Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
[Re: REVOLT]
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03/14/21 11:09 AM
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cohunt
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The trap selected for use in MOST of the major wolf capture and release programs were #14 Newhouse with teeth or similar modern traps made to copy the #14 Newhouse. A single tooth puncture is easily treated and much less damaging than a severely beat up leg, foot or shoulder when the ultimate objective is to release the healthiest animal possible.
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Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
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03/14/21 11:46 AM
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Apparently Ethan your not old enough to post your thoughts on here But i'm glad you're learning
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Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
[Re: danny clifton]
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03/14/21 12:47 PM
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Wanna be, its simple mechanics. An animals foot is thick enough that the trap jaws do not come completely closed with a foot between them. They do however come closer together than non offset. What happens with the offset is the levers come up higher. That gives them a mechanical advantage. More leverage. The disadvantage is when animals like coons step on them. A coons front foot is thin. The jaws close completely. That gap allows the thin front foot of a coon to pop right out. I’ve read that too, as has Ethan I’m sure. I was giving my experiences with offset vs regular jaws. I don't trap wolves, mountain lions, or bears. The biggest predator I have to worry about is coyotes. I don’t lose many of those if any throughout a trapping season. I have yet to have any animal escape (from a pullout by definition) a perfectly functional trap whether it be offset or regular jaw. I have had foot damage with offsets and not regular jaws. Coons and grey fox losses are chew outs and nothing to do with the trap other than maybe being too large.
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Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
[Re: wadask]
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03/14/21 01:17 PM
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Ive released stuff from the coon cuffs but never noticed broke toes
"You reap what you sow" Im 15 and still the best trapper in glenwhite
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Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
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03/14/21 01:20 PM
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Dr. David Mech is responsible for many states having wolves again. He trapped them in Minnesota and they were relocated in several states His trap of choice--#14 jump,and that That ethan is a toothed trap. Tom
If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping. Tom Olson MTA life member#100,also WTA life member
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Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
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03/14/21 01:21 PM
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I know its a foothold trap but wouldnt their feet be injured and make it hard for them to walk
"You reap what you sow" Im 15 and still the best trapper in glenwhite
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Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
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03/14/21 01:22 PM
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Ethan1234
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Ok i understand they wouldnt pull much with traps that have teeth but would the teeth cause infections in their feet
"You reap what you sow" Im 15 and still the best trapper in glenwhite
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Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
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03/14/21 01:25 PM
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LOL--Doesn't seem to be the case as the wolf population continues to climb,and they have been taken off the endangered list. Tom
If my feet aren't wet,I must not be trapping. Tom Olson MTA life member#100,also WTA life member
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Re: What was the purpose of teeth on the old traps
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03/14/21 01:26 PM
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Nessmuck you could trap a bear with that trap
"You reap what you sow" Im 15 and still the best trapper in glenwhite
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