My wolf fangs are free and truly disposable. But I do try and remove most of them If It's easy.
I lay my tile spade flat on the ground make a wrap around the handle close to the shovel part and reef up on It. If It starts to come up I lower the shovel and choke up on the cable or chain and reef up on It again.
If It doesn't pull out I cut the cable and leave.

Chained super stakes with retriever cable is best.

DRILL HOLES FIRST. It saves aching wrists.

Only way to fly AT.
Only way to fly.

I went this route! I'll use the 100 duckbills I bought for something else.

I’ve used wolf fangs for a few years. I too for some reason, had problems with them this past season. They bent and did not set and pulled way too easily. Most of my strip pit ground if you get it one in its permanent. I’m going back to double stakes or drags. I have an Airedale pup I want to take along with me for drags that used to be slightly iffy on direction.

Finned super stakes will hold an 18-wheeler...... now I'm not saying they are the best, cause they take forever to get out, but they will hold anything you catch!

Wolf fangs are nice anchors. Have had few when driving into the ground the tab the welded s hook goes thru broke off soon as I set the anchor never had that problem till the last batch I bought. Must be being made cheaper and cheaper. So switched to either double stake or super stakes when staking is possible.

Agree. There was something about the batch I bought last year.

I've moved on and am looking forward to the super stakes.

Crossed rebar is only thing ive found i can retrieve here in late January when I'm done with coyote line.
That said, I do like the lighter weight of bullets on cable when I'm walking that line due to crappy weather.
For my coon sets, mostly 1.5s and DPs needing anchors, I use berk disposables.
Jim

I went with Super Stakes with chain two years ago and won't look back.

I make up about a hundred berkshire cable stakes each summer. 18 inches is way to long for our heavy clay soil so I use 10 inches of cable 1/8 0r 7/32 both and put on a universal swivel then about 4-5 inches of straight link chain #3 on the 1/8 cable #2 0n the 7/32. I carry both 3/16 quick links and heavy duty s hooks and let the location etc determine the anchoring method.
I also use allot of drags. and carry about half a rick of firewood in the back of the truck.
Coyote size 3 prong grapple on 5 feet of #3 chain and 2 prong fox grapples on 4 ft chain attached to the trap chain with a quick link. Then about two feet from the trap attach the firewood size log with a large fence staple.This gives me a ready to drop in post set or backing for a mouse hole or flat set. The log gives the coyote something to scratch roll and fight other than the trap.
It also gives coons something to chew and will keep the cats out of the trees. They don't go far and there easy to find and that chewed scented up log becomes a good attraction.

Trappergreen62 that is a great idea to keep cats out of trees. Also like the chewed up sobered on logs as attractors after a catch.
Nice work.
Jim

I don’t know where I’d begin on this one. I’ve used all regular staking methods and products. Having trapped in 11 states, I’ve found that the ground determines what’s best. If I were back in the southeast, the wolf fangs are a great option because of price. The wolf fangs won’t hold up here with the rocks and frozen ground. No way. Chained super stakes can sometimes rip apart in hard enough ground. If weight were never an issue, double staking would be my favorite. 6” rebar could hold any coyote in hard enough ground, though I’d never do it.

Two years ago I went to chained superstates after using Wolf fang's for years. The only complaint I have with the supers are trying to get them out with 2 ft of frost. Wolf fang I would just clip and go, they only cost me .50 to build. I can just unhook the chained stakes and after frost goes out pull them. That's a pain to do, but they cost to much to just leave.

As a new trapper, these forums provide a plethora of knowledge. This past season, my first, I used Berkshires and Super Stakes (chain and Cable) in WV. Mostly rocky soils. I can honestly say that if you’re trapping from a machine (ATV, snowmobile, truck, etc) using a T-post puller from a farm store worked wonders. I only bent one Berkshire. The rest pulled with ease.

About flipped my 4-wheeler end over end before I chickened out, lol. Hooked the winch to the super stake and the back tires got off the ground. I got to about 60 degrees and said nope, that one can stay! It’s still there and I add a trap and quick link and still catch a coyote and or bobcat in that spot every year. The pipe stays in the ground there as well. It about gnawed to the deck, but I just clean it out what’s still in the Earth and add bait.