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Sorry to hear about MIL - I just had to put Mom in nursing home and she don’t like it - been hard

My trap kit came with a steak driver for driving anchors - I actually pound that in the ground 8-10 inch for my dirt or bait hole - I move it back in forth some as I drive it so it don’t get stuck

U did not mention wax - u need that too - dye then wax. U may want a small trap shovel - came w my kit and a sifter and peat moss - some people use trap pans - I just use peat moss - spread over trap jaws - pack down around trap tongue (don’t touch tongue- ouch) then I put little more peat moss then cover w dirt

And I prob do my trap securing diff than most - i ordered trap drivin steaks - can’t remember what they called - it like rebar steaks and a round end that want let trap chain pop off - I just hammer the steak on the end of the ring on the trap chain - one time I could not remove one from ground

The anchors may be best but the above work for me