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1.5 Monty rj coon problems? #6772489 02/16/20 03:20 PM 02/16/20 03:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 547 Ohio Z ZAC OP trapper
ZAC OP trapper Z Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 547 Ohio	I thought I had read that some folks had had issues with the old Monty rj on coon. Been searching can’t find anything on the topic. Don’t remember even what the issue was. Looking for anyone with first hand experience on these traps for coon, good or bad? Thanks

Re: 1.5 Monty rj coon problems? [Re: ZAC] #6772581 02/16/20 04:36 PM 02/16/20 04:36 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,369 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,369 Iowa	The main trouble was the smooth rounded jaws. Coons have tapered feet and when wet they slip out of the smooth jaws, also the smooth jaws don't "bite down" on the remains of the toes after a coon chews if he decided to. They will hold coons but you'll lose a % that you would of held with a more square jaw face like to see on Duke 1.5's. They are terrific fox traps.

Re: 1.5 Monty rj coon problems? [Re: ZAC] #6772589 02/16/20 04:38 PM 02/16/20 04:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,834 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,834 Wisconsin	Well If I remember right those traps had a real nice rounded jaw edge. And being around jaw they was lots of room for the coon to chew. I had probably 10 doz of the 1 1/2 size and they were a great fox trap. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: 1.5 Monty rj coon problems? [Re: ~ADC~] #6772591 02/16/20 04:39 PM 02/16/20 04:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,828 central arkansas T the Blak Spot trapper
the Blak Spot trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,828 central arkansas	Originally Posted by ~ADC~ The main trouble was the smooth rounded jaws. Coons have tapered feet and when wet they slip out of the smooth jaws, also the smooth jaws don't "bite down" on the remains of the toes after a coon chews if he decided to. They will hold coons but you'll lose a % that you would of held with a more square jaw face like to see on Duke 1.5's. They are terrific fox traps. Yep the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: 1.5 Monty rj coon problems? [Re: ZAC] #6772642 02/16/20 05:49 PM 02/16/20 05:49 PM
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 16,951 OH Catch22 trapper
Catch22 trapper Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 16,951 OH	Good land trap, keep'em away from water. I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....

Re: 1.5 Monty rj coon problems? [Re: ZAC] #6772778 02/16/20 07:18 PM 02/16/20 07:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 170 Shelby, Ohio W Waz trapper
Waz trapper W Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 170 Shelby, Ohio	Great canine trap, held plenty of fox, both red and grays when we still had them around here in better numbers, and even held the coyotes when I started running into them in the late 80's and early 90's before switching to #2 RJ's. They held their share of coon on land, and if my memory serves me right, when Blackie was running his canoe line, that was his go to trap. Would have to go back and check his book for sure. If you're having pull outs, it's likely the coon are grabbing onto something for leverage.

Re: 1.5 Monty rj coon problems? [Re: ZAC] #6772780 02/16/20 07:20 PM 02/16/20 07:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,629 Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio west river rogue trapper
west river rogue trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,629 Philippines, s.e. asia,ohio	caught many many many in water with them without losses,,,,stiff pan high foot (pad catch)in water most were dead or dying from hypothermia. http://philippinebolomachete.weebly.com/ missing S.E. Asia a bit https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lefties43332 im steve

Re: 1.5 Monty rj coon problems? [Re: ZAC] #6773091 02/16/20 10:43 PM 02/16/20 10:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,957 South metro, MN C Calvin trapper
Calvin trapper C Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,957 South metro, MN	What ADC said. That said, coon vary quite abit from the north to the south. Our northern coon are a lot bigger and pull a lot harder than the southern coon do so we northerners' lost coon in anything with rounded jaws ...where a southern coon trapper might not have issues. You start to see a much smaller coon starting about mid Missouri. Get down to Missisippi and they all look like runt YOY. I like catching coon (and don't have enough fox here to trap anymore) so I got traded of all my Monty's for Dukes.

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