Yeah, thanks Ron. Now that we've got that taken care of, I have to order some catch poles for the guys. What's the handiest size? I

think they come in 28", 36", 48", and 60". I believe they also have adjustable 6 to 12 footers for people like me who are not allowed

on ladders.

I use the 60 inch catch pole. I have used it on critters from cat size to large dog size, including beaver, otter, bobcat, coyote fox, etc. If I need something longer, I use a snare attached to a Telescoping Extension Pole

. The padded roller can be removed from a roller frame and the frame then bent into a “J HOOK”. This comes in handy for removing dead animals from under narrow crawl spaces, porches, and other restricted areas. Snares can be made to hold almost any sized mammal.

Paul, I had one of those adjustable ones, Ketch All 6-12 foot. Seemed like a great idea at the time, being able to reach into those dumpsters and grab a coon with it. I sold it real quick, after my first attempt at putting a coon into a cage from 12 feet away. The customer got his fee in just free entertainment that day. We keep a 5 foot Ketch All on the truck now. It seems to be the handiest size for what we run into. It is long enough to keep me at a safe distance, and short enough that when working alone I can still manage a coon on the end and get it into a cage safely.

36"- 48" is usually plenty for me in most cases. But I have many years using a control pole for fox and coyote work in my live market trapping years. You lose control of an animal if you get much bigger. I did few thousand canine removals from coil spring traps then transferred them to a smaller cages or a larger capacity holding pen. Longer poles have their limited place but on a daily basis I would rather use a modest length control pole.

Most of my work has been up close in most cases but we carry 3 sizes on our truck that fit most situations.

Of the people that buy from, most ADC guys buy the 5 ft. The coyote live catch guys buy the 4 ft. ones. Hope that helps Paul.

Thanks guys; that was some great information. I haven't had a catchpole or a graspers in my truck since somebody borrowed them and

that was years ago. ( Which is kind of funny since I still probably do more hand to hand combat with animals than any two employees )

Since these guys are fairly new, I think a four footer is all the can reasonably handle. I am not making this up: I had to stop

posting to go out and get a distemper raccoon. Just me and my trusty landing net. That raccoon may have been sick but he sure could

run. I had to chase him halfway through the woods and had to knock him off of two tree trunks before I could get the net over him.

I've decided that the reason I use a landing net in my old age is that there is way more room for error.

Wink, my Ninja training enables me to catch greys going by at a dead run. I am also invisible and bulletproof...
Maybe I used the term "cat grabbers" too loosely; I have several sizes of "pick-up tools", and the smaller ones are great for pulling a squirrel out from behind something.