Yes but put a disposable on the end of it

Depending on how thick the ice is, I'll drill down through it then pound in the disposable stake. I'll use a bit about the same size as the stake is wide so it slides down without any issues. Once it pops out the bottom it'll turn sideways anyways which prevents it from being pulled back up again. Now that we got a little more snow I'l going to try something a little crazy. I build just a 12" by 12" 2X4 square that I'm going to lay flat on the ice and fill with waxed dirt, then bed my trap in there and lightly cover with snow. We had a little warmer weather for a couple of days that turned the top layer of snow to slush so I had to pull my traps out of the ice. Had tracks walking right over the pan too... figures lol.

Now we gained about 4 more inches of snow, and have 2-4 more coming today, so I figured I'd try someone totally different figuring what's the worst that can happen. I'll let you know how well that pans out.