Post by trappnman on Aug 18, 2007 13:05:30 GMT -6
I tip my hat to those never having a dug trap, never seeing a track on the pattern, never missing a coyote.
I don't believe every coyote that comes along come dancing on the set. As wheelie says, some of mine come sneaking. And I've seen it in snow and I've seen it in dirt, where I coyote comes close and doesn't commit. I've used a lot of lure brands over the years- and I still find this to be true. So for those that have such a lure- send me a bottle and I'll use it and if I see the same results- no missed coytes ever- I'll sing its praises from the top of the world.
Most coyotes I feel work a set boldly, not all. Sometimes you get a few tracks at the set, esp in snow- and no more. We don't know a thing about what that coyote was doing inside of the catch circle. How he worked the set.
A depression on a set is just a guide. Bobs analogy of walking across a field isn't pertinent, becasue thats a case of faster movement and being unaware. A canine is seeing a depression, and I do thing it helps guide to the pan. I don't do it however, I prefer using a guide or two outside the trap.
In most cases it doesn't matter if you guide or not, but sometmes it does. And it takes so little time, why not do it?
I don't believe every coyote that comes along come dancing on the set. As wheelie says, some of mine come sneaking. And I've seen it in snow and I've seen it in dirt, where I coyote comes close and doesn't commit. I've used a lot of lure brands over the years- and I still find this to be true. So for those that have such a lure- send me a bottle and I'll use it and if I see the same results- no missed coytes ever- I'll sing its praises from the top of the world.
Most coyotes I feel work a set boldly, not all. Sometimes you get a few tracks at the set, esp in snow- and no more. We don't know a thing about what that coyote was doing inside of the catch circle. How he worked the set.
A depression on a set is just a guide. Bobs analogy of walking across a field isn't pertinent, becasue thats a case of faster movement and being unaware. A canine is seeing a depression, and I do thing it helps guide to the pan. I don't do it however, I prefer using a guide or two outside the trap.
In most cases it doesn't matter if you guide or not, but sometmes it does. And it takes so little time, why not do it?
