Dam, good trapping

Good catches on the Yotes, have you ever caught something you did Not want to like a deer or ?

no deer but have caught skunk possums and coons.

I trapped a while back, and yotes were like the IT thing to trap, so to me you got it going on!!!!

After we sold our cows in 2011 we let our coyote problem get out of hand. I can see a change in the deer herd. I feel it is related to the number of coyotes. I know they have killed some deer on our place. I felt it was time to try and get the numbers back under control. So

Nice predator control, impressive! I am going to attempt this shortly on my little place...

What kind of traps, technique's, etc? I'm a greenhorn so i'm looking for any and all advice...u can pm me if easier...

Cool pics!!!

There are three of us doing this Me, My son, And My Dad. It is a lot of fun and is a good practice for the deer herd as well. The traps we use are the mb550s I like to use 18"stakes on them. I cant tell you how important it is to boil your traps and keep them clean. A coyote can smell very good. I like to use a trench set as well as trail sets. If you have gophers and we do, trap them and use them for bait. Hope this helps let me know if I can help Buddy

Great pics, even greater work!

bdotson, have you ever used a bale of hay with a skunk under it? Know it sounds crazy.

no have not

Great pics.

Good pics and advice.

Most other baits and lures came from Minnesota trapline products. They've got some nasty smellin stuff. My best advice is do a lot of research and get info from a lot of different people. Try different things and figure out what works best for you. The biggest thing is patience. Make good sets, try to keep your smell to a minimum, and patience. It's addicting. One of us is on the line checking and reworking them every day. Hopefully by the end of the week we can add some more

Btw billy we have a lure with ground up skunk glands in it, along with other stuff. It's pretty stout stuff. We've connected a few times with it. But never tried a hay set

Nice Wish I had had a camera when I was trapping, cell phones would work great for that now too.

Good job trapping I haven't trapped in years but would love to get back into it.

Good trapping

Do you not feel bad for trapping them? Also what do you do with them once you kill them?

^^^^What???^^^^Have you ever seen what they can do deer, and if you or anybody you know that have cats, they LOVE those little felines. So whats your question??

No I do not feel bad at all in fact I love to catch and kill them. I feel much worse when shooting a deer I love deer and watching them. I hate coyotes because they kill the deer. I might not be right but that's how I feel. I sure hope I have one or better two in the traps tomorrow. What do I do with them? Well I hang them on my fence so neighbors can see I am doing my part to control predictors. I doubt very seriously you will change my mind and therefore I will not debate this issue. I hope this answered your questions.