That's too bad. Not sure if you do this or not but anytime I stake a trap (especially with earth anchors) I yank up on the trap. This year I did that on a welded rebar stake and the nut on top of the rebar popped off and off came the trap. Hopefully you catch one on the remake. Keep us posted.

Do know anyone with a good coyote dog
The dog could find the missing coyote and trap

Another empty check, time to pull the line I reckon, Ill pull one day short of 4 months out. I do have a fence line im going to go check on hanging some snares on but that will wrap it up for the year. 1 Coyote 2 Reds 1 badger and 19 coon year number 2 of running traps.

For year number 2 that is a great season. I hope you post another trap line thread next season!

The first few years of coyote trapping can be challenging. Even though the places may look like good locations but only have sparse sign don't produce well. You may only be trapping what you have access to but start looking for places with more scat and tracks. Stick close to areas with lots of prey, livestock, long running 2 tracks through ranches, prairie dog towns, or dead piles. Those areas usually have more sign and produce well. That being said, you may be doing those things, and your area may not have the number of coyotes to catch in higher numbers.

At one time the Worland/Thermopolis area of the Big Horn basin had some very capable government trappers working that area A good aerial program could sure be effecting your numbers also