OK I have said I would put this on here for awhile now, well yesterday I set more cat sets and took a picture of what I call the hollow log set. I use this just for cats here, I think it would be good for fox too but I have never tried it on them, don't seem to catch coyotes either, not sure why yet but I will keep playing with it and see what I can do.

Here is one of the places I put this kind of set, this is a cedar draw and it narrows down right here, there is lots of cat sign right here to.



I put this right in the middle of the drainage so its visible from the bottom and the sides, then I dig my trap bed and place my trap, you can dig the bed and place the trap before you set the log cause you can put the log where ever you need it for the right distance from your trap.





Then you can finish off the trap bed and place your log where you want it, after you get it placed you can bait the hollow log, I place the bait in the hollow cavity and then place sheep wool on top of the bait, the hollow log allows the air to blow though and gets the scent into the air good too, I will give the side of the log a little cat urine too, here is the finished set.



I will usually put a flag some where close to it also, here is a picture of the finished set with a flag up wind of it.




I hope this helps out, if you have any questions please ask away.

great post..i have a log like that on my line already in the trail when i get a chance im gonna set it .thanks.

awesome post nice pics

Seems like it would work for fox and coyote too. The log may appear somewhat unnatural at first but I think they would accept it after seeing it for a while. One might want to place those logs in strategic locations before season without lure or bait and let the animals accept them. Just a thought, maybe I'm all wrong hre as I never tried it. Ace

I have used the hollow log set but I always blended my trap covering with chopped grass or other natural ground duff....and I always used a backing, such as up against long grass. Other than that , same set. It does work well in the right circumstance.

Looks like it should work good. Don't forget to post the catch picture with this set. I use a similar set up here and have good results every year. Thanks for posting the how to with pictures. Tom

Cattrax, What is the material under the trap pan?

My sets looks so "gaudy" compared to your natural looking sets.
The part about having "lots of cat sign" ,, should have you exited to get back and check it! Bet you get one,, or more.

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Do you think a freshly cut log will work, say cut about a week ago?

LT that is insulation under the trap pan.

I don't think the time frame would matter to a cat when you cut it.

cattrax is the log hollow clear thru? if so do you plug the opposite end?

Mudtracker some of them are open from one end to the other, the ones that are open all the way through I will put the open end I dont use up against something like a tree or a rock to block that end and make them come to the end of the log where I have the trap.

what if you set on both ends? would that be too much?

wat kinda bait do you use??

I'm sure you could do both ends, but if you did I would want them on a drag so it got away from the log, that way it wouldn't mess up the other set.

I use about any good bait in the sheep wool stuffed up in the log, and then good lure on the outside of the log.

nice post

do you really need sheep wool if you have one whole foot of snow?? and should this catch yotes on the side of a road where they have been traveling? oh and can you catch two yotes in the same trap, if there is yotes around, within a week or do they get scared of by the first one caught??

thanks

Awesome looking set. That looks like a real producer!!!

Great post Cattrax!!! Be sure you put that post on here... The Trapping Archives Forum!

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I like it, good post, Steve

great looking set

Don't you want your animal to aproach between the jaws and not over them??

looks awesome, i will have to try a set like that on my line next season ,thanx for the awesome post , and the pics really help make it correctly!

I'm thinking it works like a walkthrough set? They approach from the side.T.20

im lost on the thought of it working like a walkthrough set, one can see the line of travel in the bigger picture, he would wind the lure and or see the attracting in the log and head over to it, then work the set and get caught or leave, as far as trap position he has his bed plenty deep and the surrounding ground is higher guideing the animal to the lower spot, in addition he has a hard lip of ground just in front of the trap thats higher to guide him even further, there is no advantage in this type set to place the jaws one way or the other as the animal approaches head on and misses he must leave or starve to death on the spot, if he leaves he is not going to back straihght up, he will turn and walk away, so in reality he is going to be stepping over, and across the jaws, blending the set would be foolish for cats as the dirt itself is a long rang sight attractor, probly one of the best thought out sets i have seen for cats withoutn 200 sticks, rocks, and other debris stacked up like firewood,probly the most well guided as well ive seen in a long time, i doff my hat ole boy.

Thanks for taking the time cattrax - I'm sure it is appreciated by all. I know you are using this set for cats, but have you or anyone else used this for raccoons?

Archive is a goos spot for this!

looks good ill have to try it next season

Looks great for coon- maybe catch a fox, who knows? I'm gonna try it for coon, anyhow. Not many bobcats around here...

would this work for coyote?

Thanks

Awesome Post thanks for sharing!

nice post , i like the log as eye appeal for more then just cats even

thanks for the post, gave me some ideas!!☺

LOL. I was thinking the same thing Asa.
Sure would make it pretty resistant to weather when it came to the bait/Lure. .
I wonder if you Charred that piece of wood, and drilled out a big old hole in one end, and put some polyfill in the hole, how much that would make that hole stand out.
HMMMMMM> Can't trap the Kitty's here so I have to find another way to make that work for me. LOL>
What do ya think.