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I have a question for some of you experienced trappers. I started trying to set snares last year following deer season with no luck. My problem is I can find no trails or crossings on this property where coyotes seem to frequent. This piece of land is a couple hundred acres of standing timber (average middle Tennessee ridges and hollows). Although I haven't seen one in person, I have thousands of pictures of coyotes going back to late spring. My question is where in the world do I begin trying to trap these pests? My only thought is maybe setting some in tree tops along an old logging road. I'm planning on using beaver carcasses supplied by a friend as bait.
 
The beaver will do the job for you.
The important thing is to place the beaver in the right location, by that i mean a place that you can create trails to yourself. (do not set trails deer are using, you can and will catch them).
Tie off or stake the beaver down so the yotes don't drag it off, set snares on the access routes to the beaver. Sometimes it wil take longer but sooner or later the yotes will come in. You can set existing trails, just don't set deer trails.
 
Thanks Clint I appreciate your reply. I am just really getting into trapping. I'm trapping mainly for the management aspect of it but would also like a couple furs. I have set out several snares over the weekend and hoping to have some success with them. Leave it to me, I did catch a buzzard Sunday in one of my sets. I have also ordered some dp coon foot holds. Hoping to cut down on my coon population which is out of control.
 
Fence duck unders are good. Just make sure the opening is not large enough that deer will prefer to use it rather than step/jump over.

If you can find a grassy patch along a log road, stake a carcass out in the high grass. (cover with grass/leaves to avoid buzzards)

The yotes will make trails to the carcass. Set those trails. Buy or make some snare supports and extension cables.

The snare support makes getting the snare set just right very easy. The extension cables allow you to set where YOU want to, and not be stuck setting where a tree is close by. You can also use earth anchors to anchor your snares.

good luck and post some pix!
 
Great points fishboy 1.

One tool i use alot is called Kill Poles. If no entanglement is close to the coyote I will drive a long (4') piece of rebar in the ground close to where i anchor my stake. Coyote will be wound up and DOA.
 
Well have had some luck with the snares. Finally caught a coon today in one, which for whatever reason was probably more exciting for me than snaring a coyote. I guess I was excited because I'm planning on attempting to tan the hide of a few coons IF I can catch them. I have had a couple head scratchers over the past week, but to make a long story short I've had a couple sets with the snare pulled, yet no animal inside. A little surprised to see something was able to pull out of the snare, but I believe it was likely user error. My DP coon traps will be in tomorrow so I will probably stop snaring for coon. Reason being I want to work the coon hide and the one I picked up this morning had about a 4" circle bald spot in front of his hind legs where he had been trying to pull out. I do appreciate everyones replies! I take all the info I can get.
 
If you aren't using some sort of snare support and whammy collar, chances are good the critters are knocking down your snares and "triggering" them.
Congrats on the coon!

For yotes a good starting point is a 10" loop 10-12" off the ground. Most coons will walk under that loop height.
Snares are so effective and easy to use that I have almost quit using foot holds.
With very few sets out I have caught one bobcat in a trail set leading to where I dump my deer carcasses.
One beaver on the creek at a pull out.
And a sad looking dog that I think was abandoned. One of the best things about using snares with RELAXING LOCKS is that the pup was released unharmed. Domestic dogs will almost never fight the snare enough to harm themselves at all.

I wish we could snare the $#(@&!& people who dump unwanted dogs and cats off out in farm country.
 
fishboy1":3bhnqcxi said:
If you aren't using some sort of snare support and whammy collar, chances are good the critters are knocking down your snares and "triggering" them.
Congrats on the coon!

For yotes a good starting point is a 10" loop 10-12" off the ground. Most coons will walk under that loop height.
Snares are so effective and easy to use that I have almost quit using foot holds.
With very few sets out I have caught one bobcat in a trail set leading to where I dump my deer carcasses.
One beaver on the creek at a pull out.
And a sad looking dog that I think was abandoned. One of the best things about using snares with RELAXING LOCKS is that the pup was released unharmed. Domestic dogs will almost never fight the snare enough to harm themselves at all.

I wish we could snare the $#(@&!& people who dump unwanted dogs and cats off out in farm country.
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Thanks for this info, I have always been terrified to use snares for the fear of catching domestic dogs. I am going to investigate the relaxing locks to see how they work.
 
Clint.C":37dvdthw said:
The beaver will do the job for you.
The important thing is to place the beaver in the right location, by that i mean a place that you can create trails to yourself. (do not set trails deer are using, you can and will catch them).
Tie off or stake the beaver down so the yotes don't drag it off, set snares on the access routes to the beaver. Sometimes it wil take longer but sooner or later the yotes will come in. You can set existing trails, just don't set deer trails.
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I got some first hand training this weekend from a full time trapper on snares. A great tip he told me about is to use a jump stick to make deer jump over the snare set. He said he rarely ever catches a deer using that method.
 

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