Wolf Creek Traps?

Does anybody use Wolf Creek 1.5 coil spring traps? If so what do you honestly think of them? I'm thinking about ordering a couple dozen of them & would like to hear any feed back on them. Thanks

No takers ?? Okay i'll start the show I like them that should give you 20 responses why not to buy them

I haven't used the 1 1/2 coils but I have bought some DP's and anchors off of Wolf Creek. Glenn is a great guy, I think he goes by ohio on here if ya want to PM him.

I don't honestly think they've gotten around yet for guys to evaluate .I like the looks of their No.2 dogless,used to love the No. 2 Montgomery dogless which they're patterned from.

OK nobody's used any or held any of the vWolf Creek trap in hand? I'm just wanting to know if all the traps will need tweaking to get them to set level or are they pretty good right out of the box? Also I there are any rough spots that I will need to hit with a file.

I had some #1's and yes they needed a little tweaking Imagine the others are the same that's not saying their a good trap I've held the 1 1/2s in my hands and gazed upon them at conventions just didn't see them replacing my pile of 1 1/2 dukes that mostly been tweaked

from what I seen a little file work and bending would be needed maybe since then they don't but a good serviceable trap for the price

That's what I thought.Definitley worth a look.

Fur Shed Fabrications did some really nice mods on the 2's. Ask Josh for his thoughts.

Kind of an older thread not sure if anyone is still interested but here goes. I just purchased a few traps from Wolf Creek. I really like the 1.5's. They are identical to the old 1.5 northwoods which i ran for years and loved them. They all need a once over tweaking wise out of the box but every 1.5 i have ever bought has for that matter. Good strong and simple design really. They will do just fine for me on my line and the price was something that left the conversation a lot easier with the wife about needing new gear. Glenn (Ohio screen name on T-man) has always returned my messages and called me personally a couple times to get my order right and to answer any questions i have had. I am big on customer care and will likely just continue to use his traps simply because he called me. I can catch fur with them and that's what i need and if it in turn helps him out as well then that is the way i like to keep it really. I also have some of his dp's and #2 dogless traps as well. I like them all and the price like i said is a no brainer for a public land trapper like me.

Who sells Wolf Creek traps?

So true, but now no debbie downers will post. Lol

quick search gave me - Wolf Creek Products

I am really interested in their #3 dogless traps. Curious on pan tension and how they would hold up.

The dogless traps are modeled exactly after the old Montgomery dogless design. Pan tension is adjusted basically by how you set the trap up and how you file the face of the pan and trap itself to release. That is if you file them at all. I have a bunch of the #2's and it took me a second to realize i was putting way more thought into getting it perfect rather than just cleaning the trap up and using it. Once i cleaned them up and set everything level they were basically exactly how i wanted them. I am going to check tonight what the poundage on the pan tension is but it feels right to me. I don't really have a set number i use but if it feels righ it must be good lol

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I have no experience with the 1.5s, but I bought a dozen #2 dogless last year and caught coyotes with them. They look like a Northwoods trap with a Montgomery dogless pan system. I think they are well built and stout. Some of the pans needed tweaking to level, but no more than others brands with the same system. The jaws are really sharp (like the old Northwoods) and that was where I spent a lot of time with a file. About half of the j hooks were not completely closed, but that was an easy fix. I think they are well worth the price.

Hello all, You can get them from www.wolfcreekproducts.net or just go through me.
I just wanted to add a little history here.
The first traps i made where all copies of the Northwoods except the #1. They are pretty much exact copies.
When i wanted to go to a dogless model i took that Northwoods design and added the Montgomery dogless design.
The Northwoods levers come up higher than Montgomeries did so that is why i did that.
I am trying hard in this rough fur time to keep the price down. You may have to tweek a little but everything i do adds cost.
Thank You and if you have any questions feel free to get ahold of me.

Jeff, I think I bought some #1s from you. Just needed slight tweaking as you said. Great little muskrat trap.

Was going to order and saw the freight shipping cost is $25 to Nebraska so I hesitated. Your weasel traps look nice though, too.

brand new right out of the bag
top view set without mods
side view set without mods loose jaw needs adjusting to get setting on both levers and level
reset after adjusting the loose jaw sits a lot better now
filing marks on pan where it catches the jaw. stamped metal is not exact but is not bad this helps with pan travel and crispness of trap or so it seems to anyways
had to tweek the levers a good bit to get the jaw level but no big issue

All in all it was very simple to set up and the pan tension out of the box was 4lbs +- and when i finished it was around 3 lbs. and very crisp without a much pan travel. I am somewhat of a minimalist when working with new traps i haven't used. I have found myself going to far into working and fixing things that the trap worked better from the get go than whatever i created. I ended up going through 18 of these last night and a dozen 1.5's as well and didn't take to much time. For the money I am very pleased.

Guys, your not going to get an out of the box ready to set 'em from anybody without paying somebody to make them that way. Even then they're probably not tuned to everybody's satisfaction. Heck, I adjust MB traps to just how I want them.
The longer I do this the more I'm moving away from paying the MB premium and buying the base trap and building what works for me. I'll be buying some of these and a mig welder, wish me luck on learning to weld.

If you order $200.00 or more shipping is free.

thedude055 thank you for posting the pictures.

Ok how do these traps compare In price to other similar sized traps?

Are these traps American made?

Duke states free shipping with a $100.00 purchase.

I have no doubt these traps would work out just fine for those that purchase them.

Bridger #2 dogless DC OS which is similar but certainly not the same is $13 through FNT and i think these are $7 each the way i bought them. Almost half price really. #3's are $8.25 each by the dozen. Mine are stamped made in China i believe. I ordered mine and got free shipping and received them in 2 or three days to Wyoming.

Thanks.
They look like great traps If I didn't have more traps then I can set I might buy some.

Hey beav I’ll take the ones you buy if you have too many!

Ever check out that dam on Banner creek?

Yep.;)

I have a couple handfuls of 1.5s. Seem like a decent trap for the money. If I could do it all over again ida bought some of these and spent more money on a better fleshing knife.

I have Wolf Creek products for sale!! Message me and we can chat! If you have any questions I can help add well!

I would take a Wolf Creek #2 offset over a Bridger #2 offset any day. For some reason when the Bridger company changed hands they decided to increase the offset to 1/4”. My Wolf Creek #2s have a 3/16” offset which I prefer for mixed canine trapping.

Glenn needs to get the Northwoods #1.75 copy on the market. That was a very popular trap in its time.