Kill Poles

[lyonch]

I am just curious how many of you use kill poles on the snare line? I can see them being a royal pain in the butt to carry for a walk in line They do however seem like they would perform really well in a open area if set up right.

[Coyotehunter]

great tool, I do use a few in some areas that do not allow for vertical intanglement. Go downs are a great location as well.

[Prairie Ghost]

Have not used them but believe in them. I have entaglement for the most part besides on the fence line. If i don't i can walk a little further down the trail and find a spot that is better to hang the snare in with entaglement. O'gorman will use them on fence lines also. I do use a snare support out of rebar and smooth rod but they are not stout enough nor do i put them deep enough into the ground to be considered a "kill pole".

[BigCoulee]

My situation would be the same as Prairie Ghosts. My pole is more of a support pole. Entanglement with a "choke spring" on the snare seems to work fine.

[lyonch]

The reason i ask this, is because a guy i have been doing work with said that his place has an area of cattail slough that is quite large and he owns the property all the way around it. He said that he watches the coyotes come in and out of the slough but for really brief periods during daylight. He mentioned that instead of trails, they are more like tunnels that they are coming out of. I thought this might be a good application for a snare and a kill pole. I would have to look at the property to make a final decision.

[Prairie Ghost]

Absouletly Chris get after it that is a GREAT location in your neck of the woods to snare.

[LeviM]

only problem you have to wait till december 1st to set snares in MN!!! Now thats a joke

[lyonch]

Yeah and drive the kill pole into frozen ground if you need one I have been thinking about heading out early before snaring and setting up some poles then come december set the snares.

[Prairie Ghost]

I get a lot of the earth anchors and supports for my snares drove in August. Then when the rifle season is over you just attach the snare open the loop and go!!

[Coyotehunter]

careful with the mud so the poles don't spin on you...............should be frozen ground by then but something to think about

[lyonch]

Good Point Jamie. I planned on welding a small steel plate to the bottom kind of like you see on a metal fence post. I will have to see if i can get a couple of those made this weekend and get them out there.

[Prairie Ghost]

Yep that should do it.

[DustyC]

I love kill poles. I've used them off and on for 8 years. I have alot of entanglement situations where I live but I hate to walk past a good spot because of no brush to hang a coyote from. I really like them on tall Rye grass trails and small young willow patches where there is nothing big enough to tie off to. As for being a pain on long hikes, they are heavy if you pack alot of them but it helps you make better sets.

[Coyotehunter]

they work great in tall grass.