Originally Posted by
engineeriam
Thanks for the news and advice. I have traps set and I’m catching everything but foxes and coyotes so far. Get this I actually caught a cottontail in a leg hold trap and when I checked my traps the rabbit had been eaten.
having a rabbit eaten out of a trap isn;t that uncommon,a s what you did was make it easier on a predator to get it, as it was stuck in your trap
and there really isn;t anything you can do, but maybe try and check traps more often, but even that doesn't mean you will get there first
also keep in mind, predators are smart and if they got a meal at the trap once they will most likely come back looking again and again, as they will; relate to things, there smarter than many think they are,!
many trappers end up moving things to try and avoid this!
so food for thought!