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Post by braveheart on Aug 2, 2021 3:39:30 GMT -6
In the dead of winter I make my backings. And in the fair weather I like a backing that is about 10-12 in. high and it has some width to it to bring coyote around the front. Dirt holes if a step down no backing needed but they are very weather touchy.
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Post by braveheart on Aug 2, 2021 3:37:50 GMT -6
In the dead of winter I make my backings. And in the fair weather I like a backing that is about 10-12 in. high and it has some width to it to bring coyote around the front.
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Post by braveheart on Aug 1, 2021 4:22:28 GMT -6
Some guys run to every state an national convention. They say they make bait or lure. I never really see how they can do it. It takes a lot of time to make bait an lure. I have a lot of stuff that is 3 phase in making an you have to have the eye to watch it. And some guys go so called long line with 3 to 4 different people.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 31, 2021 3:45:29 GMT -6
I know I have been to a few conventions an listen to other guys demo's. They tell some of the phoney stuff I have ever heard. I usually walk away. I stand at a distance to watch an listen. No matter who is doing the demo I think it is rude to get up out of a crowd an leave. It good to have a board that talks about trapping.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 30, 2021 3:35:57 GMT -6
Not me I like catching animals.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 29, 2021 4:06:59 GMT -6
I try every day to set in a new place. Bud Hall was a firm believer in that. I am kind of heavy handed with lure or bait.
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Urine
Jul 29, 2021 4:03:50 GMT -6
Post by braveheart on Jul 29, 2021 4:03:50 GMT -6
This is my first year with this pee. I had a friend I trapped with in Ks. was using it and used a few drops per set. The place where I get my fox pee use to get his coyote pee. No one ever complained about it. But this pee is about 10 times stronger. To me it smells like a coyote that is wet and peeing it's self in a catch circle. I did not personally get this from Wendt but this guy bought a bunch of his pens and was show how it was done.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 28, 2021 3:58:49 GMT -6
I have a visual at every set.I might have 1 dirt hole but more of a flat set with a bone down in a hole with lure on it. In the winter a piece of sod flipped up side down out in the field. Just get something to stick out.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 28, 2021 3:49:59 GMT -6
I got some Wendt style pee. That is the strongest pee I have ever been around. I thought my other source was good but no comparison.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 27, 2021 3:41:12 GMT -6
I have went almost 100 percent flat sets. I always run 2 lures on my grab sticks or bones. One being a food lure other a curiosity type lure . And it is very mild stuff except super cold and wind blown area when trying to draw them over to me.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 26, 2021 14:53:30 GMT -6
I just logwood my traps and go. All mine are Vic. Mont. 4 off set. One trap and no others. I did get a SDS hammer drill it the best thing I think I ever got. It will walk right through frozen ground for a trap bed with the chisel.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 26, 2021 14:40:17 GMT -6
I always tell trappers location is the same all over it just takes on a different look. Once you learn how to see it it stick out like a sore thumb. I use to set far apart but have more double an triples setting closer together. But not fox trapping close.
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Post by braveheart on Jul 26, 2021 14:33:38 GMT -6
It is a tough call when to pull and move 10 days 2 week? I my self test only with a trap. I no time to play trapper .I have new stuff I need to test I run it first day to last day of season. When I go South I use it or at home or way out west. I have come up with 2 new baits and 5 new lures and if I need help testing I put it in able hands and ask for truthful evaluation. When I set it is a cluster of at least 4 traps to play a wind angles and like Steve the cow head is the stopper. About every 5 miles is my distance between stops hopefully my location coyotes over lap that is the killer spot. Also the exact spot is a very hard thing to teach or show a person.
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Post by braveheart on May 21, 2021 5:03:30 GMT -6
Been working at a meat shop. Kind of let the at home coyote trapping slid. Been going to Wy. and Ks. Been working for a deer out fitter for last 3 yrs. Bait an lure biz. has taken off like gang busters been very blessed with that.
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Post by braveheart on Jan 13, 2019 5:30:01 GMT -6
You have some nice looking Creeks!! Nice hard bottoms to them. Ours are all mud. The weather will not cooperate here just about dry out get snow or rain but more than likely both rain and snow.
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Post by braveheart on Nov 28, 2018 4:48:44 GMT -6
I wish I knew the answer. But even in snow you can stop them all make them work your sets and catch them and the next day you get one walks right between your sets and never breaks stride.Best way to up your odd is having a bones or skull to stop them and have them in a milling area they are at easy working your set. When they get fewer and picked off this happens more often. I like a new lure or bait the last couple checks helps pick them up. That is about all I got.
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Post by braveheart on Nov 15, 2018 19:09:22 GMT -6
Having a lot of singles and a few doubles . I have 3 spots have not hit in 3 checks.I am guessing numbers are down. Wanted to hit 50 in 3 checks but fell short.Only snow we have is in the shadows.
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Post by braveheart on Nov 14, 2018 5:54:48 GMT -6
Good Job!!! and nice pictures.
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Post by braveheart on Nov 11, 2018 18:56:37 GMT -6
That is what I said about the snow. I had to rework all or most my sets ended up with 17 only 2 mange throw outs. I caught a guy red handed shot 2 coyotes he said the farmer told him to shoot them but I bet he did not tell him to take them. I trapped for this farmer for 25 yrs. he was not home I will get to the bottom of it. I don't like getting the game warden evolved in anything.
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Post by braveheart on Nov 9, 2018 5:20:03 GMT -6
I stay on the outside edge fringe. Some pile are kind of rank so pile the bait and lure on them. After about 3 checks set two way back to hookem up.
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