Posted 2 years ago
dav2no1
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Oneida Victor #0 Animal Trap
This is the smallest jaw animal trap. The jaws are 3 1/2" long. Everything works like it's supposed to. I took some pictures with it set up, so you could see....very carefully!
Been wanting to buy a few of these for awhile. Seems like every time it doesn't work out. So I snagged this one up.
A quick search came up with one that Fort A. showed a few years ago. His had less patina than mine.
They *are* fascinating 'old rusty things' Dave, I agree, albeit so potentially dangerous as well...that must be why I too have always wanted to find one or two to hang around somewhere...??!! <lol>
I used #14 Oneida jump traps for beavers. Serious things that !
I bet! This little sucker is scary..could easily bust your fingers. Can't imagine a #14!
The #14 has sharp teeth.
A piece of history and hope they no longer allow the use of these in USA so torturous to animal . Much better ways to trap a animal . Make for nice wall display in a mans cave :-) just my opinion . I do know people that collect them them however so you have a very nice example .
Thanks for the comments. I do agree and it's already hanging on the wall.
When I lived up north I owned a valley with a stream running through it. A state police sergeant came to me every fall and asked if I would sign his permit to trap on my land. He used the big ones like BB2 mentioned where my beaver dams were and smaller ones up stream for mink muskrats and fisher cats. He got quite a haul every year throughout the winter months. He was also prompt about checking his traps every day twice a day. Quite a difference in up there and down here. I used catch em alive traps around my building and moved unwanted guests to the Audubon preserve where they had hundreds of acres to roam. My sons enjoyed seeing the pests in the cage wondering what was going on. They learned you can trap without killing but they were also taught about hunting and became good at it.
Great story, thanks for sharing. Hunting and trapping is often necessary to put meat on the table and to curb overpopulation.
We had a number of farmers/ranchers who wanted us to trap beavers. They flooded a lot of pastures and farm land, as well as destroying trees. I used drowning sets so they didn't suffer long. Beaver is really good eating (no comments from you fhr). Tastes like beef but finer grained and about 2/3 is meat. Land owners would pay us to blow up the dams, which is an art. The land is really rich after drained. Too many of them makes them a destructive pest. Sometimes Mother Nature needs help keeping her balance.