Book 3 — Trap for Coyotes

By Drawing on the Wire the Coyotes were Brought under Control and Forced from Their Lair

Two coyotes, resisting capture in a hole under a lava ledge, were hauled forth quickly when the device shown in the sketch was used, after other means had proved ineffective.

I made a snare of baling wire and attached it to a pole, 6 ft. long, running the wire down from the loop to the end of the handle. The loop was made about twice the size of the coyote’s head, and, by drawing on the wire at the handle, the animals were placed under control and held at a safe distance.—Contributed by Milton Barth, Geyserville, Cal.