your tracks in snow

[taxitrapper33]

I put out 2 sets yesterday around a trash pile at my farm.We had 5 inches of snow and there were tracks all over the fields and around the pile. As I was driving up to the pile a coyote ran off so i waited until i couldnt see him anymore before I set the traps.I tired to keep my tracks to a minimum.After I made the 2 sets I got it the truck and drove off.I have to drive through the field to check the traps cause they are in the way in the back and you cant see them from the road.went out today to check and no coyotes. Could they be staying away because of my foot prints and truck tracks.Would it be better to park the truck part way down the field and walk to a place where I can see the trap locations so I dont add anymore tracks to the pile.

[thebeav2]

If you are trapping In the snow there Is no way that you can hide the fact that you have been there. If your on location and you have a good bait/ lure fox and coyotes will work your sets and If you can keep those set In working order you will catch some animals.
I wouls drive as close to the set as possible and us ethe tire tracks to hide my tracks.
A good set is to back up Into a fence corner and then do a burn out.Then just drive off a ways and walk back In the tire tracks and make the set. Fox and coyotes have a habit of walking In tire tracks when the snow gets deep. You could have done that at the trash pile.

Good luck.

[chub618]

can't help ya on this one, im still trying to get my first one in the snow also! i do know they love to run the tire track in the snow though. maybe ill pick up a few yotes this weekend oh and by the way the yote in my aviator was caught while snowing but the set was put in 3 days prior to this snowfall. so i don't consider that a snow catch

[dabrock]

Set some snares yesterday, left alot of tracks, I wondewred if they would make difference. When i went to check today, I tracked a fox who walked in my tracks right into my snare. I set some snares for coyotes Saturday, saw tracks in trails, today the yotes took another trail, so maybe coyotes do shy, but we will see what tomorrow brings.

[taxitrapper33]

I just set these out on friday. The coyotes have been using that trash pile like crazy up until then.I even scared one off when I drove back to set the traps. I only have 2 out right now but am going to put a few more in the corners of the fence rows and and the edge of the woods. They may be checking out some other properties and havent made it back my way yet.

Chub...I guess we are in for another winter storm on Wednesday and Thursday.They seemed to move alot the night before we got this last snow.I bought some peat moss today after watching Bob Wendts' Fox video and am going to give it a try.With all the tracks out there its hard to believe I havent caught anything yet. Although The snow has drifted alittle and covered up some tracks and I havent seen any new ones yet.Im not gonna give up yet.

[woody]

I was out checking some coon/fox snares and found my first set of yote tracks. I have a walk way/trail along the fence row that I walk everyday. the yote tracks were about 10 feet away and about 60 yards from the end of my trail, the yote moved over and walked where I had been walking yesterday so I now know where to hang a snare or two . I think I'll also put in a couple of dirt holes down by the creek. I also seen where deer had used my foot prints to walk thru the snow. so i have a hard time believing that foot prints in the snow will scary critters. I have a nice pic of my boot prints with yote tracks besides them. If i ever get back on the other computer, I'll get them posted for ya. woody

[taxitrapper33]

Thanks Woody. I would like to see the pics. I am just going to assume that they havent been back to the area and will be moving back around in the next day or so. I havent seen any new coyote tracks in the last 2 days but with the snow storm moving in im sure they will be back to check on the deer carcass that is out there. im gonna go out in a few hours and set 6 more sets and see what I can get.

[woody]

Here's one for ya, I was out checking set on the dairy farm after work today, and found fresh yote tracks (made last night or this morning) from a pair of yotes, right next to where I walked, it also followed a trail that I made in the snow to one of my T-bone sets, it stayed in the trail and didn't go to the bone, but I am betting that cat urine on the bone will get the better of him sometime soon the funny thing is the yote went were I want , If i walked up to the fence to check out a snare or some coon/mink sets in the creek, it followed, where I turned around it tuned and went the same way I did, to bad I didn't have a snare set some where along that path or a foothold . I still have a hard time believing that foot prints scary them.

TT, if you go to www.ohiostatetrapper.org and do a search for a post called the boot and the yote, you should find the pic. also remember that it takes about 3 days for them to come back into an area, (most times) woody

[taxitrapper33]

woody I had about the same thing today.I went out this morning and set 5 more traps. I remade my other 2.I used peat moss cause my 2 were frozen.I actually drove around the fields and looked at my old tire tracks and there were yote tracks in them.they followed them all the way to the fence row. I walked around and I set a trap at every crossing in a fence row that I saw tracks. I followed a tractor path down the side of our 50 acre field and it looked like a whole pack of coyotes ran through there in the last day or so.I have one set back there.I only had 1 trap left with me if i would have had more im sure there would be a double there.