If you are super concerned about foot issues you should probably just stick to dps. I don't know any trap that's going to give you perfect feet every time on land. I have one property where I get paid well to trap coon. I had three get out on that place last season. This year I'm trying Duke 450s...pretty pricey trap for coon, but worth it if it holds more of those expensive coon. Every where else if I lose a coon it's no big deal. Otherwise #11s have about the least damage but you don't want to cover them much. Sterling just came out with a nice looking #11, I would not buy the Dukes. I just would rather use a 1.5 no BS or 1.75 bridger on land because they generally hold everything, and the #11 is a bit small for coyote....

As far as feet issues with coon double laminated 1.5's with just the right amount of offset is the best thing I found when I sold some live to dog hunters. But it's gotta be the right amount of offset. Too much you'll get sliding not enough and the foot falls asleep and we'll....also a off set base plate with a setting swivel seems to help qlsot vetter run a crunch proof , they clean out way better

Dps honestly ain't much better , feet will look good but...

Just moved to cages honestly

Guys down here use MB450’s for live sell of coyotes all the time. Not everyone needs a #3 or #4 for coyotes or cats.

I don’t understand people losing coons in footholds or DP’s. I’ve had them so tangled in a cabled DP I thought I was going to have to cut the cable to get it untangled. Same thing if they hit a foothold on a drag that’s prehooked. Maybe y’all have longer checks than we do, but on a 24hr check they ain’t going anywhere.

Idk there coon are a lot bigger on average then ours down here in the south

Only ones Ive ever lost to DPs because they swan dived off a high bank on an overlong extension

They must be, lol.

Also think the fact seems most guys are water trapping them

Never heard of Fleming 1.5's or any other size. I Googled Fleming Traps, and a trapping supply co comes up, but they seem to only sell other makers traps, but baits and lures have their name on it.

They have their own 1.5 and possibly other traps I’m not sure

You have almost a half a coon at best down in GA. You see any 20-25 pound young of the year? I would bet I get more 4x and up then 2x and down. The young of the year are always 2-3x unless a real late litter. Your biggest coon are the size of my runts.

Didn't see any on the site.

That’s interesting let me look

Wow they are gone, I looked a few months ago and they where there, if you look on YouTube you can see a little bit about it

They still have the DPs I believe.

That is just wrong. The duke 1.5 is the most used trap by long line raccoon trappers in Iowa where we have big coons. I'm talking guys who are catching 2000+ coons a season. They would not use them if they were not good traps, plain and simple. The double jawed version is arguably the best raccoon foothold trap on the market.

100% correct.

For the money the duke 1.5 is a fine coon trap and you could buy a lot of them for less out of pocket than some other makes. That matters to a long liner for sure.
Jim

No B.S. is amazing quality. I'm working on building a line pretty low budget but the one thing I splurge on is no B.S. traps.

I agree. For the money it's hard to beat Duke 1.5s for coon. A little tweaking and I upgrade the chain and you have a fine Coon trap for land or water