Famed New York Adirondack trapper E.J. Dailey extensively used the dirt-hole trap set, and is credited for promoting the use of this effective canine trap set in his articles and books.
The concept for the dirt-hole set was conceived by observing the behavioral habits of foxes and coyotes. Canines regularly preform the act of food caching. If a canine cannot consume a meal at one time, the remainder of the meal will be buried in a hole that has been dug by the canine. The dirt-hole trap set perfectly mimics a location where a coyote or fox has buried an uneaten portion of food, and fully intends to return and
