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Re: Colony trap preference [Re: marty weatherup] #8631290 06/30/26 10:15 AM 06/30/26 10:15 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin	So, Mr. Saskbone I have a bunch of 8X8X24" colony traps and I can't use them in WI. So, I thought I could make a funnel and place it in the end of the square trap. The entrance would have to be 6" so what size would the exit have to be? And how long would the finished funnel be? I'm thinking maybe 24" cage length won't be long enough. Or I could just make the entrances smaller by using some wire to get down to the 6" size. But I would like to try out the funnel type trap and see If it has any advantage over the square trap. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Colony trap preference [Re: marty weatherup] #8631344 06/30/26 01:01 PM 06/30/26 01:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Muskrat Lake,Saskatchewan S saskbone trapper
saskbone trapper S Joined: Apr 2012 Muskrat Lake,Saskatchewan	Beav my guess is you would have trouble attaching it to the square colony. Plus with the funnel wider than your trap your trap will sit funny on the bottom. You could cut the funnel square at the bottom but it would be more of a C then a round cone. The gate might have to be modified too. My gates go an inch lower than the hole so that if a rat tries to swim out the gate hits the bottom of the cone and stops them. Not sure how a gate would work on a square trap, but I guess you could just use the original door on the square trap. Never thought about putting a funnel on a square trap.

Re: Colony trap preference [Re: marty weatherup] #8631352 06/30/26 01:23 PM 06/30/26 01:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Muskrat Lake,Saskatchewan S saskbone trapper
saskbone trapper S Joined: Apr 2012 Muskrat Lake,Saskatchewan	Few more pics You can stuff little colonies. Two side by side colonies in a low water culvert. Water was over the trap 1 inch. 11 rats Mink will fill a small colony. Never caught more than one in a square. Did catch 3 in a round colony twice before Another underwater pic. Square had 3 , round one 10 feet away had 9 Traps I make. The 16 wide by 6 high has wings to the door. I think the doors are 6x6. Great in low water ditches or culverts Just over 800 in a 2 day check Save your rat glands. Easy to sell One of the better years when I averaged $12 on over 2000 rats

Re: Colony trap preference [Re: saskbone] #8631569 07/01/26 12:10 AM 07/01/26 12:10 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin	In 2011 I started using wings on my colony traps. No sense using more then one trap in a culvert. An 8X8 with wings can fill most culverts. Originally Posted by saskbone Beav my guess is you would have trouble attaching it to the square colony. Plus with the funnel wider than your trap your trap will sit funny on the bottom. You could cut the funnel square at the bottom but it would be more of a C then a round cone. The gate might have to be modified too. My gates go an inch lower than the hole so that if a rat tries to swim out the gate hits the bottom of the cone and stops them. Not sure how a gate would work on a square trap, but I guess you could just use the original door on the square trap. Never thought about putting a funnel on a square trap. Thanks. I guess I'll stick with the square colony traps. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Colony trap preference [Re: marty weatherup] #8631588 07/01/26 05:21 AM 07/01/26 05:21 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 williams,mn trapper les trapper
trapper les trapper Joined: Mar 2011 williams,mn	Thanks for the pictorial Sask. "Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."

Re: Colony trap preference [Re: trapper les] #8636660 07/12/26 09:28 PM 07/12/26 09:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Maine S shorthair trapper
shorthair trapper S Joined: Dec 2006 Maine	Originally Posted by trapper les I bought 4 dozen 6x6x 24 collapsibles a few years ago,they worked fine for what I am doing. I have about thirty tube traps under construction. YUP "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my traps for what I said I paid for them."

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