Jawspread restrictions in your state?

Please respond. What are your jawspread restriction (land footholds) in your state? Please specify if it’s inside or outside spread (and any other caveats...I know OH has some funky rules.)

I’ll start. PA has 6.5” max outside spread measured at the dog.

Georgia, 5.75 inside spread on landsets. Known as the #2 rule which leads to some confusion as some #3s are 5.75.
No restriction on sets in or within ten feet of water.

Ohio is 7.25 inside spread for footholds under water
6" inside spread for traps with 5/16th" grip surface width
5 3/8" inside spread for those without

We can't use anything over No.2 for 'rats and mink.Thats it for footholds in Michigan.

Go big or go home..... Alaska wins!

Max spread for legholds is 9"

Max spread for "killer-style" is 13"

Pete

Footholds can’t be larger than 7” outside jaw spread on land. Larger can be set in water.

Body grips with 8” or greater inside spread must be set in water

TENNESSEE 9" JAW SPREAD MEASURED AT WIDEST POINT AND JAW THICKNESS A MIN. OF 1/4".

Cannot set foothold traps with a jaw spread in excess of 6 ½” above the waterline.

Jaw spread is measured as the widest distance from this inside of both jaws on a line drawn perpendicular through the jaw pivot points when the trap is in the set position.

Cannot set foothold traps in areas above the waterline without them having offset, laminated, or padded jaws, with the exception being that coil-spring traps with a jaw spread of 4 inches or less and long-spring traps with a jaw spread of 4 ½ inches or less do not need to be padded, laminated or have offset jaws

Arkansas - 6" inside measured at the dog. Over 5" have to be off set.

Not sure we have any for foothold traps. Bodygrips 10 inch or over on public land must be partially submerged.

Texas- none

Mississippi-None

Like Castormound states there is no jawspread laws in Wyoming minus the 10X10 or larger body gripper needs to be in water of some sort. Trap restrictions take up a total of three lines in the rule book and most rules are for snares which there are very few.

What was that about go big or go home? Seems like a few states are “as big as you want em”.

Are bear traps legal those states with no restrictions? Bears are a factor in Alaska.

What are the snare rules? I'm guessing they're to exclude deer by catch?

Maine has a 5 3/8 inch inside in the northern half of the state (lynx zone), and we lost the ability to use drags in these zones. All traps in the state must have 3 swivels - trap, mid chain and stake. Lower half of the state does not have jaw spread restrictions.

None for footholds in Nebraska. On land controlled by game and parks, no body grippers larger than 5x5 on ground level, anything between 5x5 and 8x8 must be underwater or at least 6 feet above ground, anything larger than 8x8 must be completely submerged.

pa's 6 1/2 even for beaver is something i'd like to see changed.ya get good at trap placement though.

I read the NY Regs. for traps on land larger than 4” must have pan tension device but can be as large as 5 3/4 INSIDE. Pg. 55. Therefore inside lams can make a big difference.

Draselt in Wyoming without having the regs in hand the restrictions that come to mind are 295 or less BAD ,12” max loop measured horizontally at middle of loop, must be anchored solid, no drags. Cannot be wired to fence wire as anchor, must be checked at least once a week, so for example if you set on Monday and check on Sunday of the next week you are compliant at 13 days if you checked again the following Sunday compliance at 7days and so on. Anyone with the regs in hand please feel free to correct me as memory ain’t what it used to be.

Don’t remember “bear traps” as being illegal in Wyoming but trapping bears by any means is. They are considered trophy big game as are lions. Only the G&F can trap them.

Yeah CMCF sounds right to me. I cant remember the poundage right off hand but the rest is right on the snares. The check period schedule is confusing at first but is very easy going once you figure eit out. I rarely ever let a trap go over 24 hours on a check though. I just gotta know right now. I suppose patience might leave with age i don't know yet.

On the bear trap issue. Technically setting a bear trap is not illegal i suppose but I would think you would get in trouble for targeting big game animals like stated above. Hard to set one and be like i just like big traps? Lol

Water foothold traps set in or under water have a 7 1/4" inch maximum inside jaw spread.

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6.5 for land traps here in VA

7 1/2" Max. inside measured at widest point parallel to the dog in NC. All traps set on land greater than 5 1/2" measured as described must be offset 3/16". No offset required when set it water.

Iowa...

No size restrictions in Louisiana.

295 is correct

5 3/4" dry land 7 3/4" if completely submerged. Tidal beaver trapping can be a struggle......