#1551620 - 10/22/09 09:32 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: white17]
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trapper
Registered: 12/27/06
Posts: 80
Loc: Valdez, Alaska
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White17
What is your opinion on the #14 Victor jump as a wolf trap?
I have both MB750's and #14 VJ's, but I was not planning on using the #14's for wolf, just for beaver.
Thanks,
Dave
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#1551624 - 10/22/09 09:38 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: TrapperDave]
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trapper
Registered: 12/24/06
Posts: 2318
Loc: SW Alaska
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Dave, Im not White 17 but I don't feel the 14 jump would be a good wolf trap. they are just a bit too small
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#1551636 - 10/22/09 09:50 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: otterman]
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trapper
Registered: 12/28/06
Posts: 1938
Loc: Fairbanks, Alaska
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The 14 will hold a wolf IF the jaws are OK. Since they have cast jaws and have not been manufactured for a long while, every one of them is suspect. Unless you can get them "x-rayed" to determine if there are cracks in them, I would not use the 14 V's.
I bought up a dozen of them at a garage sale here in Fairbanks one time. Cleaned them up and set them out. Out of the 3 that ended up with wolf feet in them, 2 had jaws that broke. Only 1 held the wolf (and I was amazed that it did; jaws were bent quite a bit.) I quickly scooped up the rest and retired them.
PS: (Thankfully) I am not W17 either....
Pete
Edited by Pete in Frbks (10/22/09 09:51 AM)
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#1551809 - 10/22/09 12:25 PM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: TrapperDave]
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
Registered: 03/17/07
Posts: 13542
Loc: McGrath, AK
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White17
What is your opinion on the #14 Victor jump as a wolf trap?
I have both MB750's and #14 VJ's, but I was not planning on using the #14's for wolf, just for beaver.
Thanks,
Dave In my opinion the #14 jump is a great beaver trap. It is by no stretch of the imagination a wolf trap. I had three at one time and wolverines completely destroyed all them. A wolf would do the same I'm sure I am White17 and I endorse this message.
Edited by white17 (10/22/09 12:26 PM)
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#1552019 - 10/22/09 02:28 PM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: white17]
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trapper
Registered: 01/12/09
Posts: 88
Loc: Anchorage, Alaska
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I am White17 and I endorse this message. [/quote]
Yea, but have you stayed at a Holiday Inn lately?
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#1552068 - 10/22/09 03:11 PM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: Sockeye Salm]
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
Registered: 03/17/07
Posts: 13542
Loc: McGrath, AK
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Not guilty!
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#1553022 - 10/22/09 11:25 PM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: white17]
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trapper
Registered: 01/25/07
Posts: 1198
Loc: Tok, Alaska
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Yes, I've used the bridger #5 long springs. They are garbage for wolves. The springs just aren't strong enough.
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#1553059 - 10/23/09 12:06 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: northway]
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trapper
Registered: 10/01/09
Posts: 219
Loc: Interior Alaska
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Has anyone tried the sleepy creek #5 trap yet? Looks to be well built. It costs as much as a #9 though. How strong are the springs on it?
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#1553101 - 10/23/09 01:19 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: EurekaTrapper]
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"Mr. Mayor"
Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 3630
Loc: Bethel, AK
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White, those traps aren't waxed or dyed? Do you endorse waxing....traps, of course!
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#1553110 - 10/23/09 02:16 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: Kusko]
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trapper
Registered: 12/25/07
Posts: 1705
Loc: juneau, alaska
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He's "cooking" traps today, but am sure he is waxing.
About what, I don't know.
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#1553439 - 10/23/09 10:23 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: alaska viking]
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trapper
Registered: 12/28/06
Posts: 1938
Loc: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Knowing W17 as I do, I would guess he is probably waxing eloquent.
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#1553556 - 10/23/09 11:48 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: Pete in Frbks]
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
Registered: 03/17/07
Posts: 13542
Loc: McGrath, AK
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No they aren't ready to go. Yes I do dye & wax everything.....except the floor.
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#1553590 - 10/23/09 12:24 PM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: white17]
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trapper
Registered: 12/25/07
Posts: 1705
Loc: juneau, alaska
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Must be O.B.'s job, then.
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#1553625 - 10/23/09 12:44 PM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: alaska viking]
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
Registered: 03/17/07
Posts: 13542
Loc: McGrath, AK
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Of course !
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#1558102 - 10/26/09 10:23 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: white17]
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trapper
Registered: 07/25/08
Posts: 351
Loc: VT, AK
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Is the sleepy creek 4 1/2 any good for wolves, with or without some mods, anyone tried them on wolves?
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#1573957 - 11/03/09 09:44 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: arctichomestead]
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trapper
Registered: 12/19/08
Posts: 742
Loc: Illinois, Lee county
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I just got a bridgers # 4 L.S. and just read the post that the springs are not strong enough to hold a wolf. Will they hold a beaver?
thanks
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#1573989 - 11/03/09 10:11 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: trapperreynolds]
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trapper
Registered: 02/07/08
Posts: 583
Loc: Fairbanks Alaska
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I'm sure countless beaver have met their end with a foot stuck in a #4 L.S. If the springs are still good you should be fine.
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#1574022 - 11/03/09 10:44 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: trapperreynolds]
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"Mr. Mayor"
Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 3630
Loc: Bethel, AK
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yes
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#1574099 - 11/03/09 11:26 AM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: Kusko]
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trapper
Registered: 12/19/08
Posts: 742
Loc: Illinois, Lee county
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the springs are like new. thank for the input.
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#1584778 - 11/08/09 10:13 PM
Re: MB -750 Wolf opinons
[Re: trapperreynolds]
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trapper
Registered: 12/21/07
Posts: 117
Loc: Perry County, Pennsylvania
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How much does a 114 in good condition set you back?
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