What are the best pan covers other than window screen, etc. I have used pillow stuffing and odorless trash bags but trash bags don't work very well. Pillow stuffing is easy but it doesn't work. Maybe I'm not using enough? Should the pillow stuffing stick out a little on all sides of the pan or what amount should I use?

Can’t help ya I use window screen I make my own by the 100s cut a bunch when I’m watching TV then wash, dry then bag them.

I use so many different size/shaped traps for canines i can't hardly have a one size fits all with screen. I've gotten to where i use whatever is on site for under the pan. Leaves, grass and when i have some, i'll crumple up wax paper and use it under the pan.

Toilet Paper.

Coffee filters

Can anyone give me tips on pillow stuffing?

I use peat these days and won’t go back to pan covers. That being said I used landscaping fabric before making the switch to peat. The landscape fabric is pretty versatile and you can use one shape to fit several different traps. I use Mb 550’s and 650’s and will use one size for both .

I use it under my pans on my 550’s and it works fine. Take enough to just fill the void. If it doesn’t look like enough, add a little.

Wax paper and the little paper cupcake wrappers work well.

I've used poly fill with my 650s before.

Go buy a bag of polyfil and put it under the pan. Disclaimer: I trap an area that doesn’t freeze, so may not work it freezing situations, I really don’t know. I know it WILL keep dirt from filling in under the pan even during about 3” of rain.
If I “know” we’re going to have a lot of rain I’ll use Zaggers method of bedding and screen. Pulled empty sets on pull day with a bed full of water, but the trap still fires.

I use coffee paper coffee filters. If wet, they don't tear but cut pieces of wax paper works great also.

Polyfill works in freezing temps because it is water resistant. Thanks everybody!

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No pan covers needed with peat moss.

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I use the round wax paper hamburger patty separators. I think they are about $7 per 500 on amazon. I use MB550 and MB450's. They work well on both.

I use poly fill, take quilt batting and cut into squares or rectangles, I normally go about 2x3, batting is gauged out somewhat the thicker stuff I find is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. $5 will make you several hundred. Coyotes and coons destroy them but they are cheap and easy to use. Mine are bigger than my pans normally but that don’t seem to matter. I tried lots of things. Landscape fabric mice like and uncover it.

I only use galvanized steel screen

Everyone uses something different. I found with polyfil that if i didnt get enough dirt covering and it blew off I had some showing. Seems like you wouldnt want white against dirt where you want a yote to step. I landed on wax paper because it is easy and Im kinda lazy. Wrinkle it up before using because it seemed to take the shape of the pan better and not create a “bubble” in the dirt.

We don’t have yotes here so I don’t know but knowing they might be here in the future, what about the white would cause them not to step there?

You guys using peat; how do you bed the trap solid? Best I came up with was 3 or 4 40d spikes pinning the trap down, but I admit I suck at winter trapping.