Smart Queen Cat Can't be Trapped

For the past three days, we have been trying to trap a queen feral cat but this cat is very smart and knows how to get the bait without setting off the trap trigger.

I have been trapping feral and stray cats for over a decade and have never come across a cat like this. But sure enough, this kitty knows how to get the bait and leave. 

The trap works fine with normal cats, but a smart cat no.

At first, I thought it was my trap and that it was not working properly. So I checked it by setting it outdoors and was able to trap a tomcat.  It's not the trap it works fine.

One of the cat's friends suggested putting a kitchen towel in the trap to cover the trigger.  This towel would trick the cat and they would step on the trigger.  I thought it was a great idea so I set up the trap at 5 AM inside my garden shed, asd that is where the queen cat is. 

We watch through the window of the shed to see if the cat was trapped. We couldn't believe our eyes but this queen cat sat in front of the trap door as if she was studying the towel. Then she pulled the towel out of the trap before going in to eat the bait.  She escaped being trapped once again.

I spoke to my veterinarian about what was going on and she said the cat has probably been trapped before and that the cat is very smart.

We are going to try again tomorrow to trap this queen cat that is in heat. We are hoping that we are successful.  Have you ever experienced a cat like this?