What a good modified trap will do.

[trappincoyotes39]

im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce36b3127ccea884182a326e0000001610 [/img] This coyote is on a 72 hour check as you can tell minimal foot movement, a fully modified #3 bridger, these where done by Glen Sterling.
im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce36b3127ccea8841d5672880000001610[/img]

[trappincoyotes39]

Also note where the levers are on the trap, for those who wonder if offsets do any good! They are almost 100% locked up. Resulting in an excellent hold.

[PAMINK]

Finally. A pic showing a totally locked up offset on a coyote paw. A picture is worth a thousand words. ;D ;D Terry

[Edge]

Would it be too much for a whole yote pic?

Great pic of the foot tho;like it much.

Man you got hairy arms.

Edge

[trappincoyotes39]

sure here is the coyote in questionim1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d701b3127cceb6ac782caa970000001610 [/img]. Hairy arms you think? ;D

[coyoteman37]

good picture now for the livemarket boys a shot of dex and that yote could be sold on the live market. I run 11 doz bridgers. good job 35.

[trappnman]

What a properly bedded Duke 1.75 does regularly.....

[trappincoyotes39]

im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce36b3127ccea886635ab3130000001610 [/img] Notice the lock up on the mj600, the levers are up all the way, again 72 hour checks. This one went down in the heat this summer.

[wheelie]

37....I bet you a dollar that that yotes foot would fall off in a week to 10 days if penned up after the catch.
I'm sure thats an overpowered 4 coil system and if that foot was EX rayed you see what the foot really looked like.

37....I'm all for using good modified traps and I would use the ones that 35 used....but don't think that yote would have been ready for the livemarket....I don't think it would have ever made it to live market.

Just my opinion

[Muskratman1]

Here's another one in a 1.75 Duke Offset. Only mods were 3 added swivels. Gappa, I can see ya grinning from here.



MM1

[marten]

Ok they do work but I still hate the fact that you just can't set any trap anymore,with or with out the offset.Nice pictures.

[Edge]

Thanks for the pic,35,you should see the yotes up here right now,they look like they been swimming in Downy.Puffballs galore.Missed one this am that had a collar,almost a mane of black around the chest and head.Ah well,tomorrow.


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[trappincoyotes39]

Ok here are 2 more, my point is these are all coyotes that have been caught on 72hr checks. There feet look pretty darn good for that time length, secondly notice there all almost if not 100% locked up. im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce39b3127ccea8b583a45de80000001610 [/img]

[trappincoyotes39]

One is in a mj600 back footed, look real close and you will see the wire levers are right up against the stop, for those of you who have never used sterlings when there in that point, those coyotes go no where! They have a design that locks them closed, in fact when you go to get the coyote out there hard to open sometimes, they simply won't give, this is really important on extended checks. The next one is in a bridger modified almost the same thing you can see the spacing of the jaw, yet the levers are maxed out, which means the best possible hold one can expect from a trap. Again this point is made to show on extended checks offsets are excellent coyote traps when done up right. I ran for years on a 24 hr check and realized the benefits of offsets, I want the highest % catch I can get offsets do that, reg jaws catch coyotes, but look at the foot and the levers are not locked up, which physically means a weaker hold, you can not get 100% lock up without that spacing unless your speaking of a toe catch, which is a marginal catch.
Other points are the bigger traps give you a deeper hold, running 3-4 lbs of pan tension gives me excellent holds on a high % of my coyotes.
I liked the pics of the coyote in the 1.75's, but I like the 100% lock up, works out better for me. I run all my coyote traps 4 coiled, reg springs and taos oon the under sides. I like the bridgers because all I need to do is slap on the springs the extended spring pins keep them on without any problems or drilling to fasten, quick and easy they get weak pull off the old and on with new ones. I like my sterlings the best though as they keep going and going like the energizer bunny. ;D

[marten]

How do the sterlings "lock up"?I wouldn't mind some for wolf and lynx.

[trappincoyotes39]

They have a contoured jaw "cast" the shape and the way the wire levers ride up the jaw sides, with there power, results in it going over a small "hump" would be the best way to describe it, once past that point it locks in place, with some force needed to crack them back open. They are a heck of a trap and will hold wolves and lynx no problem, jaw spread is around 6 "in" might would be your only down fall for wolves.