Water Rat Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Caught this guy the other day. I never heard a coyote bark and growl as much as this guy did. He didn't go far with a grapple. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Are those offset jaws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Rat Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 9:46 PM, Culvercreek hunt club said: Are those offset jaws? Expand Yes.....MB-550's Probably the best built traps I ever used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Rat Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 10:03 PM, blackbeltbill said: Kind of Wish you did not show the Bloody Foot in that Trap... Expand I was just trying to show the holding power and the perfect high catch that the trap made. Unfortunately these things can happen when an animal fights the trap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbuff Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowin Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Never got into trapping, but really enjoy reading about it and the techniques used. I personally don't see anything wrong with the pic. It's part of the process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtTime Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) Nothing wrong with the pics. It's just the way trapping goes. Looks like you also have the den located, nice. One less fawn/poult killer in NYS. Edited December 23, 2019 by DirtTime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Gosh, he sound like my one hound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Nice catch I would like to get some sets out here but the ground is just saturated with water and the melting snow isn't helping much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 10:03 PM, blackbeltbill said: Kind of Wish you did not show the Bloody Foot in that Trap... Expand Sometimes mother nature is not kind and the results are not always pretty. Here is a fox that coyotes destroyed when it couldn't even defend itself. Coyotes are not politically correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Dirt Time that's the set,not a den. water rat are you using wax dirt or peatmoss? i'm still in the process of getting everything together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) On 12/23/2019 at 11:36 PM, rachunter said: Dirt Time that's the set,not a den. water rat are you using wax dirt or peatmoss? i'm still in the process of getting everything together. Expand Hay sets are good for cold temps too and buckwheat hulls to bed traps Edited December 24, 2019 by turkeyfeathers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 12:23 AM, turkeyfeathers said: Hay sets are good for cold temps too and buckwheat hulls to bed traps Expand Thanks I checked out a few youtubes looks good.I like the idea of not having to chop into the frozen ground to make the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 12:49 PM, rachunter said: Thanks I checked out a few youtubes looks good.I like the idea of not having to chop into the frozen ground to make the set. Expand Hay sets on frozen creeks make nice attraction , canines love to run them. Caught 5 red fox in same yet years back. Gather of the hay which now has more Fox scent on it , reset quick and good to go. No bedding needed as you said. Use scissors to cut up some smaller pieces to lightly cover trap. Too big and they’ll clog jaws. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Rat Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 11:36 PM, rachunter said: Dirt Time that's the set,not a den. water rat are you using wax dirt or peatmoss? i'm still in the process of getting everything together. Expand I'm using wax dirt. I've never had any luck with peat moss in the winter. Once it gets wet and freezes , the set becomes inoperable. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Yeah..The peat moss cost me a bobcat this fall...The night before I was going to pull the traps, it rained and froze and then snowed a couple of inches...I had cat going across the trap going into the cubby, and out of the cubby....Prints were in the fresh snow, but the freezing rain had iced the trap over enough so it did not fire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 BTW...Great looking set, WR....I need a little coaching on the canine sets....Just seeing one of yours teaches me a lot..Thanks…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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