Post by: jhawk13 on January 12, 2018, 03:30:34 PM
I had tracks inside the trap and hair everywhere on the sides of the trap. I am trying to figure out how I missed this animal and what exactly the animal was.
Hair is white with yellow/tan/orange tips and very fine. Mostly white. Hair is on both sides of the cage at the same height. I can make out 3 tracks in the dirt inside the cage. Looks like the animal pushed back.
Cage is a guillotine door 36” long with the triggers at 28”. Triggers bent forward another inch. Trap is 18” tall and narrow at at 11” wide
The way I made my locks when the door hits the bottom it has enough vibration to set the lock in the hole. It didn’t set the lock which makes me think the cage door hit the animal on the way down. Door slid easily in the tracks, wasn’t hung up.
The rest of the site was undisturbed. I also had coyote tracks up the road about 30 yards.
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Post by: Eric M on January 12, 2018, 04:14:16 PM
Post by: jhawk13 on January 12, 2018, 04:22:25 PM
I'm not a fur expert but the coloration does sound like coyote. Might've been too big to it and was able to back out. Too bad you didn't have a camera set up. If that was a coyote that is a pretty rare thing.
When I think of dog hair, I believe it has some rigidity to it. This hair was very very fine no rigidity.
The backing out part makes me think coyote, pretty sure cats jump forward.
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Post by: jhawk13 on January 12, 2018, 04:25:15 PM
I'm not a fur expert but the coloration does sound like coyote. Might've been too big to it and was able to back out. Too bad you didn't have a camera set up. If that was a coyote that is a pretty rare thing.
When I think of dog hair, I believe it has some rigidity to it. This hair was very very fine no rigidity.
The backing out part makes me think coyote, pretty sure cats jump forward.
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Also, I have had coyote tracks up and down the road by my traps for the last 3 weeks. Nothing has been touched in those 3 weeks.
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Post by: JakeLand on January 12, 2018, 05:26:47 PM
Post by: Kit Carson on January 12, 2018, 06:28:13 PM
Maybe a coyote backed out :dunno:
I caught a Coyote in a cage last year and I know Redi also caught one in the last few years (I'm sure other people too). It happens.
Post by: Humptulips on January 12, 2018, 07:20:45 PM
Could be worse, I had someone turn a cat loose for me last week or at least I think it was a cat.
Wasn't a dog. They used a lot of forked sticks to push the door open and block it open. Dog they would've just let it out.
Post by: bear hunter on January 12, 2018, 08:26:31 PM
From the sound of the hair it makes me think dog. Whatever, too big for the trap, door lands on his back and he backs out.:yike:
Could be worse, I had someone turn a cat loose for me last week or at least I think it was a cat.
Wasn't a dog. They used a lot of forked sticks to push the door open and block it open. Dog they would've just let it out.
Post by: jhawk13 on January 12, 2018, 09:30:19 PM
From the sound of the hair it makes me think dog. Whatever, too big for the trap, door lands on his back and he backs out.
Could be worse, I had someone turn a cat loose for me last week or at least I think it was a cat.
Wasn't a dog. They used a lot of forked sticks to push the door open and block it open. Dog they would've just let it out.
Yeah, that is definitely worse!!!
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Post by: JakeLand on January 12, 2018, 11:32:54 PM
Post by: huntingfool7 on January 14, 2018, 02:52:44 AM
There's a camera on it. I'm not that good at reading sign LOL.
Post by: Humptulips on January 14, 2018, 10:29:29 AM
Post by: huntingfool7 on January 14, 2018, 07:56:54 PM