how many traps do you own?

For ADC work. Not for fur.

what kinds and how many.

I would love to know the answer to that question. By the time I found out from the eight of us how many they have out, how many are

in their trucks, how many are in everyone's garages, the number would change and I still wouldn't have an accurate count. I'm going

to try to find as much paperwork as I can and at least get an estimate. More than one hundred raccoon style cages, more than two

hundred squirrel style, and more than one hundred skunk & woodchuck style cages would be a good guess. The funny thing is; the new

guy may set only one or two while old geezers like me may set five or six, if warranted. ( I would absolutely love to listen to some

of the stories that our old cages could tell. Especially the first ones that I bought used. )

do you have your first?

Yep, we sure do. And it was a 32inch Wickenkamp which I bought for 15 bucks along with a couple dozen of its friends. Probably one of

the best raccoon traps in our arsenal. Are there drawbacks?, you bet. It's a gravity door. You can't set a gravity door every place

that you can set a spring-loaded cage. When it comes to catching raccoons on the ground, I will put my Wickenkamps against anything

you've got. Just like I would my Comstocks against any two-door. Not saying I know what's best for everyone, just saying I know

what's best for me. After all, I was taught by the absolute best in the business, Noah! ( His giraffe cages were out of sight )

That's impressive Paul. I own three coon size chinese junk that are held together with zipties, and a skunk size. I am expecting my first "real" trap from Kirk next week. Boy am I excited to have something not junky.

Throw Back, it's only impressive when I write it down. In real life, when I'm looking for one of our many squirrel cages and I can't find a single one because they're all gone, it's not impressive at all.

that's even more impressive Paul.

11 coon size and 11 skunk/squirrel size. 2 enclosed skunk cages as well. One is the infrared triggering trap the other is one I made out of 6" water pipe. Made it with a guillotine door and solid end.

I have no idea how many. I know that's a bad answer but it's an honest one.

I just went through them all. 376 footholds. 178 longs. 8 dozen dps. Thousands of snares. Can never have to many. I guess that's why I'm single lol.

using all that on ADC? What kind of work?

I've got to ask Montana Jake this question: What is it about Montana? One of my very best friends moved there enough years ago that

he and his wife are officially considered Montanans. Both of his sons are still single and are not bad looking at all! If you know a

cute gal that lives in the vicinity of Deer Lodge, have her give Edward Hebbe IV a call. ( He would be a great catch )

P.S. I have already met Edward Hebbe I, II, and III, so this is great inside information. ( Trapperman Dating Service )

That's a very good question and reminded me I should probably do an inventory.

I've tried to set myself up with equipment to trap whatever comes along. I have traps for anything from mice to beaver and coyote. Snap traps, cages, footholds, body grips, DP's and tube traps.

Cages, tubes and body grips get the most use for me but it depends on the specie. I'd hate to trap beaver without footholds.

It's not a numbers game. It's a matter of having what you need when you need it.