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What’s your favorite trap? #8016940
12/10/23 10:09 AM
12/10/23 10:09 AM
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Posts: 839
Colorado
Raptortrapper Offline OP
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Colorado
What’s your favorite trap? Maybe list your top three cause I know situations call for different sets / different traps. Mine would be the sleepy creek #11, Belisle 330, and the KO K9 4 coil offset laminated. Absolute favorite would be the KO K9 though.


Why do I carry 10mm? Because shooting twice is just silly.
Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8016951
12/10/23 10:18 AM
12/10/23 10:18 AM
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Posts: 6,004
alabama
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alabama
MJ 600 Sterling. Then NO BS Extreme Wire Levers. Then. After the road greater go some of my traps. Using Bridger 3s. LoL

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8016959
12/10/23 10:24 AM
12/10/23 10:24 AM
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UTAH
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UTAH
Same.Sterling 500/600. Odon told me" very rare to find a one set off thats empty"The only time i have is when some kind sole checks my sets for me,now if i could get them to remake them for me.

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8016974
12/10/23 10:34 AM
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South Ga - Almost Florida
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South Ga - Almost Florida
Been trapping 47 years and this is what I use today...so you could say they're my "favorites"...

Bridger2 dogless
Belisle 330s and 280s
Ztraps (white)
MB750s
Bridger5 coilsprings


Thank God For Your Blessings!
Never Half-Arse Anything!

Resource Protection Service

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8016987
12/10/23 10:42 AM
12/10/23 10:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 106
Missouri
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Posts: 106
Missouri
Coon Daggers, sadly it seems they are no longer made.


Always buying Coon Dagger traps
Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017001
12/10/23 10:56 AM
12/10/23 10:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 63,232
Minnesota
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Posts: 63,232
Minnesota
Belisle 330's
MB750's
modified Belisle 660's we made for ourselves


NRA and NTA Life Member
www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com




Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017006
12/10/23 11:00 AM
12/10/23 11:00 AM
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# 1.75 Northwoods square jaw. (red fox & the occasional coyote).

# 2 Northwoods or Bridger offset (coyote).

# 3 Northwoods or Bridger closed jaw (beaver, bobcat, coyote).


Eh...wot?

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017031
12/10/23 11:37 AM
12/10/23 11:37 AM
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Frazee, MN
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Frazee, MN
I have been using Northwoods my whole trapping life. Most of them have been retired, been using Bridger and the MB brands now.

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017045
12/10/23 12:00 PM
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Posts: 2,918
Adirondacks, NY
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Adirondacks, NY
Belisle 160's

Blake and Lamb 1 and 1/2 longsprings

Blake and Lamb # 44 dbl longsprings

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017053
12/10/23 12:09 PM
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Western New York
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Western New York
I really like my MB550’s for canines in my area.

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017056
12/10/23 12:15 PM
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SW Georgia
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SW Georgia
Whatever is legal and pretty much ready to set out of the box.

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017060
12/10/23 12:17 PM
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MD
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MD
I'll admit it, have more Northwoods square jawed 1.75s than I'll ever need.
And will.probably buy more, lol

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017061
12/10/23 12:19 PM
12/10/23 12:19 PM
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Posts: 1,487
Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
Don’t have a lot to really back it up but I like the MB450 OS. They’re strong enough to hold a coyote but small enough that they don’t do damage or hurt a smaller animal or non target catch. Plus I think they’re just a good looking trap!

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017078
12/10/23 12:35 PM
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illinois
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illinois
Mb 550 and 750 , 160 connibear, little grizzes

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017106
12/10/23 01:03 PM
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GA
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GA
Bridger #2 modified work just fine for me on coyotes and they're not too rough on non-target catches.

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017127
12/10/23 01:32 PM
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Pa
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Pa
Really like my MB450’s for fox and the occasional coyote, duke 1 1/2’s for mink, coon and the occasional rat. Really like Montgomery #2 dog less for the pan height when making bigger blown out dirt holes.


life is good......
Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017129
12/10/23 01:34 PM
12/10/23 01:34 PM
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Posts: 7,375
W NY
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W NY
MB 450
Victor conis
1 1/2 Victor coils nightlatched


NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017132
12/10/23 01:37 PM
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Central, SD
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Central, SD
MJ 600
MJ 500
#1 long springs


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

Jerry Herbst
Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017136
12/10/23 01:42 PM
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West Texas
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West Texas
I was always a Newhouse guy but prefer MB450 and MB550's these days.

Re: What’s your favorite trap? [Re: Raptortrapper] #8017169
12/10/23 02:19 PM
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Ohio
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Ohio
I'll admit i'm a round jaw fan, just what i got used to. For canines i have many favorites, any of the 550s, montana #2s, Victor #3s, Sleepycreek #3s among others. But, I have caught more fox and coyotes over the years in the duke 1 3/4 os traps than all the others combined i think. I picked up 19 of them that were baseplated, new chain, bubble tipped and had never been in the ground for $80 years ago and the just keep plugging along.

I do want to buy a no bs jr. just to see how the other half lives. lol

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