You could get a feed bucket and throw bait at the back and set a 220 at the entrance.

If you have a young coon that will not go into a cage, very likely it has been caught before. Chicken guys find that out when they trap their chicken killer, release it a few miles away and it beats them home. Then they can't catch it again. On a game camera, a trap wary coon would probably setup shop at cage mouth and start reaching. Dumb ones will walk in like they own the place. OTOH, you can catch same possum a bunch of times before it wises up.

I'd leave trap out with skinny trail of dry cat food on the ground, outside and inside cage where it falls into the cage wire on the ground. Jackpot in the back. May take days, but it will eventually go in far enough to get caught.

This. In a pinch if you don't have a can that will fit I have just placed the trap in a garbage bag so the only thing exposed is the front. Once caught it will likely shred the bag but at least you have your coon. I've caught a good amount of the tougher ones this way.

What are you using for bait?

Worked that way for me too with miniature marshmallows as bait.

Dont over think it. Block off around the out side of trap so he cant reach bait. Dig a small hole under trap in back and put bait in a small lid under trap so coon cant get it ,put bricks on top so he cant roll trap over.

Forget all that and put an egg right behind the pan where he can see it but can’t reach it from the outside. It will go in to get the egg. Everything in nature will eat an egg and it’s a great visual attraction as well.
Disclaimer: We’ve caught everything but a coyote in a cage. A bobcat or fox will run over a possum and coon to get that egg!

I've had raccoons try to dig from the side of the trap when I tried digging a hole under the cage and putting the cage on top. Some coons just dont want to go in that trap. Luckily the places I've tried it and had that happen where spots i didnt have to worry about domestics and a foothold placed on the side of the digging caught the coon.

Cover the trap with pine limbs, grass, some sort of cover. Everywhere except the front. Make it impossible for them to come in the back side. old piece of carpet or rug works great. Make it appear to be a tunnel or den . They will go in . Same trick will work for feral cats.

You've gotta block it in the back and sides so he has no choice but to go in it to investigate from the front. Another trick i use is digging a hole under the trap pan and setting the bait there and then the trap on top of the bait.

dog food that is made of corn and has bacon fat in it, smells like bacon and smoke so figured it would work good. also using big marshmellows and a can with spiked fish oil in it

going to try different bait tho

dont ever put fish oil on bait. especially if it has shellfish oil in it. They will never touch anything that shellfish again if they ever taste it.

Put bait in trap. Close the trap door. It’ll get frustrated because it can’t get the bait. 2 days later, open the trap and see what happens.

Also, put the back of the trap facing the wind. Wind will blow towards the door when it’s eventually opened.

I did not put anything on the bait sniperbbb it was in a scrunched up can with holes in the top for eye appeal

Honey bun Caught coon

Honey buns are too good to use as coon bait lol

Then you must not want to catch him too bad.

Yes

Just put a 1 1/2 buried where the coon will step to reach in to your box trap.

Keith