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Need help identifying a tube trap (name / maker) #8442914
07/26/25 12:47 AM
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Rich E Offline OP
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https://youtu.be/XRep7hk-W3Q?si=x2jH9CM-wKhM_ak7
Link to youtube video (not me) - but has me curious about the mechanism and it's ease-of-use.
Can anyone id the tube trap shown in the video? Still being sold... by...?

Re: Need help identifying a tube trap (name / maker) [Re: Rich E] #8443005
07/26/25 08:45 AM
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Bob Jameson Online content
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I believe that trap was built and designed by Kirk DeKalb out of Georgia. I believe that he has since sold his business to an outfit in Canada. WCS maybe able to help you find one or more. I have one also. I bought a few of his traps many years back. His trigger mechanism is very futuristic in design in my opinion. I have several of his other traps and his beaver trap has the same triggering mechanism, pretty slick.

Re: Need help identifying a tube trap (name / maker) [Re: Rich E] #8443036
07/26/25 09:19 AM
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Bob is correct. That is a Kirk DeKalb trap. I have one of them that I bought from Kirk at a SE regional convention years ago. It has the conibear style trigger mechanism that he also used on some of his other cage traps. It is longer and heavier than other brand tube traps on the market and that may be an advantage as described in the video but it is also a disadvantage as it requires a much larger CO2 chamber.

I remember Kirk selling the manufacturing rights to the company in Canada but I do not think they ever produced many traps. Cost seemed to be more than the market would bear. Not sure what the current status of Kirk's designs today. I just know that I have not seen another tube trap like the one in the video other than the one I have in years.

I also have one of his swim through beaver cage traps with the conibear style trigger. Trap is heavy and works great but I have only stumbled on to one other one like it at a convention. Kirk had some good designs and built them heavy duty but they were not inexpensive to manufacture or ship. Couple that with his health issues that limited his ability to market his products at conventions is probably why they are not more prevalent.


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Re: Need help identifying a tube trap (name / maker) [Re: QuietButDeadly] #8443211
07/26/25 04:05 PM
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Thank you ,
I just saw the post. I haven’t been able to find someone I trust in manufacturing my traps. Selling them is not gonna be a problem it’s just getting then made. I can’t physically do what I used to. I don’t ever plan to do business out of the country again. If I do start manufacturing I got some of the greatest designs that I’ve never been seen before.
More effective than any others made in the past.
Thank you


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