#3s or #2s ?
#3s or #2s ?
02-23-2010, 07:37 AM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Southwest Ohio
Posts: 10,277
Well if it has to be one or the other then it is a no brainer to go with the #2. It is a better trap for the smaller stuff like coon and mink and is a great trap for coyotes, foxes and bobcats. Somewhat light for beaver, but if you make the right drown set rig, it can work in a pinch.
I could be wrong, but i think that use of the #3 for landsets is illegal in some states.
I could be wrong, but i think that use of the #3 for landsets is illegal in some states.
02-23-2010, 09:38 AM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Southwest Ohio
Posts: 10,277
Mez,
I have never used a #3 with offset jaws, so am not really sure. But it would seem to me that a trap that size with that size of a gap between the jaws may not be able to close far enough to even get a decent hold on some small to medium mink. Would be interested to hear from folks who have had experience with the offset #3's for small stuff whether it was good or bad.
I have never used a #3 with offset jaws, so am not really sure. But it would seem to me that a trap that size with that size of a gap between the jaws may not be able to close far enough to even get a decent hold on some small to medium mink. Would be interested to hear from folks who have had experience with the offset #3's for small stuff whether it was good or bad.
02-23-2010, 12:05 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sturgis, SD
Posts: 1,983
Everything I have is offset. I don't use many 3's at all. I have a few that are 4 coiled that I set for front foot on beaver with a drowning rig. Other than that I don't use them. Too big to bed the darn things for coyote and they are overkill IMO.
Don't think a #3 offset would hold a mink, I should have been more specific and said get the 2'd off set and laminated. #3 with no offset is going to break a leg on a mink and you would end up with a ring out. Would guess it would do the same to a coon unless you caught him deep on a back leg. #3 is not a good choice. They are nice if you are targeting bobcats as the wider jawspread helps with their bigger feet and for front footing a beaver. Other than that not a real useable trap and like you said, darn sure not a good all around choice.
Don't think a #3 offset would hold a mink, I should have been more specific and said get the 2'd off set and laminated. #3 with no offset is going to break a leg on a mink and you would end up with a ring out. Would guess it would do the same to a coon unless you caught him deep on a back leg. #3 is not a good choice. They are nice if you are targeting bobcats as the wider jawspread helps with their bigger feet and for front footing a beaver. Other than that not a real useable trap and like you said, darn sure not a good all around choice.
