why skin coyotes in the field?

[musher]

If you're going to be snaring, make something you can stand in. Snares on your trail can be quite effective. Footprints don't help!

In deep snow, with a heavy load, you want to distribute your weight. Skis, as opposed to a flat bottom don't do that. If you are going through any brush, yo'll find that your skis will snag.

On a tapped trail your design would be fine.

[seldom]

Apr 13, 2012 4:27:40 GMT -6 musher said:

If you're going to be snaring, make something you can stand in. Snares on your trail can be quite effective. Footprints don't help!

In deep snow, with a heavy load, you want to distribute your weight. Skis, as opposed to a flat bottom don't do that. If you are going through any brush, yo'll find that your skis will snag.

On a tapped trail your design would be fine.

Yes, all true and I may opt for using my flat bottom sled or one similar that I can build a hitch on. Just that it's more fun to build something but the flat bottom does have more advantages for what I need to use it for. The sled in the photo was built for ice fishing not trapping.

[Griz]

Seldom, Thanks for the great ideas. Those are some I can work with.