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wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? #7792143
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Has anyone used the wolf creek weasel traps or does everyone use the victor rat traps?

Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7792217
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I've always used Victor rat traps for weasel but I put a pan on them. I set the rat rap in a box at the front where the weasel has to step on it when entering the box. The bait is placed at the back of the box, not on the pan. And they work great.[Linked Image]

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Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7792319
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rat trap, its consider a killer trap no check limit

Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7792806
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These are what I am asking about:

https://www.wolfcreekproducts.net/weasel-trap

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Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7792896
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Originally Posted by NEtrapper.
These are what I am asking about:

https://www.wolfcreekproducts.net/weasel-trap

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Understood, just a copy of the Victor rat trap with the yellow pan which will work great if positioned right, as shown in my previous post.

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Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7792922
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Haven’t used them but they look decent and reasonably priced. Hopefully the springs last. The victors were a crapshoot from one trap to the next. Weaker spring meant bigger chunk of old mink stretcher under the one end of spring arm to give it more whack! And tape up the kill bar like tomcat has his done. Happy trapping! ScottW

Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7792999
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Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7793021
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I like the idea of the metal pan as far as it lasting but I can see every animal frozen to the pan.


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Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: 160user] #7793096
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Originally Posted by 160user
I like the idea of the metal pan as far as it lasting but I can see every animal frozen to the pan.

Agree but find the plastic pan wares and the trigger becomes very sensitive going of with temperature changes. I find I have to file a rough area on the wire to make it work again. I've seen the regular rat traps with wire mesh used as a bait pan.


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Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7793099
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I put pieces of yard sign (corrugated plastic) on the metal, regular traps. I'll get a pic when I get home. Just like bctomcat's pic above.
Makes them sensitive enough to catch the bait stealing short tailed shrews.

Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7793106
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Originally Posted by NEtrapper.
These are what I am asking about:

https://www.wolfcreekproducts.net/weasel-trap

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I was actually going to order some just to try but the shipping price was more than the dozen traps.


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Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: NEtrapper.] #7793151
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I always used the Victors with the yellow plastic pan. Problem was, eventually the pan comes off and I couldn't find any place that sells a replacement pan. Right now, I have about 10 worthless traps without a pan.

I posted on here once asking about making a pan, but nobody seem to have a solution or knew where to get replacement pans.


Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: Trapper7] #7793219
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Originally Posted by Trapper7
I always used the Victors with the yellow plastic pan. Problem was, eventually the pan comes off and I couldn't find any place that sells a replacement pan. Right now, I have about 10 worthless traps without a pan.

I posted on here once asking about making a pan, but nobody seem to have a solution or knew where to get replacement pans.

Look at that pan on the trap posted. How hard would that be to make? Get you some tin (old soup can would be fine) and tin snips and small drill bit,,, wahlah, new pans. Maybe need to cut the head off and bend a nail into a staple shape to hold it down. After the first one you'd be looking at 3-4 min to make each of the rest, maybe.

Re: wolf creek weasel traps or Victor Rat Traps? [Re: 160user] #7793353
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The shipping is what has kept me from ordering them as well. I havent been able to find them at any of the trap supply places either

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