Guys, how many of you still own and run the CDR 750s?
Those have got to be the strongest beaver trap ever created.
I can’t set those buggars without setters,,, and I can set the mb 750s on my knees without issues.
I’m always extra careful when using them… a guy could have himself some difficulty getting himself out if he got pinched,, even worse would be having your drowning rig all set up.

I have a dozen of them and haven’t been using them for about 5-6 seasons. The wire levers aren’t my cup of tea.

Great trap...still use them...I love the pre-setting feature with the pans.

I still use them. Very well made trap. I use them for wolf and wolverine. Only two drawbacks IMO. The Paws-i-trip pan is a weak spot that most wolverines destroy. The other issue is that the CDR is taller than the MB thus there is more space under the jaws when the trap is closed...........allowing the animal access to the restrained foot.

You can add paws-i-trip pans to others and get that pre-set feature. I got a bunch of duke 4x4 traps that I've done that to. Same pan will fit a bridger #3. I, too, like that set at the truck tuck the loose jaw under the pan feature.

I still run them

Yep
I’ve got 3 dozen. My go to.
If anyone has any they want to sell I’d be interested.

Yup still use them when I can get out trapping beaver. Presetting them is what I love most about the trap.

Yep like Karl Malden and his mastercard, i don't leave home without them if beaver trapping.

That is the coolest thing about them. Walk in with a pack full.
Mbs you have to wire a stick or something under the pan and suck to latch…..
I had a chain reaction in my pack before I learned.

New CDR any good?

If you are talking the WCS 7.5...NO springs will go out after heavy use...6 mo.s

Thanks,,,,

I've always considered the CDR the best beaver foot hold I've ever owned and I'd tried most of them. Hardly ever lose a beaver once any part of its foot is in one.

Had one this am on a nuisance job in CDRs.....I use a two trap set up on a long well swiveled chain.
The beaver had front paw in one trap and a back foot in the other.

That is a pretty cool feature. I've only have a couple and have been using them a couple years. Main trap for me is still the MB or TS.

Has WCS fixed the spring problems on their WCR7.5? I know people were shimming springs attempting to address the issues.

Not that I am aware of....Kurt Beaugard left a while back he was making them for WCS. Kurt knew about proper heat treatment to springs. I spoke with Mr. Hout about the spring issue years back and he took them off the market.

Great trap

Yep great trap only 6 of them only want to skin 6 a day

I still have some that I use in places that I'm not worried about theft. These are the ones Carl, Don and Randy made (CDR). That was a lot of years ago and the springs are still strong. Carl gave me a dozen of the prototypes to test. The prototypes had regular levers rather than the wire ones. Changing to wire was a big improvement.