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Managed to catch myself today #8462663 09/02/25 04:45 PM 09/02/25 04:45 PM
Joined: Jul 2025 The Maritimes NorthLake330 OP trapper
NorthLake330 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2025 The Maritimes	....both hands in a brand new Belisle 220. (forgot to set the spring safeties before grabbing the bars and releasing the trigger) Learning things the hard way... I guess it's the only way I learn

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8462665 09/02/25 04:48 PM 09/02/25 04:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Iowa T trapdog1 trapper
trapdog1 trapper T Joined: Feb 2015 Iowa	I'll bet some colorful vocabulary ensued. I also bet you won't do that again soon.

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8462683 09/02/25 05:13 PM 09/02/25 05:13 PM
Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS yotetrapper30 trapper
yotetrapper30 trapper Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS	How'd ya get out? I wouldn't wanna try to get both hands out of a Belisle, lol. Proudly banned from the NTA. Bother me tomorrow. Today I'll buy no sorrows.

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: yotetrapper30] #8462691 09/02/25 05:29 PM 09/02/25 05:29 PM
Joined: Jul 2025 The Maritimes NorthLake330 OP trapper
NorthLake330 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2025 The Maritimes	Standing on my setters. I'm glad I didn't need to use a rope and my teeth. I had a couple fingers on each hand outside the trap so I could at the very least hold open and hook the setter jaws. I'm quite sure the adrenaline dump helped immensely. It was enough to make me sick to my stomach. Been a few years since I felt that. LOL

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8462719 09/02/25 06:06 PM 09/02/25 06:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire	Ohhhhh....this happened before ...lol It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8462932 09/02/25 11:03 PM 09/02/25 11:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Mt. g smith trapper
g smith trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Mt.	Why the 220 s ? Otters up there ? You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: g smith] #8462990 09/03/25 05:57 AM 09/03/25 05:57 AM
Joined: Jul 2025 The Maritimes NorthLake330 OP trapper
NorthLake330 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2025 The Maritimes	Originally Posted by g smith Why the 220 s ? Otters up there ? Fisher boxes during the season and raccoon bucket sets when being a good neighbour. Lots of otter but not my target.

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8463011 09/03/25 06:45 AM 09/03/25 06:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Northern Maine	Ouch NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8463123 09/03/25 11:40 AM 09/03/25 11:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes T Trapper7 trapper
Trapper7 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes	I once got one hand in a Victor 220. But, two hands in a Belisle 220! That's nasty! Being old is when you don't care where your spouse goes, just a long as you don't have to go too.

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8463134 09/03/25 12:17 PM 09/03/25 12:17 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 New Hampshire	Doesn't someone have any 220 club certificates for this member ??? It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8463337 09/03/25 06:43 PM 09/03/25 06:43 PM
Joined: Jun 2022 Manitoba Shakeyjake trapper
Shakeyjake trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Manitoba	Those are worse than the 330s….lol. Even with the safeties on one will give a fella a good wrap…. Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8463364 09/03/25 07:19 PM 09/03/25 07:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Ks Flint Hill fur trapper
Flint Hill fur trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Ks	yrs ago I managed to whack both thumbs in a Bridger 220. determined to get out of it myself I tried darn near everything other than just ripping one out but swallowed my pride an ran up to the house a ln begged my wife to stop laughing an get this sob off me. she loves telling that one..

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8463392 09/03/25 07:55 PM 09/03/25 07:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Nebraska T Trapset trapper
Trapset trapper T Joined: Jan 2009 Nebraska	Dang! RTS doesn’t have a “no hand setter”. Just one hand. Need to work on that. lol www.rtssetter.com

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8463403 09/03/25 08:07 PM 09/03/25 08:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Ks Flint Hill fur trapper
Flint Hill fur trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Ks	I did a lot of stomping with a balancing act on those springs but wasn't gaining any just making pain worse and that's when I started running like a fairy to the house lmao!!!

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: trapdog1] #8463725 Yesterday at 02:06 PM Yesterday at 02:06 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 West Tennessee D doublesettrigger trapper
doublesettrigger trapper D Joined: Jul 2007 West Tennessee	Originally Posted by trapdog1 I also bet you won't do that again soon. Sorry, Northlake330, but the bad new is, you will probably do it again. It goes with the territory. Rickey

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8464149 8 hours ago 8 hours ago
Joined: Nov 2018 Ontario S Saskfly trapper
Saskfly trapper S Joined: Nov 2018 Ontario	Any pictures of the hands after?

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: NorthLake330] #8464163 7 hours ago 7 hours ago
Joined: May 2025 Texas O Outdoor todd trapper
Outdoor todd trapper O Joined: May 2025 Texas	I got my hand deep in a number 11, and I could probably get out but it helped that my dad was there with me but a 220 that would hurt and I would be walking home with it still clamped down. Loving every day as it comes.

Re: Managed to catch myself today [Re: Saskfly] #8464327 56 minutes ago 56 minutes ago
Joined: Jul 2025 The Maritimes NorthLake330 OP trapper
NorthLake330 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2025 The Maritimes	Originally Posted by Saskfly Any pictures of the hands after? Not much to show other than 2 black fingernails. Thumb was swollen but never bruised. I guess it wasn't really that bad, but still not one I want to repeat anytime soon...

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