We could annex Cuba….Hemmingway…..

Agree! And the plastic trapper's cap to prevent dirt from getting under you trap pan as you bed the trap and thus eliminate the need for a pan cover.

If I cave and get one Ill do just that.I made a call today to see what the out the door price would be if I ordered one.I was kind of surprised when I asked her if they'd ever ordered anything from Uberti and she said yes,we've ordered them before.

I have honey bees in everything blooming. There are hives up the road a little over a mile. When the caragana starts to bloom they get thick.

On my older traps.I added a swivel right to the ring.That way if I want to return the trap to original,,I can just remove the swivel.

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Thanks for sharing.

Mac

Why stainless?

That is a downside to the magnums.

It's good for cheap wire, but you should order some half.Inch by one inch g a w from klubertanz

I bought a dozen old style Duke 850 a couple years ago. Back before the pan tension adjustment was added. I’ve been wanting to modify them and finally got to it. I pretty much copied how Monte Poole modifies them. I got the pans from him. He threw in the stiffeners.

I used a 3/8” fine thread bolt and Nylok for the pan bolt. The tubing is 1/4” black pipe which is just under 3/8”. I drilled the tubes out to accommodate the 3/8 bolt. The brackets for the spring bolts are 3/4x3/4 angle with a notch cut for the frame to sit in. They are tacked in place.

The triangular connector on the back plate gets the swivel out from under the base to make bedding easier. I decided to try the JC Conners shock springs. I have all my wolf traps set up so I can add an earth anchor or extension chain with a 5/16 quick link. I use 5/16 with all my #5 chain and 1/4” with my #3 extension chains so I can tell at a glance what chain I have.

Raise the hives out of their reach or put bird spikes, I like the nixalite brand, in front of the hives. Electric fencing works as well, there are several makes of electric netting designed just for small varmints like coon/skunk/rabbit.

Catching is the easy part, actually solving the problem is the best longterm fix.