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Re: #2s for coon [Re: BuckMink] #6712730 01/01/20 02:42 AM 01/01/20 02:42 AM
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,141 Michigan D Ditchdiver trapper
Ditchdiver trapper D Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 3,141 Michigan	Can't use 220's on land here unless in a box/bucket (with inset requirements) or 4' off the ground. Dont get me wrong, I use a lot of 160's and DP's but i run a lot of footholds too. I like to catch the fox or coyote that may get in my coon set, that wouldn't be caught in my DP or 160 coon set. When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.

Re: #2s for coon [Re: BuckMink] #6712734 01/01/20 03:01 AM 01/01/20 03:01 AM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,921 minnesota M mnsota trapper
mnsota trapper M Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,921 minnesota	How often does that happen?

Re: #2s for coon [Re: BuckMink] #6712738 01/01/20 04:05 AM 01/01/20 04:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,275 Lakeland,Minnesota B Bogmaster trapper
Bogmaster trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,275 Lakeland,Minnesota	If I am not mistaken--a #2 double longspring actually has the same jawspread as a# 1 1/2 longspring. Tom Last edited by Bogmaster; 01/01/20 04:07 AM. If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping. Tom Olson MTA life member#100,also WTA life member

Re: #2s for coon [Re: BuckMink] #6712746 01/01/20 05:07 AM 01/01/20 05:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 29,861 williamsburg ks D danny clifton "Grumpy Old Man"
danny clifton "Grumpy Old Man" D Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 29,861 williamsburg ks	You can kill a moose with a 22 longrifle rimfire but I doubt anybody grabs one to go moose hunting. you can kill a squirrel with a 30-06 but I doubt anybody grabs one to go squirrel hunting. no such thing as a trap that works good for coyotes fox and coon either. I run a lot of mb650's for coyotes. usually though the coons i get in coyote sets are back footed and held just fine. i run offsets and front footed coons pull out. MOST of the time not always. they hold fox too but if i was in s.e pa or md i would run 1 1/2's for fox put me in the 1 1/2 coil camp for coons most of the time. on a drowner on a muddy creek bank with a pocket set a #2 longspring beats a #11 IMO. They bed better in soft mud Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Re: #2s for coon [Re: BuckMink] #6713007 01/01/20 12:40 PM 01/01/20 12:40 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 2,029 SE Iowa USA A AKAjust trapper
AKAjust trapper A Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 2,029 SE Iowa USA	I started with #2 LS 40 years ago. 24 hour check. I had a lot of chew outs. What I found is that they work OK if in 6" or so of water. I figure it takes a while for the coon to chew out and the water keeps his head away from the trap for long periods. My favorite set then was a modified fish stick set. just

Re: #2s for coon [Re: BuckMink] #6713218 01/01/20 04:18 PM 01/01/20 04:18 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,561 SE Minnesota D dustytinner trapper
dustytinner trapper D Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,561 SE Minnesota	PM sent Life member Minnesota Trappers Association FTA,Sportsmen's Alliance

Re: #2s for coon [Re: mnsota] #6713356 01/01/20 06:58 PM 01/01/20 06:58 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,956 South metro, MN C Calvin trapper
Calvin trapper C Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,956 South metro, MN	Originally Posted by mnsota The thing with coon in my opinion,is if they have time to work their foot,.thats a problem.1.5's are tight,lams better,.wider grab on a slippery taper. Getting them deep,...in a sense alleviates putting that trap right in front of them. Lams and coon (or beaver) do not go together...unless severely oversprung. Can get by with it more in the southern states (smaller coon) but not up here. Will always lose a percentage of coon (and beaver) with lams. Now back to the #2 and coon. Been a lot of coon caught in coyote traps with #3s and above that are properly swiveled. I rarely lose on in a coyote trap. Also plenty of coon chew their feet in 1.5s. If NOT offset they are usually still there, however. Run what you have and pay attention to your own failures when they happen. Adjust accordingly.

Re: #2s for coon [Re: BuckMink] #6713462 01/01/20 08:28 PM 01/01/20 08:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 187 Bison, South Dakota D Dustin_Drews trapper
Dustin_Drews trapper D Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 187 Bison, South Dakota	https://youtu.be/0jjwzkkESGk These are my go to traps. Double jaw #2 bridger they can work their foot some but only thing I could find that works besides dps on a 2 day check. God Bless Dustin You got one shot at life, where are your sites aimed today?

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