Author Topic: #3 for beaver (Read 540 times)

.17HMR · « **on:** August 18, 2005, 03:03:52 PM »

Would a #3 bridger coil be enough for beaver and otter

cotton jonas · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2005, 03:42:41 PM »

number 3's will work on beaver but you will miss more beaver with the smaller traps, 4's and bigger are better for beaver. i aint a otter trapper but think the 3's will do if swiveled good and rigged to drown fast

Tim B · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2005, 03:08:03 AM »

I wasted a lot of time in my early days tryin to get a beavers back foot in a #3. They are fine for a front foot catch but when i finally forked out 25.00 each for some MB750's my catch rate soared.
Tim B

steven49er · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2005, 04:06:55 PM »

A number 3 will be more than enough trap for an otter especially in drowning situations.

It will work for beaver in a front foot situation but you will experiences more misses than if you had used a trap with a 7 1/2 in jaw spread.

mallarddrake85 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 11, 2005, 12:33:35 PM »

you might catch a few but w/ beaver it would be better if ya used a #4 or #5. i prefer the longsprings my self but they get fairly expensive.

pintaildrake · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2005, 06:37:16 PM »

hell, i use #1.5 for front foot catches for beaver. but for the hind foot use #4 #5 double longs...much better.