Coyote Trapping 1/5/2022 9:10 AM Trap preparation is important. I first use muriatic acid, lye, or mainline cleaner (sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide) to remove all the manufacturing oil from the traps. It also etches the steel, to help it hold more of the dye. I …

Dec 30, 2021 · First of all I use MB 550's for all my coyote sets. That said, a new trapper asked me about using #2 victors for coyotes. He inherited 2 doz from his uncle this summer and wants to get into trapping. My opinion is that a #2 is on the small …

Aug 18, 2009 · Shown below are before and after close-up examples from my rust removal project last year. I bought the traps used, and they had been hanging in an open shed for 20 years according to the seller. Surprisingly, as rusty as these traps were, they cleaned up exceptionally well after a 2-3 day soaking.

Apr 25, 2007 · nope. Run them new traps through the dishwasher on whatever cycle and with what ever detergent you use on pots and pans. That will get off the greese and then dip them in vinegar/water* lay them out in the grass and redip and turn every hour or so, they will be ready to dye in 6-7 hours with a perfect light coat of rust. *8oz. vinegar/gallon of ...

Soaking waxed traps in a 50/50 solution of white vinegar and water for a day or two will remove all wax and strip them down to the bare metal.....Don't let them soak any longer than that in the vinegar/water solution, and this next step is vital....Soak in a baking soda/water solution immediately after stripping to neutralize the acid, then rinse well with water.

Mar 3, 2021 · Actually super clean is a waste of time. Dirty traps in the ground will pay. You can take a rusty trap out and catch a coyote in it as easily as a beautiful dyed and waxed or dipped trap. Key thing is to keep food or lure smells off of traps. …

Nov 6, 2007 · The vinegar method for rust removal from traps is simple, safe, efficient, cheap and not time consuming. There are other options used that I am not very familiar with. Look in the archives for additional information. I have only used vinegar to remove trap rust. Here is a before and after example where used on an older, very rusty coil spring.

Feb 7, 2020 · I forgot to mention earlier that I strictly use mb 550’s for all my coyote sets. Also, I use pete moss and waxed dirt to keep my traps firing during the winter. Set #1 Pipe dream With this set, I like to use a tuff of grass or small clump of weeds that sticks out. Use the grass/weeds as the backing so the yote can’t sneak in from behind.

I find the hardest part is keeping traps working in our conditions until they come back around. I have pretty much zero luck "getting in front of them," although I know a couple guys who have good luck doing so. So I end up setting where they have been and waiting until...

Feb 11, 2021 · I caught a lot of coyotes in 1.5 Victor, Montgomery RJ and Duke traps way back before I found trapperman and found out they won't work on coyotes. I believe Leggett's caught 600+ in a season in Victor 1.75 (same trap as a Duke 1.75).