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Jaw width? #7724621 11/22/22 10:23 PM 11/22/22 10:23 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 637 Missouri, USA P Pofarmer10 OP trapper
Pofarmer10 OP trapper P Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 637 Missouri, USA	Is 6in too much? Its not how you start, its how you finish - Jim George

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Pofarmer10] #7724624 11/22/22 10:25 PM 11/22/22 10:25 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 4,537 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 4,537 West Central MN	Check your state regulations. Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Pofarmer10] #7724625 11/22/22 10:26 PM 11/22/22 10:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 4,496 alabama steeltraps trapper
steeltraps trapper Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 4,496 alabama	Inside or outside jaw spread? What does your state law say? Thats all that matters.

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Pofarmer10] #7724664 11/22/22 11:03 PM 11/22/22 11:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 19,878 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 19,878 Georgia	Yup, state law. Other than that anything between 5 and 6 will work. I've caught coyotes in 1.5 to 4. And be sure to read the fine print. Some states measure inside others outside and some even disallow lamination to count towards the spread.

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Pofarmer10] #7725067 11/23/22 01:08 PM 11/23/22 01:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 3,945 Aliceville, Kansas 42 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 3,945 Aliceville, Kansas 42	Might be a bit much for squirrels, lol! Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Pofarmer10] #7725120 11/23/22 02:33 PM 11/23/22 02:33 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 637 Missouri, USA P Pofarmer10 OP trapper
Pofarmer10 OP trapper P Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 637 Missouri, USA	Its legal Its not how you start, its how you finish - Jim George

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Pofarmer10] #7725998 11/24/22 12:40 PM 11/24/22 12:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 637 Missouri, USA P Pofarmer10 OP trapper
Pofarmer10 OP trapper P Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 637 Missouri, USA	Also is a Victor 1 1/2 big enough for coyotes? Its not how you start, its how you finish - Jim George

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Pofarmer10] #7729110 11/28/22 03:03 PM 11/28/22 03:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 941 Wisconsin Scott__aR trapper
Scott__aR trapper Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 941 Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Pofarmer10 Also is a Victor 1 1/2 big enough for coyotes? I have caught coyotes in 1 1/2s, but I won't say they are ideal for the job. Megapredator ... top of the food chain! Member of WTA Member of MTPCA Member of NTA

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Pofarmer10] #7731623 12/01/22 10:15 AM 12/01/22 10:15 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,513 Flint, Michigan bhugo trapper
bhugo trapper Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,513 Flint, Michigan	I wouldn’t buy 1.5 coil springs for coyote, but if it’s all you got and the budget won’t allow for some larger traps….. Mind your placement and they work. 1.5 longsprings are not really adequate for coyote in my opinion. Maybe if they have pan tension and really stout springs. Member MTPCA, FTA and NTA

Re: Jaw width? [Re: Scott__aR] #7740047 12/10/22 02:15 PM 12/10/22 02:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 912 Madawaska, Maine B Bryan Daigle trapper
Bryan Daigle trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 912 Madawaska, Maine	Originally Posted by Scott__aR Originally Posted by Pofarmer10 Also is a Victor 1 1/2 big enough for coyotes? I have caught coyotes in 1 1/2s, but I won't say they are ideal for the job. Bend those jaw tips UP then weld a bubble to their tips. Then install J C Conners in line shocks to the chain. Life member of Maine and National Trappers Associations.

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