Very very true statement.

Great thread

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Ive used dead down wind in the past and it works , got out of the habit and this year now at the end of season Im seeing signs of coyotes refusing places where I have walked . I'll give it a go again next year on my boots .

Some coyotes accept us and some just don't. They accept some folks better that others. My sons a great excample, they love him , he always catches first at the same locations we both have sets at. Me they just Like. Perhaps I'm more of a threat? or maybe he's more relaxed whe he makes sets? Dunno
We trapped together for 2 seasons he always caught first.
Thoughts?

I think he's more relaxed. Don't we give off scents that reflect our health and emotional states, pheromones?

I think Wayne Derrick has a great story of a coyote he couldn’t make Dead.

Someone else came in an trapped it easy peasy.

Figured that coyote knew HIS smell and knew it meant danger.

I think some of us just smell more like the grim reaper than others. I made two sets at the hog farmers place a few years ago , got the first one in and the farmer and his hired man came out before I got the second trap bedded . For a half an hour the three of us shuffled around in a circle while explained what I was doing and why. This all took place within a few feet of the second trap laying set on top of the trap bed and within 20’ of the first trap. I really thought as these two walked away that I was looking at a week or ten days before having a chance of connecting on either set . Imagine my surprise the next morning when I pulled up on a double !

At the time I could only imagine that those two coyotes were checking out the area to see what the farmer was up to as this was not his normal walk path between the buildings. The thought of the two men typically only being together when dragging a dead pig to the compost pile also crossed my mind . Although I was not using pig for bait at either set on this occasion I figured that the two were reacting to the sent left by those two more so than my sent being somewhat deleted or diluted if you will by the two men who were present every day.

I know a lot of guys on here will say don’t worry about the smart ones or tough ones . If I was only trying to put up numbers I wouldn’t ! Two of the farmers that I trap for have asked me to remove every coyote in the area, so any coyote still alive after the middle of December has become aquatinted with my sent . I typically catch the hog farmers dog once or twice a year before she wises up and to this day she still barks and raises Cain when I drive by . I can’t speak for other critters but K -9’s know who we are !

Very very true on almost any canines.
Mac

There's alot to learn by trying to trap the tough ones, I for one love the chalenge and truelly beleive its made me a better trapper. I had my son make one set last season on one that was driving me nuts. 2nd check , yep
The sixth sense maybe?

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If you don't think it works ,,,,, get skunk on something and try it ,,,, It is not a cure all but it can't hurt ,,, there have been a lot of canines caught without it but it can't hurt

Many times when i am trapping, i will be setting lots of traps and get in a hurry and for get my, bait setting gloves. I will get some LDC or other type of Gland lure on my hands. I use a different set of gloves to set traps, so i dont worry about cross contaimination. BUT i get tired of smelling gland lure on my hands, when i get a drink of water. SO i keep a bottle of DEAD DOWN WIND in my truck. Spray it on hands and the smell goes away.

same with my 2n1 spray.