Just wondering if anybody uses both Peat moss & waxed sand.
I'm thinking Peat under the trap and waxed sand for cover.
Or should it be the same bedding for the entire set.
I don’t understand WHY you want to use both except for cheapness but I highly disagree with the concept. When I started trapping coyotes in the late-90’s I only used peat in the trap bed/covering and I believe I did very well at the time by blending my sets with a whiskbroom. Those sets could still freeze with a hard rain and cold snap though. Peat is NOT bulletproof-proof by any means as I've had entire trap beds fill with water like a swimming pool!! I also made sure that my sets was constructed so that all I wanted or needed was one step! I did NOT want the coyote prancing
/shuffling around on the peat before stepping on the pan. That in my opinion is a very poor set method to trap coyotes.
In later years after listening to all the hype of waxed sand & waxed dirt I switched to waxed sand. If a trapper uses quality waxed sand and applies it correctly(encapsulates the trap) they can have as close to a bullet-proof set as possible IMHO but the trapper cannot be 1/2-arsed about the amount used Again, the whiskbroom is your friend for blending over the waxed sand with a thin layer of ground duff. I have always been a “blended set” trapper and never saw the legitimacy of trying to match the finished set soil naturally with a waxed product or peat. Dirt, frozen dirt, clay, snow, etc your whiskbroom is your best friend! IMHO!