i had this set out for about 10 days or so when the big rains came. i believe we got something like 6 inches of rain in two days. i didn't check the trap after the second day of rain til that afternoon - i actually walked out there to remake it and Surprise!!! had this girl yote in it.

i bed the trap really well (like it's in concrete. you don't want any movement). then i place a screen over the pan and sifted peat moss goes over the screen. i finish that off with a sifting of the dirt from the area and depending on the set, i add a little vegetation (rub grass or leaves or straw through the sifter).