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Post by greyhair on Mar 27, 2020 8:07:08 GMT -5
This really is a varmint question but here goes. What is the best bait or lure for coyote traps? I have been trying it out on my place but no luck so far, although a camera got a picture of one sniffing around one. There are tons of things on the net for sale.
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Post by steiny on Mar 27, 2020 8:44:17 GMT -5
Hellfire. It's a long range attractant, very nasty stuff, wear gloves.
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Post by esshup on Mar 27, 2020 10:42:06 GMT -5
I don't think there is one "best". As for lure, the colder it is out the stronger the lure needs to be. Prior to Dec 1, use a regular coyote lure, After Dec 1, use a gland lure. The long distance call lures are for the real cold weather.
As for bait, I really don't think it matters much, just think of the bait as whatever they or a fox would be eating and stash in a hole for later.
The most important thing is to keep EVERYTHING human scent free. Use gloves to handle the traps, use different gloves to handle the bait and lure. Use a kneeling pad to kneel down on the ground and I like th make sure to keep the dirt side down every time.
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Post by greyhair on Mar 27, 2020 12:03:38 GMT -5
I will post the picture
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Post by beermaker on Mar 27, 2020 12:48:32 GMT -5
I worked on a dairy farm while in HS and anytime we had a dead calf it was used as coyote bait. It had to be staked down really well and several traps set in very close proximity. I don't know how many we lost without a single trap triggered. We could catch 1-2 per area and then they would not come back. We'd simply go to a different fence line or pond dam. This ALWAYS worked!
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Post by greyhair on Mar 27, 2020 12:50:42 GMT -5
url=https://postimg.cc/1VDZCSWB] [/url] One of my traps is about 8 feet away. I have seen this one before, it has light colored markings across the shoulders. hard to tell from this angle, but it has a swath of very light fur
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Post by moose1am on Mar 27, 2020 13:18:52 GMT -5
Take a high powered rifle and shoot the SOB.
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Post by greyhair on Mar 27, 2020 13:38:59 GMT -5
I would have that high on my list. I had a much better picture of this one showing the odd markings but I fumbled it and lost it.
Shaky hand
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Post by gumbootbill on Mar 27, 2020 20:03:38 GMT -5
url=https://postimg.cc/1VDZCSWB] [/url] One of my traps is about 8 feet away. I have seen this one before, it has light colored markings across the shoulders. hard to tell from this angle, but it has a swath of very light fur[/quote] He is smelling something there. Were you standing at that spot or sit something down there? Maybe try a different set like a scent post a few yards away.
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Post by greyhair on Mar 27, 2020 20:46:55 GMT -5
Actually, that is exactly where I set my pack to get the trash bag, trowel, bait etc out.
Didnt think of that...
I thought everything was de-scented but I think I may have forgotten the outside of my little pack!
What a nose!
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Post by greyhair on Mar 27, 2020 20:48:08 GMT -5
Actually, that is exactly where I set my pack to get the trash bag, trowel, bait etc out.
Didnt think of that...
I thought everything was de-scented but I think I may have forgotten the outside of my little pack!
What a nose!
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Post by esshup on Mar 28, 2020 0:55:03 GMT -5
Think about this. My Springer Spaniels can tell which way a pheasant walked almost immediately when crossing their track. For that to happen, how sensitive must their nose be to determine a few footsteps were placed a few seconds later than the previous ones? Same with beagles and tracking hounds.
The nose on most canines is way more sensitive than we realize.
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Post by steiny on Mar 28, 2020 9:22:26 GMT -5
Think about this. My Springer Spaniels can tell which way a pheasant walked almost immediately when crossing their track. For that to happen, how sensitive must their nose be to determine a few footsteps were placed a few seconds later than the previous ones? Same with beagles and tracking hounds. The nose on most canines is way more sensitive than we realize. Yep, coyotes are 10X smarter and more wary than deer. If deer were half this cautious, not many big bucks would ever get killed.
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Post by parson on Mar 28, 2020 10:03:57 GMT -5
Best bait? Two words: Road Runner"!!!
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Post by greyhair on Mar 28, 2020 15:46:42 GMT -5
Oh well, practice makes perfect. I ordered some Hellfire. I suppose it is good for this warm weather?
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Post by boman on Mar 28, 2020 16:19:13 GMT -5
Kinf of off topic but Rudy, one of my Drahthaars, pointed pheasants while he was carrying/retriving dead ones in his mouth several times. here's a picture of him on a Michigan grouse hunt grouse 2008 006 by steve bowman, on Flickr Steve[/a]
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Post by greyhair on Mar 30, 2020 11:52:45 GMT -5
Well my Hellfire bait came today. I can smell it through the box, I swear.
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Post by esshup on Mar 30, 2020 14:21:36 GMT -5
Well my Hellfire bait came today. I can smell it through the box, I swear. Don't open it in the house or garage...........
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Post by greyhair on Mar 30, 2020 14:39:32 GMT -5
No kidding - I baited traps today and came back to the house. Stepped into the laundry/mud room. My wife sniffed and said "get the h*** outside and take those clothes off!"
Good thing it was a nice day out!
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Post by esshup on Mar 30, 2020 21:16:43 GMT -5
No kidding - I baited traps today and came back to the house. Stepped into the laundry/mud room. My wife sniffed and said "get the h*** outside and take those clothes off!" Good thing it was a nice day out! That's the reason why I use rubber gloves and put the bait/lure at the set last, and only use those gloves for doing that. Now if I could coordinate the traps being out and set when the coyotes walk by, seems they come by once a month or so. Got a pair of Red Fox that are making an almost daily appearance. I don't want to catch them.
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