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jaspr1:
The other day I had a perfect example of how well a coyotes nose works.. Back when trapping season started I saw where a trapper had a dirt hole set, in the corner of a field. During deer season I was back in this area and saw that it was gone....Two days ago I was in this area..snow covered and frozen...a coyote had meandered his way around the field and ended up at the empty set..some nose on him....I wonder what he put down that hole???

Predator100x:
Was there a log or something there were he may have put some urine on?Or maybe he stole a piece of bait out of hole an remembered it.Something mixed with skunk is only thing I know that may last that long in dirt.I do know they have a tremendous sence of smell,right up there with there hearing.

Leglifter:
I remember setting up a dirt hole for fox in november, lured with a carmen's lure.
This was in a river bed, pulled the trap for deer season, came back in march to set for beaver and saw that a coyote dug that hole out within a few days of me being there in march.
What a nose!!!

Hern:
It's not uncommon for a Canine to visit an ole set. #1 their nose, #2 location (in their line of travel).
Over the years, after I pulled sets, I revisited some locations either in Deer season, calling or re-setting.
I found droppings or dug up hole. These sets were on location, not taking anything away from their nose because dug up sets had to have an odor for them to spend time digging.

I think it was the winter of '95-'96...Remember we had record snow fall? Barn roofs were caving in, store roofs fell, other buildings fell. What a winter!
I was winter trapping and gave in to snowfall after snowfall. It was hard work keeping sets working.
I pulled all sets but 1. The double set was on the wrong side of the fence row and was under a 6' snow drift.
This set was near our home and I drove past every day. In Mid-March, on a Friday, the snow pealed back to were I could retrieve my traps. Good, I thought, tomorrow I'll get my traps.
Saturday morning I drove up the field and saw a Red bouncing around. It can't be...It was. That trap was buried for 3 months, One night it was exposed and caught a male Red.
I tailed him, grab the back of his neck, stepped on the springs and released him unharmed. Watched that bleached out, yellowish Red trot away for hundreds of yards.
Did the snow pack keep the lure/bait fresh? I have no clue.
 

Pa Goosehntr:
 ;) ;) A big thanx Hern for sharing your experience and knowledge  ;) ;) ;)

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