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Wooden rabbit trap plans from #7017771
10/15/20 01:34 AM
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Does anyone have a link to a set of plans for building a wooden double door rabbit box trap from pennsylvania game commission. I'm 98% sure I know how it works but would love to have these plans that apparently in an article on trapping cotton tail rabbits. Can't seem to find it and hoping someone might now.
Thanks!

Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7017774
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I built lots of wooden rabbit traps years ago.
Double door and single door.

I prefer single door. Less to go wrong.
The best is a wood box, leave the back open and cover with hardware cloth or heavy screen so the rabbit can see thru.
The door has a handle on the top middle that when open lays above the box. The trigger hitches to the handle.
The door is closed by a section of screen door spring. When set off it closes fast and the spring is strong enough to hold it closed against anything a rabbit can do.

I've caught many rabbits in box traps. Used them in town where there are lots of rabbits.

The box size doesn't really matter, as long as ts big enough for a rabbit to fit in. I'd say the height and width of the trap has to be no more than 8". The depth of the trap longer, maybe 16".

Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7017809
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There’s a very good one on YouTube, John Wooding. He says it’s for rabbits and squirrels at start of it. The ones I have are slightly small width and it prevents most possums. I think his plans are the same. The trap is more complicated to build but I like it the best of all. You won’t have a bit of problem with it. I didn’t do the door latch part but instead drilled a hole in the top and have a nail that falls when the door does to keep it from opening.

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Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7017818
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Wolfie- Here's pics of original PGC Rabbit trap-
A simple, proven design with screws for hinges on door & screws for hinges on treadle. #9 wire for trigger attached to screw on treadle and fence staple on side wall.
[Linked Image]

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Notice #9 wire bent in slight L-shape to hold up door. Attached to side wall with fence staple then back to screw on treadle-
[Linked Image]

You are looking for the Butzen Rabbit Trap
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=icwdmhandbook
https://weircreekbeagles.com/rabbit-traps
Scroll down a few pages to plans



Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7017825
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As a kid, we made the box traps with the stick/notch thru a hole in front of the handle. The rabbit nudged the stick and the string was attached to the top of the door and door closed. We set 3/4 in the orchard and had a rabbit or 2 every day.

Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7017868
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That’s the kind my papaw made me as a kid. Sure did like seeing that door down.

Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Hern] #7017872
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Originally Posted by Hern
Wolfie- You are looking for the Butzen Rabbit Trap
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=icwdmhandbook
Scroll down a few pages to plans.

Brother & I caught 100's (maybe 1000's) of Rabbits when we were boys in the green, Pa. Game Commission Rabbit traps. Our local warden gave us the traps and then had to return at end of winter. This was back in the '50 & 60's.
Wolfie, I still have one PGC Rabbit trap and will take picture as so as it gets daylight here.
The pan (treadle) it ramp like.

Similar to the one I used


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Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7017891
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why would you want to trap a wooden rabbit? crazy


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Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7017986
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Any of yall remember Little Wolf and Buffalo Hump? I used to pick one of them up to sell fur every few weeks and they had a whole bunch of bunny traps made with a lever mechanism mounted on the top and a vertical door.


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Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Kart29] #7018055
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Used the wooden ones in the wood stove and ate the live ones! smile

Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Hern] #7018624
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Originally Posted by Hern
Wolfie- Here's pics of original PGC Rabbit trap-
A simple, proven design with screws for hinges on door & screws for hinges on treadle. #9 wire for trigger attached to screw on treadle and fence staple on side wall.
[Linked Image]

[Linked Image]

[Linked Image]

Notice #9 wire bent in slight L-shape to hold up door. Attached to side wall with fence staple then back to screw on treadle-
[Linked Image]

Brother & I caught 100's (maybe 1000's) of Rabbits when we were boys in the green, Pa. Game Commission Rabbit traps. Our local warden gave us the traps and then had to return at end of winter. This was back in the '50 & 60's.

You are looking for the Butzen Rabbit Trap
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=icwdmhandbook
https://weircreekbeagles.com/rabbit-traps
Scroll down a few pages to plans




Yep I reckon that's the one theyre actually referring to then. See this is the trap that caught my attention it being a double door and all. I use basically the same trigger much in some if my smaller squirrel and frog traps just not with a treddel.
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And here's their single door that's basically identical to yours
[Linked Image]

The deal is both the single and double door have the same description and I was hoping the double door had plans you could see as well.
[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]

But anyhow just really wanted some plans showing the double doors trigger because that mechanism is actually used in alot if different regional DIY cage traps (the Bernie Nelson beaver cage from WA is a prime example ) and wanted to show its actually been around for a while. Documenttaion I guess you could say.
Actually heres one if the frog traps I make with a simple trigger.
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[Linked Image]

Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7018666
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That trap looks kinda like the very first trap of any kind I ever had. I made it with my dad in the old house enclosed porch during a snow storm ...... probably 59 years ago. Only thing looks different was my trap door was fixed to swing down . We had 2 little nails in the floor corners. I used a stick to hold up the door. When a rabbit went in he knocked the stick down. The door must of been held up on his back. When he cleared the door going forward the door dropped and hung straight up and down. If the rabbit tried to back up the door could not keep swinging back because it hit the two little nails. I caught a bunch of rabbits in that trap and made a few more. Used apples, lettuce, corn, even super green and leafy alfalfa for bait. Still remember that.....Thanks Wolfie !!


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Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7018676
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I think I just found a nice fun project to make with my boys that will also double for their 4h wood working.
I have just the right scrap boards for the project. Thanks

Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7018743
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I believe this is the same trap John Wooding builds step by step on YouTube. I’ve always thought rabbit boxes are the perfect way to let very young kids start trapping.

Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: kytrapper] #7018784
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Originally Posted by kytrapper
I believe this is the same trap John Wooding builds step by step on YouTube. I’ve always thought rabbit boxes are the perfect way to let very young kids start trapping.

They are perfect for kids


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Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: NebrCatMan] #7020861
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Sounds basically like a colony trap for rabbits lol

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I've always made the drop door type with trigger stick in the back. But I'm kinda liking the swing door type. Thanks for the info.


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Re: Wooden rabbit trap plans from [Re: Wolfdog91] #7020919
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I have a WCS wooden rabbit trap. I let my neighbor who has some rabbits , put it in his rabbit cages with the door tied open. 'Seasoned it' with rabbit smell and a few chew marks. I let his rabbits make it better.

Pre-seasoned. Better than a new , unscented one.


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