THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD OF COYOTE DAMAGE CONTROL ON THE TRAPLINE WITH TOM BEAUDETTE

I don’t think there is a more challenging furbearer to trap than the coyote. Th roughout the years, I have trapped some impressive numbers of the little wolf, and most of those coyotes came pretty easy. It wasn’t until I started working in damage control that I received a real education.

There are and always will be coyotes on a trapline that will be tough to catch These coyotes have either seen a buddy in a trap, or quite possibly have fired a trap and escaped themselves. Either way, they will be very difficult to catch.

Once an old coyote puts two and two together, the coyote trapper will have a