The time is right to start setting some more steel. I had a few minutes before I had to pick up the kids yesterday, and was able to put out 2 sets. Had a cool looking one bouncing for me this morning. I had seen it chasing calves on Tuesday, but couldn’t get a shot. I had killed a littermate I assume back in the summer too. Hope to put in a few more sets today and tomorrow.

Marlin model 25, 22 WMR, Boyds stock??

Model 17 .17hmr, with a factory laminate stock

That'll work....apparently.

Glad you started a thread for this year. Always one of my favorites to follow! that was about as pretty a coyote as you will see.

Glad to see you knocking them out already!

Thanks, I skinned the dang thing and will tan it this spring.

Very unusual coloration. About half of the ones I'm seeing and getting pictures of are eat up with the mange. I hope they were miserable during are recent cold snap. Keep it up!

#killem'all

Nice catch, your lab has a serious look going on.

Glad to see this thread start up. Post em up boys!

Big boar coon this morning. Couple other sets had some activity but didn’t connect.

She wasn’t sure about that coyote being in her gator lol.

Almost 17# on that big coon.

AU coonhunter, that looks like the Ferrari F50 of catch poles you got there!

Empty sets this morning. That is a catch/dispatch pole made by a guy named Lee Steinmeyer in Kansas.

I've seen those poles on trapperman. You using it for dispatch and if so does it work well for that? I used to catch a lot of coons in the city and it would be good for that if it works well.

Added a couple this morning

It works great. Coons I just loop them and tighten it down, but with coyotes, foxes and cats I will nose tap them first to stun them. They are usually knocked out within 30 seconds, and I will leave them tightened down for a few more minutes while I remake the set. It works great for places where shooting is iffy, plus Lee is a great guy to talk too and do business with.

Good to know.