Can any you guys help me with dug up traps? Seems like the first night my sets are either dug up or i am losing my catches.

Bed the traps more solid and remember raccoons are notorious for flipping traps so best to make K9 sets away from probable raccoon locations.

Sounds like your traps are contaminated with scent of some sort. How did you treat them?

Deer love to step in them and then step out.

tell us about your trap treatment...

The answers and questions above covered everything I was going to say

Further intel needed. Are they flipped and not tripped? Are they
sprung and pulled straight out of bed? Is there any claw marks
showing a struggle? Is there any hair left in jaws?

Pics and more info would help. There’s a few reasons for diggers, the big two are an unstably bedded trap and some kind of contamination on the trap. If your pan has a lot of movement before the trap fires that could cause a digger too. As far as pullouts, could be deer stepping in your sets or could be that your pan tension is too light causing toe catches. If there’s no fur on the jaws and no catch circle there’s a good chance deer are getting in them.

I'm putting my money on Coons and loose dirt.

yep

My moneys on a sasquach!

Coons! #1 problem. Almost every game pic I have a yote on I have a coon as well. With High pan tension they will drag and flip the trap right out of its bed.

https://youtu.be/F5R2B-qdyRk

Coons and skunks or deer are likely your problem.

Power bedding can be a great solution.

God Bless,

Dustin

First thing a trapper always says is the traps are contaminated! BS! Set them deeper in the dirt and make sure they don't move. Depending on the size of trap your setting, cover with at least a half inch for like a 1.75, and a strong #3 or 4 can take an inch of cover, when you have decent ground conditions and not yet fighting freezing weather. Most people don't use enough cover. Pack that dirt around the trap once you have it solid. Coons can be a pita on predator sets, but by bedding solid and deep, you will catch them instead of having traps dug out. Most of the digging is from coons.

Spot on Lee. That was my suggestions as well.

Had a couple dug up by coons before we got some moisture, if its not packed hard and not deep enough they will shove them dirty little paws in - around - under just to see whats there. I agree with you also Lee. I am not a huge fan of power bedding either, reason is I do not need to add more nails to the places I drive, and it would happen to me I am sure.

Check around your sets... coyotes and fox like to leave a calling card, by the way of scat, when they expose your traps... a lot of times, but not every time.

The guys here gave some great advice.

Garry-

Coons!!! Coons like to poke and feel in fresh dirt

This is spot on imo.

When I first started trapping I educated some fox and they would start digging a trench 2 feet away from the trap and dig towards it until they could flip it out, then they'd steal my bait and crap on or next to the trap. Drove me crazy until an old trapper showed me how to set proper.