Wolfdog91
06-12-2022, 08:20 AM
So I've been on a trap building kick the last week. I don't know what's wrong with me but I'll get in the mood to build something get the idea in my head and I'll just build it. Well being wanting to build some small cage traps. Really enjoy building cages for some reason. I'll modify foot holds build snares drags ect all day but I don't know something is just super satisfying about seeing that trigger mechanism fire off just right and see a door drop. Well made some powdered two door wire triggered squirrel traps out of steel mesh wire and aluminum, that was kinda easy.
Then I was looking around and saw pictures of these old wooden rabbit traps never made one of those before and seemed like the original designs could be tweaked and refined. Not that the didn't work. Just alot of extras. So after some YouTube and Google came up with this little deal
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Saw a guy on YouTube redid the pans so there off set and one side is heavier so it resets it the trigger rod. All you goo do is pus the door in and the trigger rod self sets. Pretty nice. Also put a wire back on it so it better ventilation not to mention it let's me see if I could a skunk or not lol. That and the top is hinged so I can get my rabbit out easier.
Well made that one half decent and a buddy on FB who traps armadillo alot asked if I could make a double door version. Apparently wooden traps catch better with armadillos just like rabbits. Something about the scent from the last animal caught soaking into the wood and acting as a natural attraction . Aslo with armadillos your usually trapping them with the use of drift fencing and a double door just works better because you don't know what side they can be coming from.
So I had some extra wood left over and there a trigger mechanism guys in WA use in there cages all the time I though would work with some tweaking so after a little bit of cutting and drilling I got this little gal
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/a4338da0a8de8b35d95f7e7119b510e2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/1538c1c086837045c5559bb665bb25f2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/026229385634902fb85b02fde34c6976.jpg
It's not super light at all lol but I doubt the bigger version made out of 1x12's will be lol.
Anyhow I know the fourm is full of older folk and I figured alot of y'all have probably built traps like these and my enjoy seeing someone my age building them so hope y'all find it interesting lol
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Then I was looking around and saw pictures of these old wooden rabbit traps never made one of those before and seemed like the original designs could be tweaked and refined. Not that the didn't work. Just alot of extras. So after some YouTube and Google came up with this little deal
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/16242747b0b1c2ac6279ad23e0046fd3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/079142982c0bc5bc7f59609636685450.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/7dd5d86b1b7784dab8673d3f1857b81c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/96bbcac62137bb3ef8ff645ee908a6a4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/ee18785d71b64580d9b9e9fbb480e4d8.jpg
Saw a guy on YouTube redid the pans so there off set and one side is heavier so it resets it the trigger rod. All you goo do is pus the door in and the trigger rod self sets. Pretty nice. Also put a wire back on it so it better ventilation not to mention it let's me see if I could a skunk or not lol. That and the top is hinged so I can get my rabbit out easier.
Well made that one half decent and a buddy on FB who traps armadillo alot asked if I could make a double door version. Apparently wooden traps catch better with armadillos just like rabbits. Something about the scent from the last animal caught soaking into the wood and acting as a natural attraction . Aslo with armadillos your usually trapping them with the use of drift fencing and a double door just works better because you don't know what side they can be coming from.
So I had some extra wood left over and there a trigger mechanism guys in WA use in there cages all the time I though would work with some tweaking so after a little bit of cutting and drilling I got this little gal
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/a4338da0a8de8b35d95f7e7119b510e2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/1538c1c086837045c5559bb665bb25f2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220612/026229385634902fb85b02fde34c6976.jpg
It's not super light at all lol but I doubt the bigger version made out of 1x12's will be lol.
Anyhow I know the fourm is full of older folk and I figured alot of y'all have probably built traps like these and my enjoy seeing someone my age building them so hope y'all find it interesting lol
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