Favorite cage trap?

I am lookin at cage traps. I generally use snares, DPs and conibears but seems lately like all my family and friends need me to catch a nuisance animal once a week, and I mean that. Every dang week someone needs me to get rid of a possum, coon, squirrels, groundhogs, etc - and as any ADC guys on here can attest, there are limitations to what equipment works best in these scenarios.

For instance after my great grandmother got really PO'ed at me when a DP'd coon ripped a ring in her yard today I figured I'm gonna cave and get a couple of nice cage traps to round out my toolbox.

Any suggestions? I would prefer double doors so I can do some blind sets when necessary. Favorites? Looking for durability, affordability, and reliability in that order.

I make my own out of 12.5ga 1X2 wire and that wire has never been broken yet doubt it ever will!

I have a few from Mercer Lawing. Very dependable and reliable cage and have no issues. He has a site type in his name and cage traps.

Tomahawk;Safeguard;Comstock;Wickenkamp to name a few...stay away from Tractor Supply specials

Wickenkamp they still around!

Any particular model you like?

Kirk Dekalb's advanced trap is the best I've ever used and I've made my living for over a decade with cages.
www.advancedtrap.com

Size depends on the animal you are after.

I prefer Little Wolf Trapping Supply. The business is based in Manawa, Wi. He has a Facebook page. Great guy, very high quality cages. I don't think he sells double doored traps tho.

Will be targeting mainly coon with it. Nothin' bigger. Would like models with ability to adjust pressure plate sensitivity though

Little Wolf's would be perfect for coon. I bought it for Fisher, and it worked fine for that, but I've caught plenty of coon in it. It's built like a rock, and the pan plate has adjustable tension.

Advanced trap ...period

Build all mine outta horse pannel. Got a free video ho to on YouTube if your interested

I like a 14X14X36 12ga 1X2 trap they take everything from a barn rat to a Coyote! The problem with going smaller is your limiting the species you can catch, this is more for the fur trade VS ADC work when you targeting 1 specific critter.

If you are looking for one or two traps to pretty much cover everything I would get the 36 inch Universal Comstock trap. It's built to last with extremely fast doors, it comes with a built in box to cover den sites so most of the time you can go baitless with a positive made set. The Williams traps and Comstock traps are the traps of choice for my company.

If you think the cage is a solution to a torn up spot in the yard, think again! There are things you can do, but if you place them in the grass, you will just have a square spot verses a circle. Take precautions!

Everyone has their favorite....
But if your serious about getting the best. Take a good look at Advanced traps.
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Yepers, my favorite cages. www.wickenkamplivetrap.com The son builds them now, he's at the IA trappers convention every Sept.
Dennis

Schroeder's model 2000RD (retractable door). Measures 36"L x 13"W x 20"H

I have 2 Havahart large one door traps. They work very well on ground hogs that rip up our vegetable gardens. Foothold traps set above ground on our property is not an option, mom's rule. If I want to trap I play by the rules.

I have my best luck with the Havaharts when I use cantaloupe for bait and sort of cover the trap with weeds and brush. When our cantaloupes aren't in season I get some at our Giant store from the produce manager who will save me one from those that go bad if I ask him.

http://www.havahart.com/large-1-door-animal-trap

I like those traps with the washer locks. You can just roll the trap over and the un wanted critter can just walk out. Stake It down to begin with and your good to go.

Beav -

I have a couple of those as well. They are very simple and well made, simple trigger bar and entire length is utilized. Who made those? Mine were 1x1 wire I believe, brown dipped. Used to sell them at the coon hunts as well as trapping meets.

Look at this previous mentioned link, www.wickenkamplivetrap.com these the ones? I have one like it and it has lasted well.

You mean the Duke ones? I like that. I have a Duke Extra Large. Been a good one.

no, the ones I have were well before Dukes had them and they are not wickenkamps either - different more simple design the washers slide down

I use Williams traps, they are rollovers with washer locks. Have used them for over 30 years, no problems. I like the rollover feature as we have a lot of bears here. They will carry trap with groundhog into the woods then roll it over and either eat the 'chuck or he gets away, either way I get my trap back. I have had them cart off lock door traps for over 1/2 mile, as the bear will stop and mess with trying to get the 'chuck then pick it up, go another 100 years and do the same thing, over and over. Lose a lot of traps that way, or the bear just crushes them. Williams traps bears can stomp all they want and they don't crush. When I did ADC work, if I needed a 12 inch stool to reach some place I just stood on a Williams, and I weighed 325 or more at the time.

William's traps here too. Well made & dependable. Made in Indiana. Priced right.

Would love to see vid wolfdog91

I would have set a cage inside the poolhouse instead of setting the dp outside. Can't stick a dp into a poolhouse, nowhere to anchor.

Comstock and tomahawk. I also have a advanced trap and like it too

Yep they were the Williams traps. Great traps.