I want to take my dog coyote trapping next year. I’m wondering how I might be able to use him to my advantage with yotes and what I should look for. Will he be taking the trails the yotes do and therefore I should set up where he walks? Might he sniff or mark the same spots they do? This will be mostly cable restraints so blind trail sets. Will his scent make the yotes more leery?

I wouldn't want to trap without one, coyote are territorial, some will loose caution checking out who was there

She's just standing there barking, coyote is just laying low

Love it. looks like a golden? Mine too!

Never trapped coyotes back when I was trapping, but I learned a lot about fox and raccoon by watching where my dog wandered, and what aroused her nose. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. If nothing else, she slowed me down and opened my eyes to trails I was missing.

I don't leave home without him. Always a good companion and rarely argues with me.

They sure are good at showing you natural pee posts.

And as careful as you think you are, plan on them stepping in a freshly made set. I caught mine twice....and I don't trap coyotes much. 650 cast = 2...Boston Terrier = 0 (zero physical damage).

Use my mountain cur for scouting to find pee and occasional droppings I may miss off the side of the roads. Like others say, also good companion.

11 Years running...

Every day. She shows me stuff I would otherwise miss.

Oh boy if we keep posting pictures of dogs "tormenting a trapped coyote" we are going to have a bunch of guys on here jumping up and down that we are just as bad as the anti's say we are! 👀🙄🙄 Beautiful cur dog la4wd54

That happened to Loki the first year out, brand new MB 650. Like you said,, no damage but now he's awful careful now when I'm making sets.

Here’s ol Sue on the spring beaver line last year. I don’t think he’ll be able to make it this year. He turned 13 and in and out of the boat is getting to be a bit much for him. I think he liked beaver trapping as much as pheasant hunting! Lol

Oops, missed the “coyote” part. Lol

I'm thinking that bracelet on the yote is way more of a bother than my dog barking at it. To each his own I guess, I enjoy having her there helping.

Yup I love taking my hound on my line. It is strange when I don't take her.
Not only does she help find spots but she also loves a big mean cat or fox. It can be challenging to get her off the animal at times. One time she started trailing hard we came around a huge boulder and there laid a bobcat kitten that had a "run-in" with alpha male.

Since you will be running CR's I would recommend keeping it long leashed or absolutely near you at all times.

She's a dorn dog, she has hair of an airdale, my first one had hair like a border collie

Took my beagle on the line she just ignored the fox like it was not there it was funny.