set placement for multiple catches

[airporttrapper]

I am new to the board, thanks for the add. I was talking to a buddy who happens to trap coyotes as well. When I sent him this picture he said"You know, that's something I have never been able to do " He then says he has never put sets that close. Always put 1 set then moved down the road. Anyway, in your opinion, whatdo YOU consider the best distance for multiple catches. I have only caught doubles but found most all doubles were caught in sets 20 ft or closer.

[primitiveman]

Kinda looks like you have it figured out...

[airporttrapper]

Far from it. Wise man once asked me how to triple on coyotes, he said it's simple, you have to set 3 traps. It has stuck with me ever since.

[primitiveman]

Good point...hard to catch more than one at a time if you are only setting one trap. For me, it really depends on the setup...kinda like trap placement.

Seriously though, keep track of your doubles...I'm sure the puzzle will start to solve itself for you.

[airporttrapper]

I agree, this is my closest double. They were able to touch, furthest were about 60 yards apart.

[trappnman]

welcome to the forum!

I used to catch my doubles in sets some distance apart- but that was mainly on how I spaced traps.

Since going to my new set type locations, I found that whether I liked it or not, I had to put traps close together- on big dairys, land is at a premium, and I often have literally a 10 x 20 foot spot where its not going to get run over in daily operations. So many times, I set traps just far enough apart so the coyotes can't touch.

my doubles increased, as did my triples (still a small number but now they are coming yearly).

[RdFx]

ditto on what Steve said, now days farmers are using every available inch of land including taking out old fence rows where canines sometimes followed. as said you want doubles or triples, then you have to set that many traps at those locations...... good luck and happy skinning

[trappnman]

going back through pics- I'd say, given a choice, although the choice is dictated by backings, this is about my typical distance in setting traps next ot each other-



a few more-

[braveheart]

I like those pics. tired of Summer need to trap some critters.

[primitiveman]

Amen to that!!!

[airporttrapper]

I am down here still catching a few in this 110 degree 100 % humidity swamp weather. It sucks plain and simple.

[airporttrapper]

In hoofbeats of a wolfer, o gorman states 30 ft is best.

[trappnman]

while I very much like Hoofbeats, I cannot see how "30 feet" can be anything more than a rough estimation.

what perhaps might be more important, at least in my mind, is that the sets should be close enough together, that a coyote circling a caught coyote will encounter the set.

which brings me to something I have zero knowledge insofar as facts, and really cannot even speculate- are more doubles 2 coyotes running together? or a case of 1 caught, then another comes along?

[airporttrapper]

I believe some coyotes are willing to come closer than others. I think he is giving a rough estimate. He does write about 1 being caught attracting more. Never know without a camera setup.

[cameron1976]

Aug 11, 2016 6:46:03 GMT -6 trappnman said:

which brings me to something I have zero knowledge insofar as facts, and really cannot even speculate- are more doubles 2 coyotes running together? or a case of 1 caught, then another comes along?

I don't have an answer for you, but its a good question.  

[Aaron.F]

Where I trap i do not see a lot of lone coyote tracks, I believe based on what I have seen and learned in my limited time that they are usually not alone, maybe not right together, but in close proximity.

I have gotten to where I think of my sets as more of an overall set up. If I am on a good location, I will generally put in 3 sets; one gawdy dirt hole or chaff mound (something with a large eye appeal), a well blended sneaky flat set just outside of what would be the catch circle and another flat set with some eye appeal of some type 30 feet or so downs wind from the gawdy set. I catch most of my coyotes in one of the flat sets and if I catch them in the dirt hole I already have a set just outside the catch circle.

My thoughts are some coyotes don't want to commit to the dirt hole set, so they will spend more time down wind trying to figure out what is going on. They mill around and get their courage up and then they come across the well blended flat set with subtle luring and are more willing to commit because they are more concerned with the dirt hole set. So I have nailed the first coyote in the flat set and if their are any other coyotes around they get all jacked up, some will come up and harass and some will want to stay farther back and I have a set for both.

Of course this is what I think and I have no idea what a coyote is thinking, but this is the way I prefer to set up if I know the travel patterns. I never set just one trap.

[trappnman]

I don't see a lot of coyotes, but when I do, its just about always singletons. Thats not to say another isn't nearby.

Tracks indicate travelling together, but one doesn't know if a coyote came through, and then another followed the route.

[trappincoyotes39]

Early on in the fall many of those young coyotes stay in close proximity to one another and many will hunt together, setting certain areas dictaitdictate what is caught. are you setting traps on one family group? Or setting locations that multiple groups come and visit?

Sure having A couple coyotes in traps adds value for more to come in and investigate. Calling coyotes durring the fall you get more multiples comming in than single coyotes for the most part.

Aerial hunting has shown how many coyotes are actually in an area and at the right times those numbers can be amazing.

So when it comes to traps where you set dictaits what your end results will be in an area.

[flathead40]

Oct 15, 2016 5:20:37 GMT -6 trappincoyotes39 said:

Early on in the fall many of those young coyotes stay in close proximity to one another and many will hunt together, setting certain areas dictaitdictate what is caught. are you setting traps on one family group? Or setting locations that multiple groups come and visit?

Sure having A couple coyotes in traps adds value for more to come in and investigate. Calling coyotes durring the fall you get more multiples comming in than single coyotes for the most part.

Aerial hunting has shown how many coyotes are actually in an area and at the right times those numbers can be amazing.

So when it comes to traps where you set dictaits what your end results will be in an area.

So are you saying we should set more traps in the fall?

[trappincoyotes39]

You mean as number of traps per location?

Yes if that is your question .

Thise traps need to be set in the areas where your getting maximum visitation, a travel way will net a couple coyotes, the key areas will bring in far more than 3-5 coyotes.