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Re: Looking for recommendations
[Re: The Beav]
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06/24/22 03:13 PM
06/24/22 03:13 PM
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Ky
jbyrd63
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Ky
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Well If I were to pick a coil spring trap It would be a #2 or a 1.75 sized trap That sized trap will hold otter and coyotes and fox+ rats mink and coon. It's a heavier trap which will help in drowning mink and rat sized critters. And It also gets a higher catch on the leg.
The 160 BG would be my choice for coon rats and mink. #2 you get more chew outs or twist the front feet off a rat. IF you don't drown it quick.
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Re: Looking for recommendations
[Re: Del Gue]
#7611874
06/24/22 03:19 PM
06/24/22 03:19 PM
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Posts: 17,636
Rodney,Ohio
SNIPERBBB
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Rodney,Ohio
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Good catch, hadn’t even thought to look into it yet. Ohios trap laws are odd.
They arent that hard, they just arent explained well in the booklet. If you come up to the NTA convention next month or the state convention in Caldwell in September, we can talk you through them pretty easy.
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Re: Looking for recommendations
[Re: Del Gue]
#7611883
06/24/22 03:34 PM
06/24/22 03:34 PM
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Wisconsin
The Beav
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Wisconsin
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A larger trap gets a lot higher hold on a rat then lets say a 1 1/2. Some times It's a catch as high as the shoulder. And the larger trap takes a rat down right know.
My go to mink trap was the old #2 square jawed Vic.
I use to use 1 1/2s on my stools and floats but I watched too many rats swim back and get back up on that float or stool. That won't happen with a 1.75 or #2 sized trap.
The forum Know It All according to Muskrat
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Re: Looking for recommendations
[Re: SNIPERBBB]
#7612082
06/24/22 09:22 PM
06/24/22 09:22 PM
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Posts: 76
Ohio
Del Gue
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Ohio
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Good catch, hadn’t even thought to look into it yet. Ohios trap laws are odd.
They arent that hard, they just arent explained well in the booklet. If you come up to the NTA convention next month or the state convention in Caldwell in September, we can talk you through them pretty easy. I’m going to be there on Saturday!
I are a mountain man, and I'll live 'til an arrow or a bullet finds me. And then I'll leave my bones on this great map of the magnificent…
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Re: Looking for recommendations
[Re: The Beav]
#7612083
06/24/22 09:23 PM
06/24/22 09:23 PM
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Posts: 76
Ohio
Del Gue
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Ohio
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A larger trap gets a lot higher hold on a rat then lets say a 1 1/2. Some times It's a catch as high as the shoulder. And the larger trap takes a rat down right know.
My go to mink trap was the old #2 square jawed Vic.
I use to use 1 1/2s on my stools and floats but I watched too many rats swim back and get back up on that float or stool. That won't happen with a 1.75 or #2 sized trap. Guess I’m definitely not getting #1s like I had planned… starting to think I’m going to get a compilation of the cheapest traps at nta and hope I strike gold 🤣🤦‍♂️
I are a mountain man, and I'll live 'til an arrow or a bullet finds me. And then I'll leave my bones on this great map of the magnificent…
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Re: Looking for recommendations
[Re: Del Gue]
#7612102
06/24/22 09:58 PM
06/24/22 09:58 PM
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Posts: 16,580
Oakland, MS
yotetrapper30
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Oakland, MS
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A larger trap gets a lot higher hold on a rat then lets say a 1 1/2. Some times It's a catch as high as the shoulder. And the larger trap takes a rat down right know.
My go to mink trap was the old #2 square jawed Vic.
I use to use 1 1/2s on my stools and floats but I watched too many rats swim back and get back up on that float or stool. That won't happen with a 1.75 or #2 sized trap. Guess I’m definitely not getting #1s like I had planned… starting to think I’m going to get a compilation of the cheapest traps at nta and hope I strike gold 🤣🤦‍♂️ If at all possible, try to get there on Friday. By Saturday it's half over with many tailgaters and even dealers already gone.
~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~
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Re: Looking for recommendations
[Re: Del Gue]
#7612104
06/24/22 10:01 PM
06/24/22 10:01 PM
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Posts: 14,862
Greene County,Virginia
run
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Posts: 14,862
Greene County,Virginia
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Sleepy creek are my favorite trap. I don't know where to buy them. My local trapper supply phased out of them.
Last edited by run; 06/27/22 09:47 PM.
wanna be goat farmer.
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