First Time Coyote Trapping-Any Advice is Welcome

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Got any good resources for snare tips?

What state are you in?

 

[wind gypsy]

What state are you in?

MN.

Not running anything serious, just looking to be more effective on chicken eaters in my heavily wooded 6 acre yard. I started last year and caught a couple coyotes in 550s.

 

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MN.

Not running anything serious, just looking to be more effective on chicken eaters in my heavily wooded 6 acre yard. I started last year and caught a couple coyotes in 550s.

If you got brushy trails look up videos on YouTube, trapping with jinx. He's got some really good videos, but his snare trail sets would be right up your alley for the type of terrain your in.

 

[Dobeman887]

How much dirt are you putting over the pan?
Where is your dog oriented to the bait?

No way a k9 should be able to step on that pan without tripping it.

I have caught rabbits and squirrels in my mb-550's and no-bs k9 extremes, that seems crazy hard to trip.

I am putting as little dirt as possible over the trap (using the sifting pan and just using enough dirt so the trap can't be seen. How much weight should it take to set off the pan? I had to push down a bit with a 6ft post to set them off yesterday when digging them up.

 

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I am putting as little dirt as possible over the trap (using the sifting pan and just using enough dirt so the trap can't be seen. How much weight should it take to set off the pan? I had to push down a bit with a 6ft post to set them off yesterday when digging them up.

That's way too hard, like I said above, I've got squirrel and rabbits tripping mine off.

Are you setting the night latch?

When the trap isn't set if you lift the pan does it fall back down freely and fast? If not I'd say you need to loosen the pan up more.

 

[Nine Banger]

Are you setting the night latch?

Good call.

 

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About the 3 minute mark in this video he sets the night latch on a duke 550.