@buckdeer1 It was trying to be a yote set, but since I've not (yet) caught a yote, it might be generous to call it that. I've got a few sets out. This one wasn't according to any specific set I've seen. I used the tractor to remove a packrat nest, and dumped it at the edge of the trail. After doing that, I thought it would be a point of interest for the predators to investigate. A branch happened to fall so it was extending into path. I figured as they investigate the pile, the branch would encourage foot placement in a specific place. So I put a trap in the spot and smeared some bait on the underside of the branch. I was planning on doing a dirt hole or trench set in this place, but happened into this. The set had been there a few weeks and I had freshened up the bait recently.
@Catscratch I watched youtube videos on several methods before settling on this. some use a catch pole and stretch them out away. Some use a piece of plywood as a barrier. It was my intent that the barrel would remain in place and the cat contained until I was standing up and chose to tip it. But once it pulled its leg in, the cat tipped the barrel, and it was all I could do to get a few steps away.
@Catscratch I watched youtube videos on several methods before settling on this. some use a catch pole and stretch them out away. Some use a piece of plywood as a barrier. It was my intent that the barrel would remain in place and the cat contained until I was standing up and chose to tip it. But once it pulled its leg in, the cat tipped the barrel, and it was all I could do to get a few steps away.
