what kind of traps,foothold,box traps,or body gripping.I'm no expert but you would use different technique's with each of these the input of some of the trappers would be better if they know what kind you got,I'm not a trapper but I have caught several coons in live traps for local farmers around their corn cribbs,racoons have a sweet tooth I use tuna fish and some grape jelly beside it,they like it.