What's everyone's experience with these traps?

Has anyone had good success with them
or are there problems with them?

… good traps … bed well and nice kill area

… I recommend 4 coil

I like them. They bed nicely. Had some that wore a bit sharp on the edges. Messed up rounding them where the pan goes over the jaw. Should have left that area alone.

Why 4 coil?

Why 4 coil? I think i bought mine 4-coiled but took the helper springs of a few years ago.

To break throu all that Texas ice and snow I would guess

In another post he said he has some pull outs after they got a few years of use on the traps and 4 coils solved this.

…. If you catch enough of them with two coils … you’ll get to watch a few full pad catches run off as you pull up

The springs have weakened on most of mine after a few years. You will find out that they are weakening by increased misses and pullouts. Or, if you handle them enough you can tell.

Out of 11 dozen...I have 1 dozen I've yet to 4 coil and they'll get it soon.

OK. The reason i ask is because I've had three consecutive pull outs with these traps. It's been a few years since i trapped coyotes but i seem to remember noticing this problem back when these traps were new also.

Fortunately, I kept the extra coil springs and can put them back on.

If the Bridger 2 dogless had levers designed with inside angles (like the SC trap pictured) then some of the pullout problem would be eliminated as the levers would lockup better. Extra spring strength would still be a good thing for trap speed and to ensure that lockup.




Currently, the B2 levers have parallel edges inside the levers and that doesn't do much to ensure lockup...especially with weaker springs.

Then add in that gigantic offset space given the lock up and spring issues and it gets even more interesting. But I still own some and find them acceptable at their price point especially if theres a good chance of getting run over or stolen

They are all I own now. Great coyote and cat trap for the Southern US. But, there is an issue with the springs. At least with the batches I bought from.

… round jaws have superior holding power in two wheel drive

… ran them for years with weak springs and they still held

… then switched over when the dogless bridgers came out

… I like the bigger jaw spread of square jaws . But fur wheel drive is a must if your halfway serious about it lol