what is a T-bone set up

[michaelweese]

could some one please explain a T-bone set up for coyotes for me and possibly draw a pitcure of one?

thanks, michael

[trappnman]

no picture, but a T bone setup is pretty simple.

while therem ight be diffrnt defintions, generally when one mentions a T bone set, he is talking aobut using a bone as te backing and attractor. A T Bone from a cow, works well for this- its got a hollow on the top, and van be pounded into the ground with the T top sticking up. Lure and/or urine is placed on this bone, and a trap is blended in from of it flat set style.

I like using ribbones when making this set, and even skulls work and look like you are trapping coyotes LOL

I much prefer placing a bone were it has good visibility, and then setting a pair of traps within 20-30 feet of the bone- no lure etc on bone, just a curiosty visual.

[michaelweese]

why set the traps so far from the bone?

[trappnman]

the bone is not the backing for the set- it an independent visual working WITH the sets.

I don't want them to work the bone- I want them to SEE the bone-just by being visual.. One close, the lures sets do the job. a large bone, a mound of dirt, etc all attract coyotes

[michaelweese]

does this work best in open fields, wheat fields, hill tops, or draws?

[Danny Clifton]

A tbone will work anywhere a coyote is going to find it. A nice piece of bone for an attracter is my favorite flat set. If you get a chance watch John Grahms video. He goes into some detail on how he does it. Another flat set I like is to bed a trap right in the middle of a trail. Especially in a spot where a snares outline isn't broke up by anything. I like to put some urine on one side the trap at the trails edge and a dropping on the other.

[michaelweese]

I wish we could snare in Oklahoma!

[foxcatcher1]

I like using a nice white dry bleached out bone. These seam to soak up lure/ urine best. And yes the hole in the bone holds the lure very well too. I'm not afraid to set the bone though. But after the first catch the bone is dirty and loses it eye apeal. I keep many on hand though.

Don

[trappincoyotes39]

t bones are something I use alot, as many soils to hard to dig a hole set in, plus the lure is protected some what by placing it in the open hole of the bone, just pound them in, bed trap, lure and go!

find some old cow carcasses and you can have a pile of these bones

[trappnman]

trouble is TC, here with our more humid weather, the T bones are always fleshy and stinky where the ribbones are dry and clean.

whereever they can see- love using them in open, flat fields

[CrossJ]

I like the multiple Tbone set

[garman]

Take the back t-bone, ya know the long ones with the spiny top, the hole where the vertebrate goes put a bit of sheep wool and lure and away we go!! Sometimes I dig a dirthole in front of it for bait. This was the first year I used this set up and loved it, found a dairy farm dump and was set.

[michaelweese]

how much will cattle spring the traps before you catch a yote?

[trappnman]

every day or not at all......

in small pastures, not much you can do about it- if often depends on the age and type of cattle.

I had one instance last year- where 1 cow got out, and was out for a wek- every day, whewther a coyote or nothing, she would be within a 100 yards of the traps- never had one snapped off. On other locations, never saw a cow, but it was a daily struggle with snapped traps.

To a degree, your precise set location, can help. High banks, edges of stuff, staying out of the main areas and similar, can keep cattle away.

Deeper trench type sets help, but are not 100%.

I have one area around a pond, where cattle just come to water. Sticks laying all over- its the one locaiton I box in my traps with bigger sticks to proivde sort of a "cattle guard". It works here, because of the quantity of sticks. By using 1 side of a larger backing, its pretty effective.

Big pastures, western type pastures, if you stay off of the prime grazing and night areas, cattle usually aren't a problem.

[michaelweese]

okay, just set a t-bone set but all I have for lures is liquid mouse from night owl lures and tinks red fox urine. I used the red fox today and if I catch a yote I'll post it. I also set a hay set about 50 yards from the t-bone. I havent ever caught a coyote, so if it works I'll be hooked on the yotes as well as bobcats and coons.

thanks for the help
Michael Weese

[Griz]

Michael, Good Luck and keep us posted.

[NEPISIGUIT]

My problem was that wherever i tried it i would find the bone pulled down and nothing around. Then all the areas i tried it were flat fields. then again when i set a dirt hole not far away , tht is where i caught the coyote. Maybe i was doing something wrong.

[michaelweese]

tried it for a week with no luck! pulled my traps till next season but going to try to learn as much from you guys as possible! I really like it when you guys talk about the lures that you've had the most luck with on the cats and the yotes! The coons are real easy to figure out, they eat the same thing that the white-tails eat "corn". I've seen a lot of mange on the coyotes that run in front of me on the highway! Do you guys have a lot of ugly coyotes also?

[trappnman]

NEPISIGUIT- I had the same problem with bones at the set, so I still use bones, but away from the set- unlured as a visual only.

10-20 feet away gives great visublity on flat ground, and once in the area, he will find and work the set.

[walkercoonhunter(Aaron L.)]

here is another good set up useing a brigh white bone as a visual as the attractor....the red is the sets and the blue is the skull or bone......works well in my area.....