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thats known as a set gun; illegal in Fla.and should be everywhere.very dangerous.

I am not a hunter I am a whitetail population reduction specialest

remember keep your back to the sun, your knife sharp, and your powder dry.

The coyote getters that I've seen use a 38 special blank with cyanide. They are called M44's now.

My neighbor has several that he used years ago.

I have seen this method used. It works pretty well, but is REALLY DANGEROUS!!!! Just think about what you're actually doing, first of all, you've produced a homemade shotgun, you never know if it'll blow up or not, secondly, you've loaded this gun taken it out into the world and left it with the safety off. Other than that, I've always known them to be really effective, except that you'll shoot several coons, or rabbits or other game that you didn't want b/c they will be curious and come up and sniff around, if your "trigger pull" is too light, then that'll set off the shell at something you don't want. Then you usually loose the bait meat that you had b/c yotes will come eat it after the shot.
IMHO they aren't a good idea, unless you sit a long ways off and watch them the whole time, just like if you were calling normally.

..I read a post last year on this topic,i think they use them in some states.....

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man that sounds like a nasty kill anything weapon.i would find it hard to believe that this would be leagal in any state.i do believe the cyanide trick is banned coast to caost.to many non target critters get involved.

coyoteseeker
I believe the goverment trappers can still use M44 out here.

coyote getters are a .38 casing with only the primer left in for a propellant. The casing is filled with cyanide with a drop of wax on the end to keep the poison in place. It is placed on a device that has a trigger and a fireing pin. Scent is then applied to wool or just a rag,and this is attached to the trigger.This is all placed in the ground with only the wool/rag and the end of the shell caseing above ground. When the coyote pulls on the scent rag it triggers the primer and shoots the cyanide down its throat. The animal may travel 25 yards. All repetive poisons are now illegal for a.d.c. work by fed.law. It was,in my expearence the most effencent tool I ever saw for controling coyotes. You had to be extreamly carfull where you set these things as what ever pulled on that scent rag died. Because it was not entirely species selective it's use was banned some 25 years ago. I don't know of any agency that uses such a device today.M-44 might be the same thing,it does sound as though it is.I only knew as a getter.

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I found this kind of ironic. I haven't seen one in years, or even heard of them being used for at least 10 years, then I read this, and that night a guy here in town came over and asked me if I'd know how to build them and if I would make a couple for him. I told him that he'd better check and make sure that they are legal, then we'd talk about how much I'd charge for a set. He wants them chambered double, a 12 ga. and a .44 mag cartridge, I told him I didn't think I could make a barrel strong enough for the mag though!!!! lol