Very good point MR Jameson I got my first one in 2018 in a Victor 1.5 coil spring I knew there where some in the area because I had seem the a few times when I was checking my line And the next one was caught in in the same aera about 2 weeks later also in a Victor 1.5 Those traps took a beating but they held About 2 years later I had song dog #3 on the property I had my first two This time in a beefed up Victor 1.75 It was baseplated with a bottom center swiveled plate plus jaw lams a heavy duty chains and also a heavy version of the trap dog I filed the pan notch and the dog square also This trap had a perfect hold on the paw of the coyote held in my beefed up version of a Victor 1.75 I took the cable restraint course required to use them n PA given by the PA Game Commision And after some degree of a learning curve I was able to add 3 more song dogs to my total Plus I pickup another in a foot hold By now I had done more similar 1.5 coil beefer improvements to my 1.5 coils to make them more useful for a 40 to 45 lb coyote I have been dealing with health issues for a few yeas now and it has hindered my outdoor activities lately but it is very true in my case catching one shows you how to catch more And catching anything is more fun than catching nothing Charlie Dobbins often while giving a demo would say let the animal show you where to place your set By reading sign you get better at trap placement as you make a better choice at that you catch more critters And that is why it gets easier as time goes on .And getting to a point that you know how to do it is a very special satisfaction
