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Compass set strikes again #6413311
12/30/18 01:51 PM
12/30/18 01:51 PM
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West Cent IL
illinideer Offline OP
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Got this nice female off of our farm this morning this set had been in since Thanksgiving . The trap was bedded like a pipe dream set, I did freshen up the holes a couple of weeks ago. We have had some good rains plus snow and freeze thaw but I never messed with the trap. This was set in a mowed path in crp pasture by the fence where there was a crossing. Modified #2 duke got a nice full pad catch
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Coyote 5 Badger 1
Coons 17
Bobcats 2 Released
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Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: illinideer] #6413313
12/30/18 01:54 PM
12/30/18 01:54 PM
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Good job !!

But hard for me to check a trap for over a month without it connecting.

Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: illinideer] #6413314
12/30/18 01:54 PM
12/30/18 01:54 PM
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South Alabama
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Congrats! I love the compass set. I haven't tried using Zaggers bedding method yet but will be starting some this week.


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Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: jbyrd63] #6413325
12/30/18 02:10 PM
12/30/18 02:10 PM
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West Cent IL
illinideer Offline OP
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Originally Posted by jbyrd63
Good job !!

But hard for me to check a trap for over a month without it connecting.

Yeah its been slow on our farm this year been picking up coon and possums here and there but slow on the coyotes.




Coyote 5 Badger 1
Coons 17
Bobcats 2 Released
Grinners All of them
USN AE2 VF-31 Tomcatters
Retired SMSGT IL ANG 183 Fighter Wing
Coyote U Class #4
Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: illinideer] #6413353
12/30/18 02:30 PM
12/30/18 02:30 PM
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Western New York
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Way to wait them out Justin!

Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: jbyrd63] #6413420
12/30/18 03:26 PM
12/30/18 03:26 PM
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Morgantown, WV
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Originally Posted by jbyrd63
But hard for me to check a trap for over a month without it connecting.


If I’m driving past it every day anyhow, I will check it from the day I set it until the last day of the season as long as I don’t run out of traps.

Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: Dfabs] #6413429
12/30/18 03:31 PM
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Morgantown, WV
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With our coyotes, they might be on the farm for 1 night, and if you don’t catch them, you won’t have another chance for 2 more weeks so if you set on the wrong day, you might only get 2 chances at them in a month.

Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: illinideer] #6413435
12/30/18 03:34 PM
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Way to be patient. some times it takes a while for the coyotes to commit. The last one I caught before we got buried with snow, the trap was set for 8 weeks before one gave in to work the set. They were there the whole time but just were not working sets. If your trap is in the right spot it will connect if it is still operational.

Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: illinideer] #6413538
12/30/18 05:09 PM
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Looks like a nice one..


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Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: illinideer] #6413670
12/30/18 07:21 PM
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VA
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VA
Nice!

Re: Compass set strikes again [Re: illinideer] #6413731
12/30/18 08:11 PM
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Minnesota
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Nice catch!


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