Duke Body Trap

This Best Selling Duke Body Trap tends to SELL OUT VERY FAST!!

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0049Q7P6S
  

Price : $3.23 - $16.94

Product Description

Duke Body Gripping Traps are rotating jaw traps used to quickly catch and dispatch wild animals. This style of trap was developed during the 1950's and has steadily increased in use due to the versatility and effectiveness of the trap design. Duke Body Traps such as sizes 330 and 280 are widely accepted by state and federal wildlife agencies as the most effective humane traps for beaver population control. These Duke Body Traps meets AIHT Standards. Body Trap - 220 Specifications: Model: 0420 Jaw Spread: 7 inches For: Fisher, Groundhog, Raccoon Body Trap - 160 Specifications: Model: 0466 Jaw Spread: 6 inches For: Fisher, Groundhog, Raccoon

Product Features

• Rotating jaw traps
• Quickly catch and dispatch
• Developed during the 1950's
• Versatility and effective
• Meets AIHT Standards

This Best Selling Duke Body Trap tends to SELL OUT VERY FAST!!

Customer Reviews

This is a standard issue Conibear style trap. This means a few things - most importantly that it is a kill trap. This is not a live trap. You must understand this before buying it and wondering why you have dead animals stuck in it.
You do not need the tool suggested by amazon. You do need two working braincells to know where to put your feet. You need to be strong enough to put 100lbs of force on the springs. If you're not strong, buy the set tool. If you weigh more than 100lbs and you're of average build, you don't need the tool but it helps. It really helps when you're trying not to get mixed up too much with the body in the trap, and it really helps when you have three or more out there and your arms get tired.
Pros - conibear traps fit just about anywhere which is important if you want to catch something specific and have limited space. They blend in and don't alert animals, or they can be baited to attract animals. The trigger does not care if you bend the whiskers. Unlike other traps, it does not need to have the trigger maintain it's shape. Unlike other traps it does not require lubricant (usually bees wax). This particular trap has two springs, which means each spring requires half the force to set it and the trap closes evenly.
Cons - This particular trap is not stainless steel. It will rust. This particular trap only has three "teeth", which only gives you three settings of sensitivity for the trigger. In reality this is a minor gripe because the trigger is just as long as other triggers. The whiskers on the trigger are not user serviceable, so the trap has a limited life. Too many bends on the whiskers or the trap shutting on them (a common problem with the conibears) will break them off.

I will admit that this was an impulse purchase for me, I've never trapped an animal in my life...that being said, I have used this on sticks and even a shoe and it works nicely on those. It seems to be sturdy and well made, but one word of caution, it takes a fair amount of strength to set it by hand. Anyone who isn't very strong may want to consider buying a setting tool as well.

 

Duke Body Trap