Hate it when a coyote takes your gopher and your trap. This time it left me a pile to thank me.

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I feel your pain! Gotta anchor well, just in case.

Wait, exactly what do you use to anchor your gopher traps to coyote proof them?


I just figure I’m going to lose some mole traps every year. I don’t sweat it.

Never found a way to anchor cinch traps.

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I have lost more mole captures in traps to coon then anything here in the East. Some of those moles get to the surface a little when caught and wiggle aroung enough it most likely gets some attention.

I am sure I may have lost some to owls also in the same manner. Those small Trapline traps are very light in weight so with a little wire surveyor flag anchoring the trap it is no match for larger animals to pull out.

Yep have lost a few that way. It really hurts when a bear takes a newer 330 and beaver.

I think any animal that walks by and sees, hears, or smells the mole in the trap is going to take advantage of the easy meal. I once found one of my traps a few feet away in the bushes, but that was a rare gift, lol.