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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Ramblings and Such From Hunting Coyote
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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 1981076" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>I like a good trap frame that will not bend easily . So I want one that is thick and wide enough to be strong . My preference is to have the chain swiveled from the end of the frame not the center of it as a lot of people do . I don't 4 coil mine either but I do make sure that the springs are strong and not weakened with time and usage . I will grip the jaws of an un set trap and pull on them to see if I can move the jaws if so I replace the springs . I don't want the levers to stick up past the jaws a lot just enough that I can use my gloved hands on the knife edges to push them down and set the trap . I like the u that the springs are held on the trap with to have long enough ends sticking through the frame that it won't come out with it being pounded by a predator . I will take my plier and bend the tips of the jaws that stick through the frame up enough that they can't be pulled out of the frame easily . I roll my owners tags up on an 1/8 " cotter pin with the hole on the outside so I can use a small amount of 16 gauge tie wire and fasten it to the chain close to the end I steak it with as a fox and especially a coyote will have the tag chewed off in the first few minutes . That is how I like to set up my traps that works for me . There are other ways that work for others</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 1981076, member: 91783"] I like a good trap frame that will not bend easily . So I want one that is thick and wide enough to be strong . My preference is to have the chain swiveled from the end of the frame not the center of it as a lot of people do . I don't 4 coil mine either but I do make sure that the springs are strong and not weakened with time and usage . I will grip the jaws of an un set trap and pull on them to see if I can move the jaws if so I replace the springs . I don't want the levers to stick up past the jaws a lot just enough that I can use my gloved hands on the knife edges to push them down and set the trap . I like the u that the springs are held on the trap with to have long enough ends sticking through the frame that it won't come out with it being pounded by a predator . I will take my plier and bend the tips of the jaws that stick through the frame up enough that they can't be pulled out of the frame easily . I roll my owners tags up on an 1/8 " cotter pin with the hole on the outside so I can use a small amount of 16 gauge tie wire and fasten it to the chain close to the end I steak it with as a fox and especially a coyote will have the tag chewed off in the first few minutes . That is how I like to set up my traps that works for me . There are other ways that work for others [/QUOTE]
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