Last night I was ask to handle some coon in a guys atic
That were climbing the downspout and had wripped part of the sofit off to gain acess to the atic
Normaly I use a box trap around houses
But the atic opening is small and I didn't feel like hauling a trap up past the kids
Worse hauling it down with a coon in it past the kids
So I went to plan B
This set is for places no kids or non target anaimals can get to
I have some large conibears that are normaly used to trap beaver 330's I believe
To make the set easy , I use a card board box just larger than the trap
I believe the traps are 8x8 or 9x9
But I like a box like 10x10 by 18" long
Tape the box closed
Then cut both ends out almost completely
But leave a 1" lip all the way around to strengthen the box so it will not collapse
Make a horizonal slit 6" long on both sides
About in the middle of the box , to to bottom and front to back
This is to hold the trap upright and allow the trap to open
Stick a 1/2 apple onto the trigger wires
Now set the trap HOOK THE SAFTY CATCH's !!
Now insert the springs through the slits in the sides of the box
And center the trap in the box
Depending on the trap
Manytimes I have to make a notch in the box for the lower wire of each spring
So the trap will set upright properly
I like the trigger to be on the bottom for this , but not setting on the bottom of the box
As I have had the apple fall off if the trigger is on the top
Move the trap and box to the location , I like to place the trap on a flat spot
I always wire the chain to something , but have never had a coon not die quickly enough to not need it
Take the safty catchs off
The box is there to not only hold the trap
But to stop the coon from going after the apple from the side or top
Normaly I have to cut the box apart a little to reset the trap and remove the dead coon
But duct tape will hold the box togeather for 2 coon normaly
I had 2 boxs in their atic last night
This evening I found a coon had tryed to get the apple in 1 trap
A huge female coon
Had to trash the box to get her out
But I had a extra box with me and left both traps set to see if any more coon are around
The nice thing about this set , I can put the coon in a garbage bag to haul it out
Without the kids seeing anything
John
That were climbing the downspout and had wripped part of the sofit off to gain acess to the atic
Normaly I use a box trap around houses
But the atic opening is small and I didn't feel like hauling a trap up past the kids
Worse hauling it down with a coon in it past the kids
So I went to plan B
This set is for places no kids or non target anaimals can get to
I have some large conibears that are normaly used to trap beaver 330's I believe
To make the set easy , I use a card board box just larger than the trap
I believe the traps are 8x8 or 9x9
But I like a box like 10x10 by 18" long
Tape the box closed
Then cut both ends out almost completely
But leave a 1" lip all the way around to strengthen the box so it will not collapse
Make a horizonal slit 6" long on both sides
About in the middle of the box , to to bottom and front to back
This is to hold the trap upright and allow the trap to open
Stick a 1/2 apple onto the trigger wires
Now set the trap HOOK THE SAFTY CATCH's !!
Now insert the springs through the slits in the sides of the box
And center the trap in the box
Depending on the trap
Manytimes I have to make a notch in the box for the lower wire of each spring
So the trap will set upright properly
I like the trigger to be on the bottom for this , but not setting on the bottom of the box
As I have had the apple fall off if the trigger is on the top
Move the trap and box to the location , I like to place the trap on a flat spot
I always wire the chain to something , but have never had a coon not die quickly enough to not need it
Take the safty catchs off
The box is there to not only hold the trap
But to stop the coon from going after the apple from the side or top
Normaly I have to cut the box apart a little to reset the trap and remove the dead coon
But duct tape will hold the box togeather for 2 coon normaly
I had 2 boxs in their atic last night
This evening I found a coon had tryed to get the apple in 1 trap
A huge female coon
Had to trash the box to get her out
But I had a extra box with me and left both traps set to see if any more coon are around
The nice thing about this set , I can put the coon in a garbage bag to haul it out
Without the kids seeing anything
John
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