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Offline Doghound

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coyote got away
« on: January 27, 2012, 02:06:41 PM »
is it rare for a coyote to get out of a leg hold trap ?i set a dirt hole set last night and i checked it at first light and trap was sprung  coyote tracks in snow and ground was all tore up ! he got his leg out of trap. ??? any suggestions ? i guess it may have caught him low on leg ?

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Re: coyote got away
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 02:24:14 PM »
he might have rolled in it.
What were you using for an attractant?

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Re: coyote got away
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 03:16:52 PM »
hawbakers bait, with hawbakers coyote lure 100

Offline jeremybrua

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Re: coyote got away
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 07:34:48 PM »
You might want to up your pan tention.

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Re: coyote got away
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2012, 08:39:06 AM »
ok i will do that. thank u very much ! i m still seeing fresh tracks where im trapping. maybe more pan tension will do the trick ! thanks again all. !