Great testimonial from a Washington State Trapper!

Subject: Washington state trapperProduct: I just wanted to say this is the first year I have tried using your traps in my line and it is all I will use now. since using your product I have had zero misses and increased my hide supplies by over half. Thank...

Comstock Swing Panel Squirrel Cages

Carl Wilkie is still at it.  For the past year Carl has been racking up catches in the larger 9×11 cages,   flush mount double door traps, standard double door traps and multipurpose traps for raccoons, skunks, woodchucks etc.  Carl has begun using...

Trapping during periods of Freezing and ThawingOne of the biggest concerns in any trapping is freeze ups that occur during periods of back and forth weather when temperatures straddle the freezing mark, often going above the freezing mark by day and falling below...

FISHER and COMSTOCK CAGESPerhaps the two most common methods of fisher trapping are running pole sets with body gripping traps and cubbies with either body grippers or foothold traps.  A third method is cage trapping where the cage actually becomes it’s own...

BLOG ARCHIVESJust a quick reminder to check out the blog archives link for each month to view a variety of topics and pictures.

NOSE CONES vs. SHIPPING and TIMEAll of the nose cones for large and smaller traps are made to fit over or around the traps they accommodate, in the 9×11 sized traps of any length, 18, 24, 30 and 36 inch lengths and also in the 5x5x24 and 6x6x24 squirrel traps....

Powder Coated Comstock CagesThese are the first powder coated cages we received from manufacture and they look great.  The flat black matte finish covers all components, frame, trigger parts and even cage wire.  This thin slick coating will help protect the...

Beaver in Winter,  Is the lodge active?There are some tell tale signs, easy to pick up on, to tell if a beaver lodge is active in winter.  The obvious is fresh cuttings along shore, which will at least let you know they have been there recently.  The...

Beaver Cage Traps VS. Size

Beaver Cage Traps vs. SizeHaving caught nearly 400 beaver over the past three years in the Comstock beaver cage traps we have gained a lot of experience and learned what works.  The cages we invented and sizes that we used all worked great.  In any type of...

TIGHT vs. LOOSE TRIGGER WIRESSome may worry about trigger wires that loosen up.  Trigger wires can be tightened easily by crimping at the base where they connect to the swing bar.  However, the important aspect is knowing that it really makes little...