Both of the traps you have are too small for anything other than mink or muskrats, you are better off to get larger adequate traps before setting because a pull-out will only educate the animals. 1 3/4 - 3's are the more appropriate sizes for fox to coyote sized animals. Don't underestimate the ability of these animals being able to pull out of your traps. I have lost several in #1 3/4 that were accidentally caught in my coon traps. If you intend to stake your traps I like to use 2 ft rebar stakes; however I found that using drags helps to avoid pull-outs. Just use a larger log, etc. and wire your trap to the log then use the log to kind of funnel the animals to your trap. By doing this when the animal is caught it will be able to barely drag the trap and will tire quickly. This creates less resistance pulling back for the animal to get enough leverage to pull out, however I will only use this when i am trapping in an area with brush or something to allow for easy tracking to find your trap. They usually will not make it more than 20-50 yards, but it's always nice to play it safe. If you do use stakes be sure they are securely planted. Fox and Coyotes are powerful animals and are capable of pulling stakes. Hope this helped...

If you have access to a slough the traps you have would be great for muskrats... 'round here we can just remove the top of a lodge and set the trap inside, then cover the lodge and come back early in the morning... works great and they are fun to catch. But be sure to check your traps early, I can't count the number of 'rats i've had chew their feet off to get out of my traps...