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Post by raymar on Dec 23, 2016 22:56:16 GMT -5
Finally connected on a decent female coyote. I have ran 6 traps for about 3 weeks and one place was dead. The coyotes were not using it like they were in Oct. Moved them back to my house this week and caught one yesterday and had two in the trap circle last night but didn't step on pan. Definitely making a difference as there are less this year at my house as in past but you will never rid them. Hopefully a couple more mess up.
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Post by nfalls116 on Dec 23, 2016 23:08:35 GMT -5
Congrats!
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Dec 23, 2016 23:09:37 GMT -5
Good deal.
I haven't seen many around my woods on my trail cameras, but do have a pair of them now, and a fox.
Have you gotten a fox yet?
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Post by throbak on Dec 24, 2016 8:55:06 GMT -5
You won't have the fox for long Coyotes and fox don't mix and you catch the fox I've had coyotes eat the fox in the trap All I got was a foot
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Post by nfalls116 on Dec 24, 2016 8:58:43 GMT -5
You won't have the fox for long Coyotes and fox don't mix and you catch the fox I've had coyotes eat the fox in the trap All I got was a foot They kind of treat them like they do feral cats don't they? |
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Post by throbak on Dec 24, 2016 10:23:10 GMT -5
Caught lots of coyotes burying a "road kill "cat nothing but the tail A little urine and a trap on each side and a trap on the nearest high spot I don't care if it's 20 ft away they'll step on the high spot to check it out and they can't count past two worked for me
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Post by raymar on Dec 24, 2016 18:00:46 GMT -5
Good deal. I haven't seen many around my woods on my trail cameras, but do have a pair of them now, and a fox. Have you gotten a fox yet? I have gotten a red fox or two the last couple of years now but have always released them. I watch them each spring work the field in my back yard and always am amazed. Believe me if you have a pair of coyotes on camera you have more. I have numerous different baits and honestly when they get used to most and I have caught several my go to is rotisserie chicken pieces. My best friend has caught several on it as well. As long as you bury in a dirt hole u will avoid crows and hawks. Learned that mistake early on. |
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Post by hornzilla on Dec 24, 2016 18:58:34 GMT -5
Muskrat works well in a dirt hole also.
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Finally
Dec 28, 2016 16:24:14 GMT -5
Post by remington243 on Dec 28, 2016 16:24:14 GMT -5
If you have a foot in the trap the fox chewed it off to get away!
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Post by ms660 on Dec 28, 2016 20:04:23 GMT -5
Never in 40 years of K-9 trapping have I actually witnessed a fox or coyote "chew" their leg off to get out of a trap. The only critter that I have seen do any chewing is a coon, and then only the part of his foot that's under the jaws of the trap, never their actual leg that's above the jaws as many PETA freaks claim that happen.
If you have a foxes foot in your trap it's because a coyote has came and killed it and ripped the fox apart and took it with him, or in many cases just left the mangled body at your set.
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Finally
Dec 28, 2016 23:11:29 GMT -5
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Post by raymar on Dec 28, 2016 23:11:29 GMT -5
I have caught a three footed coyote though. He was missing half of a front leg.
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Finally
Dec 28, 2016 23:15:07 GMT -5
Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Dec 28, 2016 23:15:07 GMT -5
I had a coon foot in one of my coyote traps. I just figured it snapped it off???
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Post by ms660 on Dec 29, 2016 0:18:24 GMT -5
I have caught a three footed coyote though. He was missing half of a front leg. I have also caught several missing a foot, but I believe it was from either being hung up in a fence or being caught in a trap and pulling up the stake and trap, or pulling the jaws out after fighting it hard and doing damage in the process and the foot getting infected and falling off. I have never seen a fox or coyote chew on their leg with it in a trap. I have seen many time the dog on the trap bent at a 90 degree and them having broken or missing teeth from them biting the trap but never actual leg damage because of them chewing on themselves. I trapped many years for the live market and a coyote with bad feet would not sell and took time doctoring them back to good health. The first thing I would check when taking them out of the trap was how much damage the trap had caused and what could be done to limit it. I have laminated pretty well all the jaws and center swiveled and added a heavier base plates on my K-9 traps to prevent damage. It has helped greatly in reducing foot and trap damage. |
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Dec 31, 2016 0:11:26 GMT -5
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Post by raymar on Dec 31, 2016 0:11:26 GMT -5
I run mb550 offsets. The only thing I have had get out were coons. My friend actually caught a coyote today with a missing back foot. I have had coyotes get out of a duke trap but I learned after the first year to upgrade and never missed one that actually was caught.
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Post by welder on Dec 31, 2016 9:36:05 GMT -5
Never in 40 years of K-9 trapping have I actually witnessed a fox or coyote "chew" their leg off to get out of a trap. The only critter that I have seen do any chewing is a coon, and then only the part of his foot that's under the jaws of the trap, never their actual leg that's above the jaws as many PETA freaks claim that happen. If you have a foxes foot in your trap it's because a coyote has came and killed it and ripped the fox apart and took it with him, or in many cases just left the mangled body at your set. I caught a coyote on an out of state trip to Kentucky once and he chewed off 3 legs and I STILL HAD HIM! |
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Post by ms660 on Dec 31, 2016 10:15:46 GMT -5
Never in 40 years of K-9 trapping have I actually witnessed a fox or coyote "chew" their leg off to get out of a trap. The only critter that I have seen do any chewing is a coon, and then only the part of his foot that's under the jaws of the trap, never their actual leg that's above the jaws as many PETA freaks claim that happen. If you have a foxes foot in your trap it's because a coyote has came and killed it and ripped the fox apart and took it with him, or in many cases just left the mangled body at your set. I caught a coyote on an out of state trip to Kentucky once and he chewed off 3 legs and I STILL HAD HIM! That's a good one HAHAHA. Took me a second to get it, but I did!!! Can't wait to see my sister. She's the biggest Wildcat fan I know even though she a born and bred Hoosier. She will be ready to fight when I tell her this one. |
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Post by welder on Dec 31, 2016 11:25:28 GMT -5
I caught a coyote on an out of state trip to Kentucky once and he chewed off 3 legs and I STILL HAD HIM! That's a good one HAHAHA. Took me a second to get it, but I did!!! Can't wait to see my sister. She's the biggest Wildcat fan I know even though she a born and bred Hoosier. She will be ready to fight when I tell her this one. Glad you liked it,there's PLENTY MORE where that came from! LOL |
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