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Post by greenhunter111 on Jan 2, 2006 20:14:09 GMT -5
I am trying to snare some coyotes this year and I'm new to that game. I have set several on trails that I have seen coyotes use recently and placed them on both sides of the trail with a meat pile in between. No yotes yet. I boiled my snares, used rubber gloves and set them 9-12 inches high with a 12 inch loop.
Any ideas on what else I can do to improve my set up?
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Post by hoosier on Jan 5, 2006 22:20:11 GMT -5
greenhunter, I have experience snaring coyotes. It is alot of fun and rewarding. One thing I would tell you is to NEVER use bait near a snare set. When a coyote is close to any bait it will become "edgy". You want the coyote to go through your snares at a good pace and with a bait in the area they will slow down and show caution. The only luck I have had with "bait" is to make sets near a dead cow for instance. When setting my snares around a dead animal I have the best luck setting at least 50 yards from the animal. Sometimes farther away is better yet. This way, the dogs are on their approach and throw more caution to the wind, so to speak. On trail sets, I fence the trail down with natural obstructions(read treetops and branches) to line the dog out to hit the snare. A word of caution is in doing this do not pinch them to hard as a dog will no a contrived set when he sees it and will be leery. Later in January and February, try to set out multi sets as the dogs will be breeding then and you may catch a double or better. More friendly advice is to know your regulations and be darn careful where you make your sets. Good luck and tel us when ya get one!!!
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Post by trapperdave on Jan 7, 2006 17:27:16 GMT -5
Had my best luck blind setting trails--12 inch loop-12 inches above the ground
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Post by greenhunter111 on Jan 9, 2006 0:11:41 GMT -5
Thanks for the tips. I have set my snares on my land only (and I use the snares with a stop built in as required in Indiana). I will attempt to funnel them in and see if that improves my success.
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Post by hoosier on Jan 20, 2006 23:18:33 GMT -5
Let us know how ya make out.
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Post by dmduck on Jan 24, 2006 21:02:25 GMT -5
I have set my snares on my land only (and I use the snares with a stop built in as required in Indiana).
Built in stop required in Indiana ? Need to read the regs again ...... saya relaxing LOCK ...nothing about a stop required .....
Also 12" loop ? Max Legel CIRCUMFERENCE is 15" unless at least half of the loop is underwater ........
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Post by hoosier on Jan 24, 2006 21:24:08 GMT -5
dm, I think you will find that circuference is for snares w/out relaxing locks unless partly in the water.
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Post by dmduck on Jan 24, 2006 21:38:47 GMT -5
As is written ....
The maximum legel circumference for snare loops is 15 inches unless at least half of the snare loop is covered by water or if the snare employs a relaxing snare lock .
Yep you're right ..... but still no stop is required in Indiana ....... and you need to have the relaxing lock to run a circumference bigger than 15"
I guess that 12" loop will be ok depending on how you are measuring the 12" ( radius, diameter or circumference ) ......
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Post by jrbhunter on Jan 25, 2006 5:52:56 GMT -5
A 12" circumference would be lucky to snare a mink.
A coyote could walk through a 12" radius.
A 12" Diameter has always been a little too big for my liking... too many hip catches, rear feet and tail entanglements involved when the loop is that large. Unless you're hanging it 14" off the ground, at which point most of the loop is useless and just slows down the lock. I like a 10" loop about 10" off the ground... this makes the most of the target area and still allows the snare to work properly on coyotes. 12" Diameter will work, but if I were setting 100 snares I'd get in the habit of setting them at 10" instead.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jan 28, 2006 11:40:58 GMT -5
They are referring to circumference and not diameter just in case any of you guys didn't catch it  . |
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