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Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: rick olson] #6659901
11/07/19 08:39 PM
11/07/19 08:39 PM
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Amite county Mississippi
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Originally Posted by rick olson
Good catches,with those number's you shouldn't be worried about saving a few bucks per dozen buying the copies when you clearly catch enough fur to use the best footholds the real MB 550's just my 2 cents worth.Great catches,keep hammering them.American made when ever possible.....

Was able to talk to one of the guys from Duke traps at the MTA,all I'mma say is if y'all are still talking about the 550's like y'all are wait till this lol

Last edited by Wolfdog91; 11/07/19 08:58 PM.
Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659903
11/07/19 08:40 PM
11/07/19 08:40 PM
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Nice catch but how did you catch exactly thirteen critters each day

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659911
11/07/19 08:53 PM
11/07/19 08:53 PM
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Coonduke getting after it.


WD 559s?





Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Wright Brothers] #6659916
11/07/19 08:57 PM
11/07/19 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Wright Brothers
WD 559s?


Yeah Wolfie, what the heck are you talking about?


Eh...wot?

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Lugnut] #6659919
11/07/19 08:59 PM
11/07/19 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Lugnut
Originally Posted by Wright Brothers
WD 559s?


Yeah Wolfie, what the heck are you talking about?

Typo ment 550 lol.

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659921
11/07/19 09:02 PM
11/07/19 09:02 PM
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You guys do whatever.Pretty sad they boned MTP calling them 550s.Coppy cat SOBs,just like they did with the Grizzes.Could have at least called them something else.Got no use for dukes.

Last edited by upstateNY; 11/07/19 09:25 PM.

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Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659927
11/07/19 09:09 PM
11/07/19 09:09 PM
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Not to further stir the pot, but I noticed MTP is no longer selling Duke traps. Just a few parts for them.

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659930
11/07/19 09:10 PM
11/07/19 09:10 PM
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Can't wait until Trump puts a tariff on the duke junk!!!! MAGA !!!!!!!!

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: SkyeDancer] #6659940
11/07/19 09:18 PM
11/07/19 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SkyeDancer
Great catch! Blind loyalty is not a virtue! Now let's let this go before he post gets shut down.
Blind loyalty?I have been a customer of MTP since they started business.LONG before duke came along. Same with Grizz DPs.Be carefull of what you speak


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Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: SkyeDancer] #6659941
11/07/19 09:18 PM
11/07/19 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SkyeDancer
Great catch! Blind loyalty is not a virtue! Now let's let this go before he post gets shut down.


Agreed, it is crazy how out-of-hand these 550 post get. Just FYI I put out 12 coyote sets yesterday, 3 duke 1.75's, 3 mb550's and 6 duke 550's. I will report back any updates if I can make a catch with em.

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659943
11/07/19 09:20 PM
11/07/19 09:20 PM
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Amite county Mississippi
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Wow no one remember the post on foreign made.....you know what never mind whistle

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659951
11/07/19 09:33 PM
11/07/19 09:33 PM

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Donna and I stand firmly with those who innovated and brought us all the MB 550. MTP and the Caven crew have absolutely changed the mid-size trap landscape for coyotes in the past decade and are worthy of our hard earned $$$.

Rob Caven did all us canine trappers a service when he labored in his tool shop 16-20 hour days... getting everything just right, listening to trappers input, and marketing the best priced trap for coyotes and canines in decades. Hands down. 1000's of hours of sweat and late nights. And a bunch of money out in dyes and such too. All on a gamble this new trap design would help all of to eliminate what we all used to do ourselves. Laminate, weld, cut, grind, on and on it went for us to get stock traps as we needed them. And then along came the "stock" super design and rugged real deal of the MB 550's and we could all get out of our own shops and get on to picking up poo and such!!

And then Rob continued to labor for another 10+ years with hours and hours each day spent "at the shop", often sleeping right there at the MTP shop, to KEEP UP with everyone's orders. You know how we expect products asap, leaving his own trap line vacant all these years. Great service few would have kept up with because not many work like the Cavens let me tell ya! And....always pleasant, always diligent, always above board and then some. Couldn't get better service.

Along comes a knock off for a few bucks less to scoop up whatever biz they can get by undercutting. Same name. Same basic design. Just cheaper is the game plan.

I wouldn't spend .05 cents for the new DKs. It all doesn't pass the sniff test for how you would like to be treated. And I'm a coyote trapper by trade so I can tell good poo from bad.

Go MTP go. We appreciate your continued long hours (folks have no idea how much blood, sweat and tears is on those shop floors in Pennock, MN.
Meanwhile, A nameless, big company's owner, who's main biz isn't even trapping, is prolly smiling as he sends another order to the Asia mainland.
No $$$ from the June's to 'em. Nope. Nada.

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659956
11/07/19 09:39 PM
11/07/19 09:39 PM
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Just an absolutely great post Mark!!! With ya 100%.


Member NYSTA, NTA, FBU, ECTA
Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659957
11/07/19 09:41 PM
11/07/19 09:41 PM
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Well said Mark

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: ] #6659959
11/07/19 09:42 PM
11/07/19 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark June
Donna and I stand firmly with those who innovated and brought us all the MB 550. MTP and the Caven crew have absolutely changed the mid-size trap landscape for coyotes in the past decade and are worthy of our hard earned $$$.

Rob Caven did all us canine trappers a service when he labored in his tool shop 16-20 hour days... getting everything just right, listening to trappers input, and marketing the best priced trap for coyotes and canines in decades. Hands down. 1000's of hours of sweat and late nights. And a bunch of money out in dyes and such too. All on a gamble this new trap design would help all of to eliminate what we all used to do ourselves. Laminate, weld, cut, grind, on and on it went for us to get stock traps as we needed them. And then along came the "stock" super design and rugged real deal of the MB 550's and we could all get out of our own shops and get on to picking up poo and such!!

And then Rob continued to labor for another 10+ years with hours and hours each day spent "at the shop", often sleeping right there at the MTP shop, to KEEP UP with everyone's orders. You know how we expect products asap, leaving his own trap line vacant all these years. Great service few would have kept up with because not many work like the Cavens let me tell ya! And....always pleasant, always diligent, always above board and then some. Couldn't get better service.

Along comes a knock off for a few bucks less to scoop up whatever biz they can get by undercutting. Same name. Same basic design. Just cheaper is the game plan.

I wouldn't spend .05 cents for the new DKs. It all doesn't pass the sniff test for how you would like to be treated. And I'm a coyote trapper by trade so I can tell good poo from bad.

Go MTP go. We appreciate your continued long hours (folks have no idea how much blood, sweat and tears is on those shop floors in Pennock, MN.
Meanwhile, A nameless, big company's owner, who's main biz isn't even trapping, is prolly smiling as he sends another order to the Asia mainland.
No $$$ from the June's to 'em. Nope. Nada.

AMEN !!!!


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Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659963
11/07/19 09:46 PM
11/07/19 09:46 PM
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Why buy a knock off? Makes no sense too me!

Chris


>>In God we trust<<
Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Trapset] #6659969
11/07/19 09:56 PM
11/07/19 09:56 PM
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Iowa
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Originally Posted by Trapset
Originally Posted by ~ADC~
I bought myself some Duke 550's too just because. Glad to hear the review on them. I plan to set them next week.

~ADC~


Are you doing any mods or pretty much going to run them out of the box?


Stock for me, they are great right out of the box.

~ADC~

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659971
11/07/19 09:58 PM
11/07/19 09:58 PM
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My thoughts on the 550 aside. I didn't see any other trap manufacturers giving away 110s to kiddos at the nta. Bill approached my son as we were walking through the nta (nowhere near the Duke table) an introduced himself an gave my son a 1$ an said go outside and play that game out there young man. I had not noticed it on the way in an didn't understand what bill meant until we went out an my son noticed some kids throwing a baseball at set traps an when hit he would give them a #1 ls or a 110. Once I realized he gave my son a dollar from his wallet to go play a game to win a trap on his dime I thought to myself that's a pretty good fella......

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Hodagtrapper] #6659972
11/07/19 09:58 PM
11/07/19 09:58 PM
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Iowa
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Originally Posted by Hodagtrapper
Why buy a knock off? Makes no sense too me!

Chris


You running all original griz DPs? I wonder how many talking here are? Only Victor Conibears?

Re: Lovin’ these Duke 550s [Re: Coon Duke] #6659979
11/07/19 10:03 PM
11/07/19 10:03 PM
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I will never buy a Duke trap in my life. Blatant rip off of: name, design, invention.

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