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Post by cdr on Jun 20, 2011 20:54:42 GMT -5
This is how I trapped last season. The same variables that were in the last question apply but I only had 15 -20 traps in the ground at once. Yes I trapped around 5,000 acres of scattered land. I would put out anywhere from 3 to 5 traps per parcel of land if it was 100 to 400 acres. If the tract of land was 400 acres and larger, I may saturate it with 10 or more traps. I would do this for 6 to 7 nights then move on to another tract of land. I noticed that I tended to catch most of my yotes on the 1st, 2nd, and 7th nights. A few were caught on the 4th, 5th, and 6th nights but not as many. Like I said, after 7 night of steel in the ground, I moved. My question is this:
Would you do the same or would you just put 2 to 3 sets out on all the parcels and leave them for quite a spell, or flood the area like I did. I wasnt trying to get numbers before and I wasnt trying to get them all. Now I may try to get numbers... how would you do it?
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Post by bill1958 on Jun 20, 2011 21:36:54 GMT -5
cdr thats a good question.
i feel if you set heavy and move fast ,catch the cream and move on ,after you get to the last farm . start right back over this will give time for the area to cool down and more to move in.animals will feel the gap over time.i learned years a go to move fast with in reason and catch the pups,after i hit the last of the line i would start right back over by doing this your numbers will grow .remember this the bulk of your fur will be caught before the weather gets nasty.i also learned that by the time i chased a smart yote i could have caught several pups.i learned to leave these for seed unless it is adc work or i was taking a education course from a trap shy yote lol
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Post by ScottRainbolt on Jun 20, 2011 21:42:34 GMT -5
when i go for numbers i do just like you did blitz the hole place and i out of there in no more then 14 days and will start pulling the ones not making catches at 7 days and move them to the next farm
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Post by Law Dog on Jun 20, 2011 23:23:03 GMT -5
Here in SD we have a lot of yotes so I find it better to set heavy and pull the ones that don't produce over time. We have a places were you will catch all yotes then later in the season the fox travel through the same areas then the coyotes move through again a few weeks after that! In some locations yotes can be caught throughout the season so I'm in no hurry to move my traps. I will fill in or extend the line on my days off and change out the rusty traps then too!
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Post by lyonch on Jun 21, 2011 8:37:19 GMT -5
If i was in your situation CDR, i would set a few farms up with those 20 traps. Lets say 5 traps per farm as an average. This will give you 4 farms to set. After day 3, i would start pulling the traps that did not connect or you have lost faith in as a good set, and move them to the next place in the rotation. This is how i run my land line. I am always pulling and moving sets that did not connect for me. This keeps me on fresh ground all the time, and i always have steel in the ground. i have never been a big fan of a big pull, and then a big set again. By the time you hit the last farm with the rotation, you should be able to reset the first one and start the rotation over again. If i have a coyote that wont commit, i forget it and move onto the next. When you come through the rotation the second time, you might be able to pick him/her up.
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Post by dat41 on Jun 21, 2011 14:29:12 GMT -5
The biggest factor for me this coming year, as well as last year was fuel expense. With that single fator, I stayed on areas longer. If I were limited to 20 - 30 traps, i believe i would be extremely critical about location. Each location would have to answer this question, are most coyotes coming through this parcel of land going to be within range of this setup? I don't believe most locations can answer affirmatively to this question. I would take the time to do some intense scouting.
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Post by TravC on Jun 21, 2011 16:41:35 GMT -5
i would rather roll in set up on good location catch the cream and pull the sets not produceing if im still pulling coyotes out of it leave a few but set down the road if you leave an area for a spell and let it breath alot of times you can come back and set it it again with satisfying results if your tr ing to run a line especialy a small one then at the begining of the season set out pull then move on when your weinding your season down work your way back thru you may not produce as many but usualy it produces enuff for me to give it a second chance. a guy looking for sighn can still miss many coyotes on a place that looks dead with no tracks or scat when you think youve got the cream come back later and get to the rest.
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