Trap and Snare Diagrams

[ADC]

Tom asked I post these here. Hope you enjoy them...



















Lots more good info at the following link as well....

Trapping Archives - Home

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[tmrschessie]

ADC, Thank You for your assistance. Folks this will assist you in discussing traps and trapping and when you go to buy traps it should help before you give up any hard earned cash. Tom

P.S. Go to ADC's line in his signature,

Trapping Archives - Home

lots of good information there.

[ADC]

I got some good stuff I think there. Sould help out a few folks.

No problem Tom!

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[ADC]

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[tmrschessie]

If you want to add this to your original post you sure can. Tom

[ADC]

No problem, hope it helps.

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[old bess]

how do those stoploss traps work?

[tmrschessie]

The muskrat steps on the pan, there is a slight hesitation and the keeper spring goes forward and keeps the muskrat from chewing and getting out of the trap. Tom

[old bess]

oh! Ok thank you for the info. Would you recommend those for muskrat trapping or will normal foot traps work. I have a few longspring #1's I was thinking of using. I just recently got into trapping water animals so I am a little green. I only caught one muskrat last year and it was by accident. I caught him in a 280 conibear I had set on a beaver slide. He was so small that he only got caught by the back legs and his tail. Other than that I know little about trapping them.

[tmrschessie]

The #1 has caught more rats than probabaly anyother trap. Run it down a drowner or around a tangle stake. With that being said, if you have a lot of coon working the same area, the 1 1/2 coil might be a better choice. Maybe use the #1 on a floating set where the chance of a coon lessons somewhat. Tom