Re: So trying to decide on new traps.
[Re: Providence Farm]
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02/07/24 08:25 PM
02/07/24 08:25 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 627 Wisconsin
Lance Squires
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Providence Farm,
I sent you a private message regarding some used traps I have that you might be interested in.
57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
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Re: So trying to decide on new traps.
[Re: Providence Farm]
#8071415
02/07/24 08:53 PM
02/07/24 08:53 PM
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Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 1,806 Iowa
CTRAPS
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Iowa
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Usually, if something gets into a #11, they don't get out until you let them out.
Life Member: ITA, IBA & NRA. Member of SA, FTA & NTA
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Re: So trying to decide on new traps.
[Re: Providence Farm]
#8072270
02/08/24 09:26 PM
02/08/24 09:26 PM
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Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 843 Colorado
Raptortrapper
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I started using sleepy creek #11 traps a year ago. I got rid of everything else after using those last season. I use some Northwoods #1’s and some sleepy creek #1’s for rats and squirrels, but all others get the #11, till I hit coyotes. Even fox don’t get out of the #11. You can never have to many #11 sleepy creeks.
Why do I carry 10mm? Because shooting twice is just silly.
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Re: So trying to decide on new traps.
[Re: BvrRetriever]
#8072288
02/08/24 09:39 PM
02/08/24 09:39 PM
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Joined: Feb 2020
Posts: 9,060 Indiana
Providence Farm
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Indiana
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Get Duke 1.5 CS…I modified all of mine with #2 music wire and outside laminations. Then you have a trap that can be used for coon, rats, mink, fisher, and fox. I’ve caught and held beaver in them. I have held a beaver toe nail in them, and once an otter I had to release. I started out with dukes and they worked well for a cheap trap the may get stolen but since they copied mb so bad even the name i prefer to get American made if I can. And. Now the prices are so close anyway. Thanks to this thread I have a good line on some good traps for the boy. He is fired up went out and reset and baited what he had out today. I think if I can find my slide cables and some wire we will go pilut some sets over at a friend's with a nice creek the runs into the Ohio river. In years past we have caught beaver, otter, red fox, coyote, coons, and the elusive opossum. He has been talking about catching mink and rats. But I dad has only ever caut rats for a friend when they were destroying the dam of his lake and it was simply sticking 110s in a run. And mink have always just been in coon sets so it's time to do some reading.
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Re: So trying to decide on new traps.
[Re: Providence Farm]
#8072362
02/08/24 10:48 PM
02/08/24 10:48 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,396 East, Kentucky
KYBOY
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I have half a dozen SC #11's, wish I had 5 dozen.. great traps, I love #1 1/2 longsprings. great rat and mink traps but they are not great coon traps. go with the #11's or a good 1 1/2 coil.
Last edited by KYBOY; 02/08/24 10:49 PM.
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