At present we are making a limited number of taller, narrower bobcat /fox cage traps, to order, here in our New York shop, a bifold door and an angled ring lock door. Though the traps are quite different in door configuration, function is the same, with the same sensitive patented wire trigger system. Either type of trap can be made in single or double door models, while the bifold door traps can be nested in either single or double door traps, both firsts. No other powered trap or double door trap can be nested.
These traps will appear in Trappers Post Magazine in the November / December issue in “new products.” Trappers Post is a great source for info on everything trapping, both fur trapping and animal damage control. Bob Noonan has been at it longer than most have been alive. He knows from experience and is connected to trappers from coast to coast.
Pictured is a large grey fox in a 21 inch tall x 10.5 inch wide trap. Since the doors extend out past the end of the trap, there is a sweeping motion as the door closes. Though the trap pictured is 36 inches long, when in the set position, the doors extend to more than 5 feet, 63.5 inches. Traps can be made either larger or smaller.
This set was placed in an opening in a trail set scenario, without bait on the edge of a lawn. You can see the brush on either side of the trap. You might be able to see the open area both in front and in back of the trap. This was not a beaten down trail, but merely a place where an animal would walk if he chose to exit the yard at that point. It worked.
The other photo shows a close up of fox and trap.
These traps have been used to take red fox, grey fox, bobcat and fisher and even a few escaped rabbits. When using them with three sets of trigger wires we quickly learned to bend the bottom wires up a bit to keep chipmunks or squirrels from firing a trap with a very sensitive, unrestrictive trigger.