what length of rebar trap stakes would u use for coons for trapping in sandy soil?

alot easier to use disposable. but if you use rebar i would cross stake. aleast 2 foot

24in for the most part but depends on the soil, cross stake in soft ground.

i made some stakes for sany places during preaseason and since i like to overkill things, mine are 36"

what bout 30 in.

what type of soil do you have in your part of louisiana

24in. here never had one pull up or even move it any. but then again our ground is clay here kinda hard

i was wondering if his was clay also. I live in louisiana and have clay.

Sandy soil I use 30-36"

I wouldn't use rebar....I've got sandy soil and I use cables, rather than stake them I loope them around small trees or sizable piecs of drift wood. Fast, easy, can reuse the cables and I haven't had a pull out or lost a coon or trap yet.

that is a good idea also

im trapping in sand

i would get cable stakes or long rebar

I agree with Wheelers.

bout 34"

22-26"

Use wooden stakes, they hold better than rebar and are free. See my free trap stakes post on the kids forum here.

~ADC~

I Don't!

Who would? LOL

I agree w/adc, why waste rebar on coon,save them for the yotes and cats. Double staking 30+ inch rebar for coon, that seems like a little bit of overkill, if you got that much rebar laying around and it makes you feel better, go ahead but wood stakes are cheaper and alot easier to deal with. I go through my areas in the spring and cut a bunch of maple saplings about 30in. and leave them stuck up in trees along the cricks where I Know Ill be setting in the fall.

thanks adc

i tried that and the wood usualy cracks when i pound it in the ground

I cut good sized saplings, I have had um split though when driving them w/ my hatchet so i threw a couple 4x4in pieces of 1/2 inch plywood in my bucket.I hold that on the end of the stake when driving,no splits!

LOSERS! Except Calvin

Wheelers just carries around his old boots and wires to them, aint no animal dragging one of those very far!!

Explain then, Dead Coyote.
The question was what length rebar would you use. I would agree that rebar probably wouldn't be my first choice in sand but that wasn't the question. Even sand varies quite a bit, however. I think 30" to 36" is a good choice in sand, but I would like to hear if any of you have had issues with that length...and why. I would argue that 24" is too short in sand, though.

Alittle further would read that wooden stakes are in fact free (minus time and labor if that has any value to you) and in pure sand, a earth anchor would probably be the best tool (again...wasn't the question). However, I have rebar stakes that are 20+ years old and are in good shape. Thats a one time cost (minimal cost at that) that has saved me alot of time and money over the years. Certain situations still require rebar stakes for coon in my area.

I use all rebar. I use 30" for sand and have never had a problem. I like rebar because I don't leave my coon sets in one spot very long and I can pull them quickly and be on my way.

I agree Calvin on the 24" is too short. I've had a few Otter and Coon pull the 24" stake on the front end of the drowner cable out. But never a 36" stake.

Question???.........Doesn't soil conditions dictate the length of the stake, have used a single 14 inche in a rock fizzure to a single 30-36 for snare (as wheelers info) I mainly use doouble-staked 18 to 24 rebar in most of my areas , going to disposables more and more but even with disposables soil conditions dictate the length of the cable even double staking disposable sometimes.

If you can make it move , they can too and will spend a lot more time and effort than you.


So use OVERKILL, boys, OVERKILL,

Cletis