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Nutria trapping question #6715887 01/04/20 12:45 AM 01/04/20 12:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 218 Sabine County,Texas O otterman53 OP trapper
otterman53 OP trapper O Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 218 Sabine County,Texas	What is the best size coil spring trap for Nutria Rats ?

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: otterman53] #6715932 01/04/20 01:28 AM 01/04/20 01:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,493 Oregon H H2ORat trapper
H2ORat trapper H Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,493 Oregon	1 1/2 or 2 -- i use both but mostly prefer the 2's

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: otterman53] #6715940 01/04/20 01:41 AM 01/04/20 01:41 AM
Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 444 Mollala Oregon G gdccowboy trapper
gdccowboy trapper G Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 444 Mollala Oregon	1- 1/2 in my pocket sets this year set for mink got clogged with nutria pretty often the last 2 weeks

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: otterman53] #6716751 01/04/20 08:32 PM 01/04/20 08:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,313 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,313 Virginia	A #0 will hold a club-footed nutria. A 1 1/2 or bigger makes it much easier to catch these clumsy rats. I don't even try to cover the traps with anything. Just have them bedded stable. When they see a pan, they try to see if it is the right size for their foot.

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: otterman53] #6716840 01/04/20 09:39 PM 01/04/20 09:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,763 Oregon beaverpeeler trapper
beaverpeeler trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,763 Oregon	At least with nutria the carpal bones are stronger than rats and beaver so you don't get ring off. My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: otterman53] #6716843 01/04/20 09:42 PM 01/04/20 09:42 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 206 Ridgefield, WA B Bearguy trapper
Bearguy trapper B Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 206 Ridgefield, WA	I've caught thousands of 'em, at least a #2 coil, or #3 long spring. They have tough feet, front and back, so drowning them isn't necessary. They have a much larger hind foot, so trap spread will cut down on misses. Last tip, you can direct them to step right on the pan by not covering the trap, just bed in trail. All you "Woke" people need to go back to sleep!

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: otterman53] #6717016 01/04/20 11:47 PM 01/04/20 11:47 PM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 480 Wyoming T ttzt trapper
ttzt trapper T Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 480 Wyoming	When I lived in Louisiana I caught hundreds in #2 Dbls, about the same jaw spread as a 1.5 coil. You would be fine with either the 1.5 or 2 coil. Get the size that would be most versatile on your line. That said, if I was buying coils just for nutria rats, I would go with #2s.

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: otterman53] #6717586 01/05/20 04:25 PM 01/05/20 04:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,313 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,313 Virginia	If I was going to gear up for nutria in a big way, I would buy 1 1/2 long springs with adjustable tension pans. Super easy to set on my knee, light weight, and will hold any nutria.

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: otterman53] #6717696 01/05/20 06:28 PM 01/05/20 06:28 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,493 Oregon H H2ORat trapper
H2ORat trapper H Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,493 Oregon	If i was going for nutria in a big way ( I'd be broke), but i would and do use way more 220's than footholds. I wouldn't choose the 1 1/2 ls because of fact that nutria are very clumsy and do stumble all over your sets and i feel that the cs is easier to push into the mud and make more stable. I have far fewer misses with the bodygrips and the areas i trap have lots of obvious trails-- nutria aren't very smart so no need to worry about disguising or hiding the trap. Apple slices seem to work best for me as bait.

Re: Nutria trapping question [Re: H2ORat] #6717803 01/05/20 08:08 PM 01/05/20 08:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,313 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,313 Virginia	Originally Posted by H2ORat If i was going for nutria in a big way ( I'd be broke), but i would and do use way more 220's than footholds. I wouldn't choose the 1 1/2 ls because of fact that nutria are very clumsy and do stumble all over your sets and i feel that the cs is easier to push into the mud and make more stable. I have far fewer misses with the bodygrips and the areas i trap have lots of obvious trails-- nutria aren't very smart so no need to worry about disguising or hiding the trap. Apple slices seem to work best for me as bait. I'm with you on the 220s, but the original topic was footholds. Now that we are off topic, I would stock up on snares too. Easier to carry a ton of them through God forsaken nutria habitat. I found out the hard way that you need the same snares that you would use for beaver. Nutria have a set of cable cutters in their mouth. A 20 pound nutria has bigger teeth than a 40 pound beaver.

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