Post by offshoretrash on Aug 8, 2009 18:33:53 GMT -5
This is the way I make a flatset for coyotes and cats.
This is how I put the polyfil unde the pan. I just tear a small hand full off roll it it up a bit and put it under the pan. Some don't use polyfil with peat moss but I have found that after a rain you can get dirt under your pan.
I make the bed just big enough for the trap to set down in. there is no need to make it bigger since you want this set to look natural.
Once the bed is dug I leave enough loose dirt to wiggle the trap in to help bed it. Also I leave it in a bowl shape.
Trap set and ready to bed
Once I have wiggled it in I pack the opposite outside jaws to steady up the trap. At this point the trap should be bedded, there should be NO movement! I know some pack the whole trap but for coyotes and cats it's not needed. Greys will sometimes dig in the loose dirt but not very often. If this was set for greys I would pack the trap solid.
I now take enough peatmoss to cover the trap leaving about a 1/2" from filling up the trap bed.
I then sift the dry dirt to level the trap bed off with the surrounding ground. If it's freezing I would sprinkle salt over the set now. (the leaf is where the trap pan is)
I now scatter dry grass, weeds or crumpled up leaves over the set. I try and use what ever is in the area to make it look NATURAL. Sometimes I take the top layer dried out dirt and sprinkle it on top to look like there wasn't any kind of disturbance there.
The ball of polyfil is where I put my lure. Notice the pan placement from the backing. I put it that close when I am using Coyote Gland lure. The next photo is where I place it when using anythign else. For some reason they work the set different for me when I use the two different lures. I always give the backing a shot of pee, mostly cat or coyote pee.
Here's what happens when they step on the pan.
This is how I put the polyfil unde the pan. I just tear a small hand full off roll it it up a bit and put it under the pan. Some don't use polyfil with peat moss but I have found that after a rain you can get dirt under your pan.
I make the bed just big enough for the trap to set down in. there is no need to make it bigger since you want this set to look natural.
Once the bed is dug I leave enough loose dirt to wiggle the trap in to help bed it. Also I leave it in a bowl shape.
Trap set and ready to bed
Once I have wiggled it in I pack the opposite outside jaws to steady up the trap. At this point the trap should be bedded, there should be NO movement! I know some pack the whole trap but for coyotes and cats it's not needed. Greys will sometimes dig in the loose dirt but not very often. If this was set for greys I would pack the trap solid.
I now take enough peatmoss to cover the trap leaving about a 1/2" from filling up the trap bed.
I then sift the dry dirt to level the trap bed off with the surrounding ground. If it's freezing I would sprinkle salt over the set now. (the leaf is where the trap pan is)
I now scatter dry grass, weeds or crumpled up leaves over the set. I try and use what ever is in the area to make it look NATURAL. Sometimes I take the top layer dried out dirt and sprinkle it on top to look like there wasn't any kind of disturbance there.
The ball of polyfil is where I put my lure. Notice the pan placement from the backing. I put it that close when I am using Coyote Gland lure. The next photo is where I place it when using anythign else. For some reason they work the set different for me when I use the two different lures. I always give the backing a shot of pee, mostly cat or coyote pee.
Here's what happens when they step on the pan.
