Trapping on a strip job for coyotes where theres really no brush to get tangled . It's mostly just thick grass . Was looking at the sabortooth or one of the jc conners . On the conners theres several types with different weight . Any suggestions ?

Go heavy and long HEAVY chain I like 12 ft...more versatile and keeps drag on the ground.

I use the plain old style drags with about 8 foot of chain. I trap open pond areas. Once they hit the cattails they stopped pretty quick.

You just say your trapping....no mention of what. A coyote on a drag in that kind of country....well you better have a dog to locate him, and sometimes that won't work, depending on what kind of grass! Here, in the flint hills, with big bluestem grass, you may never see your yote or trap again, even with a good dog. Be careful, not good to have critters with traps on that you can't find!

If you know theres no much to Hold a coyote back already. Id use a cable Stake instead of drags.

Thats just me though.

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If you can drive to the spots you set or get close, I use logs (5'x10") to tie off too.

Trapping coyotes . To Rocky to stake

Was thinking that maybe the way to go .

Too rocky?

Have you tried?

Had a coyote in thick mesquite go 1/2 mile. Hung up twice right off and got loose. Then stayed out of the brush. I literally grabbed the drag when i caught up to it. Was wore out but not tangled. Dont happen often but it does . In grass use stakesp

Yes I've took a sledge and tried .

Wire and a few fence staples good to go.

Another option: concrete drag / anchor.

Pre-season work. Save leftover mud from concrete jobs. Put a couple shovel fulls in a hole (to size, weight, and shape you want). Shove 10-12 inches of chain half way in and let it set.

I have a few scattered around my trapping area where they are the best anchoring option (for my style). I have left them in place for years and haven't lost one yet. Placing them a few at a time while scouting pre-season is best. They are big enough you can get a neo-phobic response from canines if you haven't given them sufficient time to get used to them.

I use quick links to attach my traps.

If you guess the right weight, they can be used as a drag in low cover and they will usually get far enough to be out of sight. (Unless you catch a fox or skunk in a coyote set - or they get froze down).

Definitely not for the backpack line. LOL.

I like a groove in the bottom for bait / lure with good scent dispersal. If they want whats in the "hole" they have to work at it from the front. You can make a hole in the ground underneath preseason and add mouse nesting material and bird seed with a little peanut butter. The mice will use it and no other attractors will be needed when you place your trap.

I know my Sabertooths will lock up when I pull them across the yard. Use a long chain and hope for the best.

I've used rocks like that too, but have lost a few in the summer. Dang ranchers like to use them for fence weights! Then I gotta go drill a hole in another rock!

Old wooden fence posts (6-8" diam. X 8' length) on 8' of chain for me if I can drive to w/i 30' of the trap site. Cheap at farm sales and easy to pull trap when leaving. Can be left on sight and will eventually degrade or propped up for next season. Used them for years in farm and river country with coyotes not going far. Lost only 1 (with attached coyote) to thieves in all the years I used them.

Chicken wire bag filled with rocks.

Around here I have limestone rocks an plenty that weigh 20-40 lb with holes in them. They work great. Take drag off chain an put chain thru hole an quick link back to chain. Great backing