What is a scent post set?

What is a scent post set?

Scent Post Set for Coyotes Like the fox, the coyote is attracted by the scent of its urine. It also is an animal that travels along the same paths and crossing places. Put a tablespoon of coyote urine on the post.

How do you make a fox set?

Follow these steps to make the set.

1. Choose a clear area along a fox’s travel lane.
2. Place a stick in the ground. This is your post.
3. Bed the trap like you would for the dirt hole set. The center of the trap should be 6″ from the post.
4. Squirt fox urine on the post.

How do you extract fox urine?

1. Roll the dead animal on its back. Cut the coyote or fox from the pelvic bone to the chest.
2. Locate the bladder near the pelvic bone. You may have to move some intestines to expose the bladder.
3. Locate the bladder tube where it attaches to the bladder. Pinch the tube and cut it free.

Do deer get caught in coyote traps?

Typically, deer are captured as non-target species while hunters and trappers attempt to catch feral hogs or control predators such a coyotes. The sour smell is attractive to wild hogs, but whitetail deer will avoid the smell and trap altogether. Deer do not like soured grains or acorns.

What is Fox Urine Good For?

Fox urine works best for repelling small mammals like rabbits, squirrels and cats. Coyote urine and the urine of larger predators is a better choice for deer and other larger animals, and is also reported to work against woodchuck, raccoon, skunk, and smaller mammals.

Does Fox Pee deter mice?

Foxes are natural predators of mice and the scent of their urine is known to make mice high tail it out of an area. However, the fox urine used for pest control comes in small granules and can be sprinkled around the home to create an invisible mouse repellent wall to deter mice (and other pests).

When should you start trapping coyotes?

Winter is a great time to be trapping anyway. The weather is cool to cold depending on where you are in the country. Food sources may be getting scarce, which can play quite nicely into a trapper’s hand, as animals are on the prowl and may more readily come to bait stations or lure.