Yep, just got back from the NTA. No, haven't had time to go fishing yet....maybe this fall.

The way all snared coyotes should look....in my opinion!

Snare,( above) in a grassy trail that head snared a nice coyote.

Gregerson L4 lock, 5/64th cable.

i've learned a lot from this thread. txs for sharing guys. can you guys tell me how has the best coyote snaring dvd/video?

Well a lot of it would depend on the type of terrain you're wanting to snare in.
Have any photos from the area you trap?
Is it pasture land? Desert? Mountains? Grasslands?

In PA during the cable restraint season, it snows continuously. How to avoid making your presence known on a regular basis when you have to dig out the snare (not everyday, but a lot)?

Caught a red fox last year in a truck rut. i used to go in and open up some of the trails for a short distance but i'm assuming the disturbance may have hurt my success.

most of my snaring of coyotes will be around livestock in brushy foothills and/or farmland. i live in n. cal and the only way i can keep trapping is by doing adc work for farmers and ranchers. on top of that we are not allowed to any steel jaw traps. we are only allowed to use snares, body grippers, and shooting. they also let us use live traps, but i've only been able to get 1 young female into one in 2 years.

live traping a coyote i bet that would be a job 2 do on a reguler bases

The ice storm last winter froze up all my snares in nearly a half inch of ice. They really contrasted against the snow then. It couldn't have been worse if there had been a flashing neon sign saying "SNARE". Tracks showed that in the first night, I had 15 refusals to go through, which wouldn't have mattered anyway as the snares were frozen solid. This year, I'm going to try something different with the snares, to keep them lighter in color to blend just a bit better, though, not sure which to use, the Full Metal Jacket over lighter spray painted snares, or Formula One.

Ice will put the best of us out of commision!

Above photo shows how a fox can safely pass through a properly set coyote snare. Now that's how it should look IF you are trying to avoid foxes and snare coyotes.
...and no, it isn't a 100% either, so don't think I'm telling you I can do this all the time without some knockdowns or foot caught red fox.
The above snare in the photo caught a coyote next check, though!

We don't get too many white bellied coyotes in Ohio. Most are low grades by comparrison to a Montana or Alberta coyote. But...we kill'em just the same.

Fence snare, using oak leaves on a (fallen) branch as a block and lock camo.

Lt Grey thanks for posting this thread.Great input and alot of great pics. I've been debating if I should continue the baking soda method, this was the way I was told to treat snares. Some say just put them in trail. Well after reading this thread went out and painted light tan. The blending aspect will be used vs just stick in trail. Like the leaf tip Thanks Rich

You're welcome.
ADC should be the one that opened my eyes to boiling snares and having a rust problem,( from the inside out) if kept over to the next year.
I too boiled snares for many years. Also had some problems with corrosion and just couldn't understand why....ADC, I owe ya' one!

I now use Formula 1 and camo paint. It has worked real well for me. I also used to use 7x7 cable...got away from that one too.

We're stuck using 7x7 by law, so the better there camoflaged into the surroundings the better. Also Cable Restraints only usable type of snare, which you already know allowed. to many dogs and people, I'll take what they give me, atleast we have a season.

The above photo shows that if properly set, most foxes will pass through a coyote snare when set just off the ground at a go-under.
Truth be told, they will knock or pull it down somewhat...this one didn't!
I have flank caught them and even by one or both hind feet.

If you were fur trapping, then you would normally want both.
We have few foxes anymore, so I try to miss them and kill the coyotes.

This post has been great. I am getting back into trapping after a 19 year hiatus. I never used snares before, but now they are legal here in WV. I ordered some from the Snare Shop that would be legal here. I need info and instruction. What would be the best dvd for snaring instruction in mountainous thick country like here in WV? Thanks.