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Jawspread restrictions in your state? #6671415
11/21/19 06:39 AM
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Please respond. What are your jawspread restriction (land footholds) in your state? Please specify if it’s inside or outside spread (and any other caveats...I know OH has some funky rules.)

I’ll start. PA has 6.5” max outside spread measured at the dog.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671446
11/21/19 07:23 AM
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Georgia, 5.75 inside spread on landsets. Known as the #2 rule which leads to some confusion as some #3s are 5.75.
No restriction on sets in or within ten feet of water.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671448
11/21/19 07:24 AM
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Ohio is 7.25 inside spread for footholds under water
6" inside spread for traps with 5/16th" grip surface width
5 3/8" inside spread for those without

Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671452
11/21/19 07:31 AM
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We can't use anything over No.2 for 'rats and mink.Thats it for footholds in Michigan.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671455
11/21/19 07:34 AM
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Fairbanks, Alaska
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Max spread for legholds is 9"

Max spread for "killer-style" is 13"

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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671487
11/21/19 08:26 AM
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Footholds can’t be larger than 7” outside jaw spread on land. Larger can be set in water.

Body grips with 8” or greater inside spread must be set in water

Last edited by Pawnee; 11/21/19 08:30 AM.

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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671488
11/21/19 08:27 AM
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TENNESSEE 9" JAW SPREAD MEASURED AT WIDEST POINT AND JAW THICKNESS A MIN. OF 1/4".

Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671508
11/21/19 08:47 AM
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Cannot set foothold traps with a jaw spread in excess of 6 ˝” above the waterline.

Jaw spread is measured as the widest distance from this inside of both jaws on a line drawn perpendicular through the jaw pivot points when the trap is in the set position.

Cannot set foothold traps in areas above the waterline without them having offset, laminated, or padded jaws, with the exception being that coil-spring traps with a jaw spread of 4 inches or less and long-spring traps with a jaw spread of 4 ˝ inches or less do not need to be padded, laminated or have offset jaws


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671513
11/21/19 08:55 AM
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Arkansas - 6" inside measured at the dog. Over 5" have to be off set.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671523
11/21/19 09:14 AM
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Not sure we have any for foothold traps. Bodygrips 10 inch or over on public land must be partially submerged.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Castormound] #6671549
11/21/19 09:44 AM
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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671559
11/21/19 10:01 AM
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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Castormound] #6671581
11/21/19 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Castormound
Not sure we have any for foothold traps. Bodygrips 10 inch or over on public land must be partially submerged.


Like Castormound states there is no jawspread laws in Wyoming minus the 10X10 or larger body gripper needs to be in water of some sort. Trap restrictions take up a total of three lines in the rule book and most rules are for snares which there are very few.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671632
11/21/19 11:47 AM
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What was that about go big or go home? Seems like a few states are “as big as you want em”.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671675
11/21/19 12:34 PM
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Are bear traps legal those states with no restrictions? Bears are a factor in Alaska.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: thedude055] #6671676
11/21/19 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by thedude055
[quote=Castormound] Trap restrictions take up a total of three lines in the rule book and most rules are for snares which there are very few.


What are the snare rules? I'm guessing they're to exclude deer by catch?

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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671679
11/21/19 12:42 PM
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Maine has a 5 3/8 inch inside in the northern half of the state (lynx zone), and we lost the ability to use drags in these zones. All traps in the state must have 3 swivels - trap, mid chain and stake. Lower half of the state does not have jaw spread restrictions.


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Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671703
11/21/19 01:25 PM
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None for footholds in Nebraska. On land controlled by game and parks, no body grippers larger than 5x5 on ground level, anything between 5x5 and 8x8 must be underwater or at least 6 feet above ground, anything larger than 8x8 must be completely submerged.

Last edited by loosegoose; 11/21/19 01:28 PM.
Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671709
11/21/19 01:38 PM
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pa's 6 1/2 even for beaver is something i'd like to see changed.ya get good at trap placement though.









Re: Jawspread restrictions in your state? [Re: Coon Duke] #6671753
11/21/19 02:43 PM
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I read the NY Regs. for traps on land larger than 4” must have pan tension device but can be as large as 5 3/4 INSIDE. Pg. 55. Therefore inside lams can make a big difference.

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