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I just ordered a dozen K9 traps to attempt coyote/bobcat removal. Will the earth anchors be enough to hold the trap? I have always used either drags or rebar on fox and coons.

I have never trapped a coyote so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Keith

Depends on the make of anchor and youre soil conditions. What kind are they? How long of cable or chain is on them? Coyotes put more pull and abuse on equipment than a fox or coon ever thought of. Give us some particulars and well get you headed in the right direction.

Wolf fang with 16” cable or the finned Fox Hollow with 16” chain is what I’m looking at. Soil is typical Ozark rocky.

I use Wolf Fang earth anchors. I have never had an issue if properly set. Thay can be hard to hammer in near roots or rocks. Also if soil is really wet or loose, pay special attention and set them good. You will know when you pull on them if they will hold.

If I can't pull them loose pulling straight up, a coyote will never pull them out pulling sideways. Better buy or make a puller to remove them and even then, you will break some off.

J-hook tool and crunch proofs and then you can leave the anchors especially if you’ll be setting the same places year after year.

Curious why you don’t want to use stakes or drags if that’s what you’re used to?

Those will work just fine. In youre ground you may not be able to drive them in all the way. Set them as scott270 said and rest easy. They may not pull at all and you will end up just leaving them in the ground. Good luck!

I'm in Pettis County and use 2" fender washer anchors for my cable restraints. Never had any problem holding 'yotes.
I have had to move a few feet or yards to get to where I can sink my anchors properly.
Make an anchor puller to save you're back and don't plan on pulling them when the ground is froze.
If you're going to set the anchors and leave them in place year after year, use stainless cable and mark the loops very well with surveyor's ribbon... they can be hard to find a few months later.

Really appreciate the advice. Thank you gentlemen

These are Wolf Fang style anchors. Properly set they will hold the nastiest and meanest bobcat or coyote. Depending on your soil type that will dictate how long your cable needs to be. I have medium/heavy clay type soil so I use a 12 inch cable, your soil may dictate a longer cable.

Always wanted to catch a black one , nice yote .

I used the early ones when they first came out. Small section of round tubing about 4” cut at 45 degrees on both ends. A nut welded in the middle to connect to a cable. I used 1/8” cable on mine. Never had one pulled by any animal and I caught a lot of coyotes on them. I don’t think a butcher size Hereford could pull one out. Most of my sets I could drive to so I used the truck to pull them. There’s a fair number of them still in the ground in Eastern Washington. Sometimes the cable would break before the anchor pulled.

So no. Neither a bobcat or coyote is going to pull one out.