and leave to go to the next job. I dont really keep up with what I catch in remakes. The way I see it is = what does it cost to set a remake? If I am setting a new set. Why not set the remake? Remakes take only a minute to set. So it reallt cost nothing to reset? Some places I catch well in remakes. So place. It produces very little. But I always set the remake.

In West Texas. I have done very well with remakes. The remake that caught that mangy coyote? Had already caught a coyote

Wind blowing bout 40 mph now. Caught 4 coyotes so far today Pics tonight

Wind must be blowing 50 mph now. AccuWeather said up to 58 mph today. Just got a double load of sand in my eyes. # 5 coyote of the day. Need goggles. LOL!!

Got a double. That makes 7 coyotes. Sand hitting me so hard it hurts. I quit. Done for the day. Going in. Pics latter

Steeltraps, how many traps do you have out now. How many is a “normal” amount?

My guess is about 95 traps now ~~~~Kind of like asking me = How many coyotes will you catch on 1000 acres in Alabama ? Well 1000 acres of hardwood in Alabama may only catch 6 or 7. BUT 1000 acres in South Alabama around catfish ponds? I have caught 17 in 7 days. I work everything from = 1200 acre Alabama High Fence to = 107000 acres in Central /West Texas Sheep. On 40000 acres or so here. Plus a few more sections scattered in between. Have ran = 36 traps in 1200 acre High Fence = and 140 traps in 35000 acres in Alabama. South Texas in 2020 I ran 110 traps on 3500 acres of high fence. Place had roads like spaghetti!! SO Im going to say = 80 is my average. So 80 is about average cause I mainly run 7000 acre or larger jobs

Double. 1 male. 1 female. Flat Sets. MJ 600 Sterling traps on both

Male coyote = NightTrain and SMC urine Female. NightTrain and Winter Wolf and Jameson Red Fox

Male Flat Set. Small White bone. NightTrain

Female. Beautiful Coyote. Flat Set. Tbone. SMC urine. JL # 1

Large Male. Flat Set. Cow pie. NightTrain smeared on it

Double. Male and Female. Both caught by back foot

Female. Caught on Coyotero and Jameson Red Fox Urine. Male on SMC and Winter Wolf. On a grass clump

When sand is blowing hard. I make = LOTS of these types of remakes

Do you ever run snares on any jobs? So places they may not work, but many places you could punch in 4 to 6 snares in the time it takes to put in 2 traps. Is a big no no or just the wrong kind of area to make it work. I am sure in doing your job you have run cable and know how to use it.

I have done ALOT of snaring in sheep country. Have probably had out 300 or more snares at once. Have also snared in South Texas high fence deer ranches. It would be VERY hard to snare where I am now. Im a few miles from New Mexico line. But country looks the same as New Mexico. Just really open. And lots of cows. On the few trails. That could be snared. Maybe I think you could snare some. But it wouldn’t be productive here. Just way to open And way to many cows

Got 4 coyotes so far. This is a true suprise too me. Usually I when it is bad windy at night my catch rate goes way down

Great updates. That's a lot of traps.

Thanks. Just pulled up on another coyote. That makes 5 today. AND wind seams to be slacking off a bit. Warmed up to 53

Almost ran over small mule deer. Hoped out in front of me in a curve. Then jumped other fence

Large male. Flat Set. NightTrain lure. SMC urine. MJ 600

Male. Flat Set. NightTrain Ogorman’s Boss Dog Urine

Female Flat Set. Small White bone. Coyotero smeared on it

Double. Male and Female. Both Flat Sets. Both in MJ 600 Sterlings

Excellent, your piling up the Coyote's.
Thanks for sharing, looks like good country.

Thanks. May pull up stales here in next day or so. May head to North Texas for 2 weeks. Will see. 26 degree here now

Warming up. Now 33 Got 2 more coyotes. Here is a fast remake. 1 of the 2 males caught in yesterdays remake.

Nice looking set! Can't wait for more updates from North Texas.

Hope the deal goes threw. Large outfits often want = Insurance papers Tax info. Non disclosures signed .References . Invoices sent. Price of days VS full month. Been told = I have the job. Just wait on final = Meet me at this location where I have dropped pin from owner . Will see.

On coyote # 5 Still running traps. Will post up pics tonight

Coyote # 6. Prettier rhan all the reat

It was 26 degrees here in Oklahoma as well. I bet your loving the coating on those juniors. Some of mine have a few years on them and I'm still impressed with the finish.
Good luck on the new property.

Thanks. Just about back to bunkhouse. Got 7 coyotes today. I like the 2 dz K9 jrs I have so far. Wil post up some pics in a few minutes

Coyote # 1. Male. Flat Set. Small cow pipe. With NightTrain smeared on it

Coyote 2. Male. Flat Set. Grass clumb with Coyotero on lure stick. SMC urine. MJ 600 Sterling trap

These 2 male. Were good sized

Female. Flat Set. Small White Rock. NightTrain smeared on it

Female. Flat Set. Big log. SMC urine and NightTrain

Male Big And Fluffy. Pipe Set. Muskrat LDC. SMC urine and MJ 600 Sterling trap

Female. Flat Set. Grass clump. SMC urine

# 7 of the day. Female. Waiting by the cattle guard. Trap has set there for 15 days With Coyotero and NightTrain lure

Just caught 1 coyote of the day. Things slowing down May pick up here Sunday and go to = Central Texas? Mason County ? Bout 6000 acres of high fence will get more info by noon

Well. Since North Texas Didn’t work out. Looks like by Tuesday or Wednesday I will be around = The Junction Texas area. Starting a job. Never been to that part of Texas. I like going to new place!!!!!

Just rolled past 2 nd coyote of day. Cant stop on sandy 2 track where traps are. Too sandy. Just ride past. And walk back. Cool stuff at end of this old 2 track Old and not working but fun to climb on !!! LOL!!

I keep my speed around 10 mph in these sand dunes

0nly 2 coyotes. Way to many miles for 2 coyotes. Packing it up tomorrow

Nice!!!

Female Flat Set. Coyotero lure. SMC urine

Female Grass clumb. With Winter Wolf on lure stick SMC urine. MJ 600 Sterling JC Conner T bar and 4 swivels

Sounds like no sense in staying with those numbers

Hope the next place is good with you showing pics

They will be. Most no I never give an exact location. I am careful also to not have anything in background that can conect where i am

Caught another coyote. But very little sign on line so far today. Pulling traps.

2 nd coyote of day. Only took a week to catch 1 here ! LOL!! Pulling traps and rolling down the road

Have a safe trip on the road

Thanks. Still picking up MJ 600 Sterlings. May take 3 or 4 days off and do some = Texas. Sight seeing. Then again may not

Lots to see in Texas

Palo Duro
Big Bend
Enchanted Rock
See what you can

Have seen 2 out of those 3. Just got 3 rd coyote of the day. Wind must be 45 mph

Will post pics up around dark 30 or so. Hope to get done. Pulling today. BUT may not

Stepping on a MJ 600 Sterling side way = tor up tennis shoe !

Wind still blowing hard. Back is killing me. May just quit. Get out of this dust. And start picking up the rest of traps tomorrow. Coyote # 4

Male. Grass Clump. SMC urine. Winter Wolf

Male. Flat Set. Coyotero lure. Jameson Red Fox Urine

Male. Flat Set. Over 17 days Waiting. Coyotero lure SMC urine. This is why you = NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER take up a trap till the job is over. DONT be lazy !! On a paying trapping job NEVER take the trap up till the last day

^^^^^^ this trap setting here so long reminds me of something else I heard on here. Someone was talking about = A defeated set? I thought to myself = This defeated set crap is nonsense! Defeated trap???? Did the coyote come by with a pair of bolt cutters and leave with the trap???

Big old Female. Flat Set. Pipe with Muskrat LDC and JL 1 lure

Exactly^^^^^^!!!!

I have 20 traps left to pull tomorrow. That will may 19 days. Trap set 17 days before it caught. Good lure. Will last a long time. 44 days is my longest catch. Know guys in West Texas that have traps set 90 plus days before connecting

Good stuff ST!

Thanks for taking time to post your job pics and info. Not very many trappers running like you are.

Thanks SW. My back feels totally different today. Little bourbon and went to bed at 9 pm. Fixed it right up. 1 coyote so far. Should be back to bunkhouse by 10 am. Get hair cut. Finish washing cloths and get blood pressure washed off a few traps. And I will be done. And have some off time

steel------ would airing down your tires help you in those sand dunes-- we use to do that, I love my tacoma. running 10 ply tires-- a real good 12 v compressor works to bring them up---- use to run a 200 mi a day dirt route for the USPS years ago

I caught a coyote last year on a set that had been out for 4 months, buried under snow for a good chunk of it, before it melted off and connected

KS it would. Because I have 50 lbs in each tire. But. Pros and Cons. I have some places with bad misquote then places that are just sandy. So airing up and down would be alot.

Last coyote from yesterday. Female. Flat Set. Coyotero. SMC urine. Take sometime offf. Headed to Hill County

Looking forward to Hill County pics!

Do you "re-treat" (dip, etc.) all those traps, or just set them as is?

Martin T. Depends on where im going. South Texas = No. West Texas cattle = No. West - Central Texas sheep country = YES!!