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How many traps do you have? #8238711
10/17/24 04:25 PM
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I’ve been prepping traps all day. I have 12 dz a mix of mb 550’s, sterlings and k9 extremes . 2dz 3N and 4 dz coon cuffs and 5 live traps for raccoon. I know a lot of you have a serious amount of hardware. Post how many you have. If you can’t tell I’m bored lol grin

I’d like to try the Alfas and also the Duke 650’s.

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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8238719
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Too many! But I still use #1 & 1.5 LS with Cast Jaws, #1 Diamond and Triumphs LS in double jaws, Square and RJ Jaw #2 & 3 Montgomery coils from the 1980's, and Square 110,120, 220 and 330 size BG's along side the newer design model LS's ,BG's and the Coils you mentioned. Don't even bring up the DP's (LOL)............................................... the mike

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8238816
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If I set all the traps I have I would never be able to check them all in a 24 HR check. So yep to many but that's ok.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8238853
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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8238872
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Would take days just to count, hundreds of squirrel live traps, tons of other live traps, 10 dozen or so Duke 650 pro's, 120's, 220's, 280's 330's, more than I care to count. Last year I dyed and waxed most of my land traps and it took 2 days and I was beat. Would take close to that to go thru my water traps, then there is live traps rat traps mouse traps I by in cases of several hundred. Mole and Gopher traps? Wouldn't know where to start.

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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8238896
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More than I will ever set out,84 Sterling MJ 600's,a dozen Jake's,a dozen of each No Bs Extreme's reg and wire lever's,2 dozen Bridger #3 full mod dogless,a dozen MB cast 650's,20 3n's and a dozen MB 550's almost forgot 2 dozen MB 450's closed jaws.A few 330's,280's,MB 160's,other 160's,155's and 120's and few more more odd's and end 1.5 long springs and a few 1.5 coil's.Forgot 3 #5 Bridger Alaskan,3 #5 Bridger dogless,3 Sleepy Creek 4.5's and 2 MB 750 wolf so roughly 260 traps.6 #3 Alpha's MB just remembered them.

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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8239027
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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: rick olson] #8239095
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Originally Posted by rick olson
More than I will ever set out,84 Sterling MJ 600's,a dozen Jake's,a dozen of each No Bs Extreme's reg and wire lever's,2 dozen Bridger #3 full mod dogless,a dozen MB cast 650's,20 3n's and a dozen MB 550's almost forgot 2 dozen MB 450's closed jaws.A few 330's,280's,MB 160's,other 160's,155's and 120's and few more more odd's and end 1.5 long springs and a few 1.5 coil's.Forgot 3 #5 Bridger Alaskan,3 #5 Bridger dogless,3 Sleepy Creek 4.5's and 2 MB 750 wolf so roughly 260 traps.


You sound like you have a well rounded arsenal of coyote traps. If you had to only run one trap for coyotes what trap would you run excluding the obvious choice of the MJ600.

I have 2 dz of the No BS k9 extreme jr with the wire levers I have high hopes of being my go to trap for coyotes. I do love my Mb 550’s. Wish the jaw spread was 6” and the pan was just a little larger but they hammer the coyotes regardless.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8239156
10/18/24 03:47 AM
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Agree I wish MTP had made a MB 600 or 625,hard to beat the NO BS traps line up,the one bad thing with the NO BS they will hold quite a few deer and calves,their lock up is something else.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8239187
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700 for sure. Not sure how many more are in the loft way in the back.Be a good project to have the youngest grandson crawl back there and see whats there LOL

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8239332
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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8239985
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Wife says way to many I say no where near enough add everything up a few over 100

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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8240322
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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8240367
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I actually know this one, as I just finished my prep and processing and got them all organized. I have 35 dozen cat & canine traps, 90% a mix of Bridger #3 dogless & MB 550, the rest a balance of double longsprings, No BS jrs, MB 650's and a couple dozen smaller coils. Plus another 6 dozen mixed sizes of bodygrippers.


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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: rick olson] #8240455
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Originally Posted by rick olson
the one bad thing with the NO BS they will hold quite a few deer and calves,their lock up is something else.

No thanks.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: canebrake] #8240620
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Originally Posted by canebrake
Originally Posted by rick olson
the one bad thing with the NO BS they will hold quite a few deer and calves,their lock up is something else.

No thanks.

Haha, not with the amount of deer that trip my sets, lol!

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8241354
10/20/24 08:57 PM
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More than makes sense but every year for the first 10 years I would add a dozen or two. They add up.

For land, mostly (a lot of) MB 550s, a dozen original Alphas and a couple dozen No. 3 DLS. Five or six dozen dog proofs.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8241591
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Wow, I only have about 25 traps but then I mostly trap just to thin the predator population down to help out our resident deer and turkey population.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8241623
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About 500. Just did my inventory update.
I don’t set nearly that many, and some are pretty specific in purpose. Like I have a couple totes of 110s some for rats and some for mink. Same with 1.5 coils a couple toes full and I don’t plan to set any of those this season, no water in ponds or creeks around here so not wasting my time trying to find some.
On predator side there is bulk of my traps and I have different models and sizes for different purposes.
I typically run about 75-100 traps a season and will be a Mix of coyote/cat footholds, some DPs, and some 220s.
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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8241676
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15 duke 1 1/2s, 10 DPs, 3 330s, 3 coyote-sized footholds, 6 bridger #5s, and a dozen 160s.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Bukman] #8241702
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Originally Posted by Bukman
Wow, I only have about 25 traps but then I mostly trap just to thin the predator population down to help out our resident deer and turkey population.


I'm like Bukman. I trap mainly to keep predator populations in check for the small game, deer and turkey in areas where we hunt. Perhaps next year when I retire (Lord willing) I can pick up some other places. I only have about 6 dozen coil springs and a dozen DP's.


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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8255265
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A whole bunch. But never enough. A couple dozen Victor jumps from#1 to #3, a few dozen #4 &#5 longsprings (mostly victors, there's a few others mixed in), several dozen #1 and #1 1/2 longsprings (Victor, Bridger, Duke), 2 dozen #11 longsprings, 3 dozen #110's (Victor, Duke), 4 dozen #120's (belisle, Duke), a dozen belisle 220's, 16 #280's (Duke, belisle), a dozen #330's (Duke, belisle), a dozen mb 750 alaskan, a dozen no bs wolf xtreme, half a dozen AK #9's, and a couple koros someone gave me. I also have a few storage totes of coil springs from #1-#5 size from various manufacturers, and a couple more totes of traps rigged for drowning beaver and otter (ts-85's, Victor cs #3's &4's, Duke cs#3's, etc) each has a drowning lock on 10'-20' of 1/8" cable with an adjustable loop on either end. And of course along with all that comes a few different fleshing beams, enough stretching boards to side my house with, and a vast and stinky lure/bait collection

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8268126
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I only have 18 coyote traps, 6 DPs, 3 #2s for I don't know what and one gopher trap.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: rick olson] #8268128
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Originally Posted by rick olson
More than I will ever set out,84 Sterling MJ 600's,a dozen Jake's,a dozen of each No Bs Extreme's reg and wire lever's,2 dozen Bridger #3 full mod dogless,a dozen MB cast 650's,20 3n's and a dozen MB 550's almost forgot 2 dozen MB 450's closed jaws.A few 330's,280's,MB 160's,other 160's,155's and 120's and few more more odd's and end 1.5 long springs and a few 1.5 coil's.Forgot 3 #5 Bridger Alaskan,3 #5 Bridger dogless,3 Sleepy Creek 4.5's and 2 MB 750 wolf so roughly 260 traps.6 #3 Alpha's MB just remembered them.

I just bought another dozen Jake's....

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8268335
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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8268939
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Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: rick olson] #8268984
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Originally Posted by rick olson
Agree I wish MTP had made a MB 600 or 625,hard to beat the NO BS traps line up,the one bad thing with the NO BS they will hold quite a few deer and calves,their lock up is something else.


Have you seen a no bs or a no bs jr hold a deer? If so I’m going to need to change up my plans to use them on a trophy deer lease I’ll be trapping after Christmas.

I’ve had a few deer trip mine but have not held any yet. I have held good size pigs though.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8269100
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I probably have around 400-500, no clue anymore. That's one goal for the summer is to inventory my traps so I know what I have.

Re: How many traps do you have? [Re: Sharkhunter] #8269111
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somewhere between 2 and 3 thousand. with these markets, might be time to start selling a few off.

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