Has anyone else used duke dp traps? I have one but havent had much luck with it. Any advice?

[Buckmaster909]

Has anyone else used duke dp traps? I have one but havent had much luck with it. Any advice?

[JM]

How are you using them/what bait have you been using? I can give you some alternate locations/baits if you eliminate whats hasn't been working for you.

[Pathfinder1]

Hi...


No, I haven't used Duke traps yet.


I'm not sure that I understand your question...is there actually something physically wrong with the traps? Have animals been getting out of them?


If you could be more explicit...

[Pathfinder1]

Hi...


PS...

Have you been baiting it according to instructions? For DPs, the bait usually goes UNDER the trigger...if you are trying to catch 'coons.

[JM]

I actually bait them completely full and lay some bait on the ground around it....let the coons eat there way down until they accidentally pull up on the trigger.

[Buckmaster909]

I've used cat food with no luck. But would persimmons work? I've used pocket sets with hawbaker's coon lure and honey and caught coons with that. How could I apply this combo to the DP trap?

[JM]

Try putting some honey/maple syrup/lure on top of the bait and around the outside of the trap or just put some of the lure on the ground around the trap to attract them.
-We have always had luck setting a large marshmallow covered in maple syrup right on top of the trap with the smaller marshmallows on the inside.
-We do not have persimmon trees where I trap, so I do not know about using it as bait.

[huntfishtrap]

Try squirting some lines of fish oil around the trap in several different directions, and then putting either one large or several small marshmallows under the trigger. I would be surprised if that doesn't do the trick.

[Pathfinder1]

Hi...


Since you've had luck with 'coons using Hawbaker's lures, have you considered putting some lure on a cotton ball, and placing that under the trigger?

[charlie elk]

I bought a set of these traps for a farmer friend who had a coon problem in and around his buildings. He baits them with a few kernels of dry dog food.
He loves these traps and no longer has a coon problem.
later,
charlie