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12 ft of 1/8” cable, a swivel at the trap and one mid-length, and a snap on the end will eliminate anything other than a thief walking off with a 330.

I have a loop on each end of the cable.I then put the cable around a tree and put one loop thru the loop on the other end of the cable. I then hook that loop to the trap with a s-link.

This is about as easy as it gets…

But don’t tie off to a tree that a beaver would chew

I dont think 1 in 1000 beavers will chew the tie of tree off with a 330 hanging on him.And if he does how far would he pull the downed tree?

But the beaver, or another, could chew it off before being caught. Or another comes along after and drags it all away.

Cable loop
6 foot cable extension with snaps on both ends Very handy

Had that happen twice.

2 feet straight up isn’t anyways impossible, and if you a identically bagged an otter all bets are off, especially if hip caught

Always fasten down tight saves a lot of anger and regret and false incriminations