I I set out 6 coyote traps on my property for the very first time. Today was day 3 of the traps being out. So far no Coyotes but yesterday, I came up on 1 of my traps that was sprung. It was caked with blood (The entire trap and chain were covered in frozen blood) and a small amount of hair. There was a small amount of blood splatter around the trap area as well. Whatever it was, probably a coyote, wasn't trapped for long though as there really wasn't sign of a struggle. I didn't find any body parts or other signs. Did I do something wrong? I check this trap every morning. My other traps do not show any sign of coyotes but I see fresh tracks within 15 yards of these traps almost every morning. I believe what I am doing is creating a dirt hole style trap with holes for the bait in front of the trap area. For some reason the coyotes don't seem interested other then the 1 trap with the blood.
1) What do you think happened in the bloody trap?
2) Why aren't the coyotes interested in my other traps after 3 days?
