Asked in the trapping only but there is more traffic here. #2 for mink night latch or not how many swivels short chain long chain or drowner what’s your setup. Also with mink value going up what’s your favorite trap

I wouldn't worry about the night latch as long as you have a free-falling pan. A swivel at the base and at the end of the chain should cover it. Cable drowners are they way to go if you use short chain. (That's what I do) It helps hold any incidental raccoon as well. I like a 1 1/2 for mink and coon, but my favorite mink trap is the old Victor #2 square jaws. They are simply amazing.

BK and I agree on our favorite mink trap!!!!

Three "coonless" trap sets will be targeting mink next season:

1. 6x6 collapsible colony traps in bottom edge sets

2. #150 bodygrips on KB stabilizers in bottom edge sets

3. modified #1 Bridger coilsprings with #1 1/2 pans in both ends of 4" irrigation pipes hooked up to drowner cables. Each end is paired with a blind set upstream/downstream tight to the bank with vertical slant stick forcing small passage through to the #1 coilspring restricting 'coon. Both drowner cables lead to one terminal end. At one location 4 traps, two terminal ends, one 4" pipe.

The goal here is strictly 'rats and mink.

Now if whisperings of higher 'coon prices start up . . . pocket sets will be added, but . . .

Victor # 2 Sq. jaws were always my go to for Mink, But with everyone looking, prices run steep. Started using Bridger # 2 Sq jaws about 10 years now. only thing I have to say bad about them is the pans are real soft