I've been thinking about it, and I've changed my stance on it. In certain situations, where non-targets aren't a danger, and the trap is set deep, it very well may be the ticket, as long as safety was considered. I'm just saying I won't completely rule it out as a viable method for a seasoned trapper to use, it's just another method to use in specific circumstances that should not be taken lightly or attempted by novice trappers.



I will however say that I won't be using it shallow the way that trapper showed you youtube. I would only try it in deep water, going for a back foot/body catch, set on a drowner to make it a lethal set, if I ever try it at all.

I have set 330's with hardware cloth added to the trigger to act as a large pan, flat IN WATER to act like a suitcase trap, and it worked fine.

I’ve given it more thought. I’m on board.

How long does somebody have to be doing something for them to be experienced? If inexperienced, how does one become experienced?

I don't know any experienced trapper that would ever use a bodygrip like that.That is something that a rookie might do until he learned how to set bodygrips the way they are designed for.
You want to catch an animal by the foot there are loads of sets available with the traps designed to do it humanely.

Carolina, you forgot to quote the rest.

Ask your NC TA PR director, and the NTA and FTA ones too, and get back to us.

I got bear traps to check, so n so on the net said they work good for beavers, so it has to be truth.

I think I'll just stick with 330s well supported in an up-rite position. That's why there called bodygrips...

I use Belisle 280s set shallow on a drowner to deep water. Works same as a big foothold. Have caught 6 or 7 by front foot. Haven't lost one yet.

I use the Locklear pans made for this purpose. With these..the BGs are better than beaver footholds....that's why.

Your venture on the miss to catch ratio would be a loss. And what makes you think an 8" 280 would miss more than a 7.5 inch 750?

Have you ever fired a conibear lying flat on a firm surface? What did it do? Trust me..it'll grab the beaver.

Never tried it but if a guy built a stand that held trap horizontal I could see it shine in rain flooded timber in spring time.

Gotcha, I stand corrected. I know just the spot..

So i guess some of yall would never eat soup out of a coffee mug either

....or steep banks.

The one application I’ve thought about trying a flat BG is for hares in their jump tracks in deep snow, when snow buildup makes snares difficult.. Probably a 280. But I would want it to suitcase them, so it doesn’t really fall under the original question of using a BG as a foothold.

So do you need to set on a hard surface like sticks on soft bottoms? Or does it just work on hard bottom spots?? I'm certainly open minded enough to try, just need some perimeters, please,thanks