Steel screen sucked for us.. But we do know now we need to crank our t3n1sion up..but can't get it to work on a number 2 at all

Do any of y'all have any trouble with covers being dug off? Its not the traps.because the. Same.traps just caught a crap.load.of yotes..without pan covers.

And the covers arent contaminated

What little dirt trapping I do I use a cut roll of wax paper, tear off a piece, crinkle it up, smooth it out and set, it's worked for me but like I said, not a lot of dirt trapping here.

I’ve gone to peat under the trap with waxed dirt over a landscape fabric pan cover.

Guess I'll be the odd man out, I use straight dry peat and no pan cover. Just one thing less for me to forget.

Blee I’ve just not taken that last step yet, been using pan covers of some kind since I was a kid . I know a very good coyote trapper in this neck of the woods that uses peat only with great success. I will probably get there eventually, lol .

Fiberglass pipe insulation under the pan. Waxed sand over the top.

If your screen is on tight they aren’t getting dug off, they’re catching whatever is there. Everyone does it different it seems, but I cut mine to fit snug against and slightly under the jaws but over the pan. It almost acts as a pan extension. They step or dig, then they are caught.
For my dirt holes I’ll use peat or poly. I’ve even used peat when I’ve run out of screen. I’ll fill it all around the trap and under the pan and use grass clippings to cover the set.

Peat moss here. Peat acts as a great cover in many conditions. No need to make it harder on yourself.

Knee highs, cut in two and split. Soft and supple, lies flat with little dirt on top, dirt colored and unless it pours buckets dirt does not wash off like a lot of other things. Also one can get them if in need almost everywhere.
Ted

I too use wax paper but I keep the roll (cut 4 in long) in my pocket and tear off a chunk usually just wad it up and place a wad under the pan end if you put it in urine you'll have to mist the entire set to avoid digging for the cover

Plastic sandwich bags

I've used wax paper and polyfill in the past and they worked fine. Lately I've been using the little round cupcake papers and they work well too.

Just some insight here. TP is the most versatile cover you can have in the bag. The goal is simply to keep dirt from getting under the pan. A square will fit a 1.5 or you can pull 3 off and wad it up and push it under the pan on a #3 to do the same thing. Pull a square, ball it up, stick in the hole entrance, squirt some lure on it and shove it to the bottom. They’ll smell it and when they look in the hole they’ll see it. I don’t need to explain other critical situations that might arise that having a roll with you isn’t a bad thing.