i was gifted some older victor coil spring traps only interested in coyote trapping some are #1.5 and some are #2s will they hold um or need to trade um for some snuff or some possum meat ?? thanks ...... for looking

I would use better traps for coyotes.

The 1.5s will hold though they'll miss more than you'd like.

Are the #2s the square jaws? If so sell em to a mink trapper. The round jaws will work too.

kinda my thinking too , i caught 20 something last year on my deer leases with MB550 and ill admit i know nothing about trapping just trying to help the fawns, i think ill just trade um ... thanks man

naw they look round to me .. i may try a #2 after i ni latch um see what happens

right now i need some that float

I have some as well but prefer them for mink. I moved to all offset in case a loose pet got in my sets.

Those are mink traps.

I’ve caught most of my coyotes in MB550s. Some were closed jaws. Most were offset jaws. The rest were in Montana #3 offsets. Both of these traps are heavy duty and shouldn’t ever be damaged the way the Victor 1 1/2 or 2 will be.

If the #2’s are round jaw they’ll hold coyotes! I’ve used the Victor #2 and it’s copycat the duke #2 to catch and hold plenty coyotes. I have many other traps that do the job better as far as jaw spread and beefiness goes, but the ROUND jaw Victors will hold them

I used the Duke #2 round jaw and never had problems holding coyote. The traps need a little adjusting but they work just fine. Used the older Victor #2 square jaws and they were not heavy enough to hold some of our bigger northern coyote.

I ran #2 victir round jaw baseplated for years without issue holding predators

… I did end up putting pit pans with a stainless rod dog on them though.. got tired of bent up stock dogs

I have caught a lot of fur in the victor 1.5 and several coyote thru the years. I don’t target them in those traps but when it happen it only takes a toe to hold one

Before I got on these forums I targeted coyotes with 1 1/2 Dukes, held them just fine, until I found out on here it can't be done so I don't use them anymore. Only thing I did was weld the j hooks shut and carried pliers to straighten the dogs if they got bent after a catch.