Kinda fond of a pan on my Marten traps myself.

i guess i dont quite understand how the pan is such a pain to use???? man, all ya gotta do is set the trap, just don't reach in to adjust the angle! who cares which way is up?

I agree and they are easy to use. Mine are all bent in advance.

it was the advance bending that got me.

Are 160's or 220's best?

A 120 is an adequate trap for Marten !

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120s will more than do the trick, i use mostly 160s and 220s because we catch more fisher than marten.

Im getting back in to martin trapping after almost 20 years. I noticed that martin are now being skinned only down to the feet. When did that change happen and is there a penalty from the buyer one way or another?

No penalty that I have heard of. I still leave all the feet on.

One would think that the "tanned fur market" would want them with the feet on as well.

white17, did you ever think of selling them for the tanning market?

Are the 160's nailed into the wood boxes?

no, dont nail them in, if ya just bend your springs, up or down depending on dog position, they will hold the trap in place.

I love the smell of GUSTO in the morning !

ummmm......tell me your not wearing your Tommy gear......

Not wanting to burst anyone's bubble here......BUT,

The PINE Marten is a European Marten, as is the Stone Marten. It is not the same as an American Marten ( Martes americana), which by the way, is what trappers in North America catch.

To call it a "Pine Marten" is a miscue....much like calling a walleye, a walleyed pike...which it is not!


(You will now be returned to your regular schedualed program)!

( Dang....got quiet 'round here).

sometimes when i see a nice buck i say that its got nice horns, everyone knows what im talking about even if they really are antlers........

Just the ones that say it too!


Personally, I never want someone to question my education level.
But that's just me.

I catch them in the Pine's

I am calling them Pine Marten !

I am not wrong, the Biologists are !!