Brother just sent me a pic 7.5' death ring 2 to3" deep. Was stock Duke DP setup with 18" rebar drove 20" deep in firm ground. In MO and used fish,shrimp bait and no tracks or blood. Said to much loose excavated dirt to see find stake hole and no sign of foul play. Was thinking maybe bobcat tripped on his paw. Any other ideas. They did have a badger 6 or 8 years ago.

one of the problems with the push type dps is animals could stick paws in them to set them off im actually surprised more bears havent been caught in either types must not have been anchored very well if the critter took off with it

Hard to say what it may have been. I haven't noticed a lot of excavation of a catch circle from a bobcat but a skunk can definitely do some digging. I will see if I can find a pic

The only thing I have ever caught in a dp besides a coon is a skunk. Don't know if a bobcat could get their paw in one could they?

I've seen fox but I don't think a bobcat could get its paw in a pull only DP like your stock Dukes and get caught. Never seen a badger in a DP. Possums, skunks, feral cats, mice and rats. I'd sooner think it was just a really big coon. Was there anything it could climb to pull the stake?

Our cats are not that big but I don’t think one could get a paw in a DP.

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I run push/pull. And I’ve never caught a feral cat. Obviously caught coons in them but besides coon I’ve have opposums and skunks.

Someone had told me before they caught a coyote in a dp. But if I remember right it was the old soup cans. And it was very malnourished and in horrible condition