Trap door for hunting beaver and badger: description, installation

Hunting is an occupation that not everyone likes. But if it is not forbidden, then let it be as humane as possible.

Caring for animals

You can hunt in different ways. To catch a fur-bearing animal, traps are often used. Previously, they were allowed to grab the leg of a beast and hold it in such a position until the hunter came and stopped torturing the unfortunate animal. It often happened that the beast died of hunger and cold, and did not wait for the "savior". Sometimes forest dwellers, being freed, had to nibble off their paws. To avoid such bullying, the use of such traps was banned. Now, according to international requirements, hunters can not use such devices. They were replaced by a trap trap.

There is a choice

This is really an effective device. The trapdoor captures the beast by the head, neck, trunk. Striking powerful wings kills an animal almost instantly, without forcing it to suffer. In addition, for the hunter is very important that the scope of the trap does not spoil the skin of the extracted beast. In our country and abroad, the models CPN 140 and CP 250 are popular. Each of them is intended for a specific animal. The gate is called the gateway because of the fact that in order to be caught, the animal must pass through the frames that will grab it afterwards. Therefore, the model depends on the size of the beast, which should be used to catch it.

Big and small

For smaller game, a pass-through trap with independent frames CPN 140 is suitable. Through it frames can pass muskrats, ferrets, mink, sables, martens. The animal will receive at once two blows to the neck and abdomen, from which it will surely perish, so strong they will be. Even if a branch or other foreign object falls between the frames, they will not prevent them from fulfilling their function. A pass-through on the beaver, polar fox, lynx, otter, raccoon dog, badger should be larger. In this case, it is necessary that the distance between the frames is 250 mm. Therefore, the model KP 250 is perfect for hunting a larger beast.

Setting the Trap

To adjust the model that you have chosen for your hunt, first rotate the springs (there are only two) so that they are outside the scope of the trap. Now it is necessary to compress the springs with a special hook or manually. After this, it is necessary to fix the springs on the safety hooks. Set the guard and the crook in the middle, squeeze the frames together. The guard must be hooked for the slot of the watch on the opposite frame. Traps for hunting are dangerous devices. Working with them, you have to be very careful, especially at the time of setting.

Catching beaver traps

These animals, as well as the otters, are hunted using the KP 250 model. The advantage of this model is that it can be installed in places that are difficult to access for other devices. For example, in small, littered or waterlogged reservoirs. Often hunters think about how to catch a beaver in the fall. It is at this time of year, these animals are engaged in harvesting forage for the winter. In order to go to the places of feeding, they break through the long, wide channels, on which the installation of a passing trap can be made. But the model CPN 250 allows you to hunt the beaver in the winter. At this time of year catching beavers with traps also happens to be successful. In this case, they are placed between residential huts and food reserves. In order to establish a pass-through trap on the beaver, various tricks are used.

Advice of specialists

Experienced hunters sometimes share their knowledge. Such moments can not be neglected. For example, they never ask themselves how to catch a beaver in the fall, because they do it at any time of the year and very successfully. Running traps are not cheap, so it's best to put them in the water, away from prying eyes. There have been cases of theft of such equipment. The most effective is to arrange a few traps, but this is not affordable for everyone. Therefore, you need to learn the habits of the beaver and know when and where it walks most often to set the trap in the exact place. Beaver usually moves at night, so if you put the device in the dark, and in the morning check, it is likely that it will be mining.

It is necessary to prepare

Before hunting, it is advisable to go on scouting, to inspect the area. Experienced hunters make a kind of bait in the form of a fallen tree trunk. A passage trap is put in a few days, discovering the passages that the beaver made towards the bait. If traps are placed underwater, they leave marks in the form of dry stakes, otherwise such beacons are eaten by fishing objects. In order to lure the beaver, the place where the trap is installed is sprayed with a beaver stream that is sold in hunting stores.

Why do we need fences?

When hunting a beaver, it often happens that the place of its movement must be blocked. For these purposes, fences are used in which a pass-through trap is installed. They are made from dry twigs and stakes, preferably from coniferous trees. In the fences put fresh branches and leaves as bait. Traps are tied to the fences with a thin line. The goal is to direct the beast so that it goes through the frames. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange a fence so that the beaver, going to the hut, feeding or swimming along the shore, could not avoid the obstacle from above, from below, or from the sides. The attractiveness of this method is that it can be used at any time of the year. It will be more effective to suspend in the fence at once two traps one over one.

other methods

Interesting in its design is a floating installation. To build it, you need two logs. They are connected to each other in the form of the letter A. In the middle, the bait is fixed. These can be fresh branches or stakes. Between the "legs" of the letter A fix the trap to get to the delicacies, the beaver will have to go through the frame. This installation is tied to the shore. It is also possible to place passage traps on the passage through the dam. In this case, they are placed on either side of it. There are transitions in any case. Beavers use them to move from the dam to the dam. Transitions are usually located in the center of the fissured duct. It should be borne in mind that beavers build several dams. A pass-through trap is installed on the most frequently visited one. Also put it on the spot of the animal's climbing out of the water. Another good place is to get out of the hole or hut. There may also be several. In this case, choose the one through which the beaver walks most often, and the rest are flooded with branches.

Passage trap on badger

There is another hunter-respected beast, which can be obtained not only with the help of a gun. Badger is extracted not only because of meat and skins. The main thing is a valuable fat. Therefore, it is best to start hunting in October, when the badger accumulated a large number, although officially the season opens in mid-August. As for beaver fishing, the best way is to use a passing trap, the dimensions of which correspond to the size of the beast. This model CPN 250. Before the hunt should be prepared. Previously, in the spring, you need to go to the forest to find holes and inspect the location of the forthcoming installation of a trap. Autumn also needs training. Before the burrows are taken, the traps for the installation of the trap are arranged. Think about how to disguise the traps and how to block the badger's path of retreat.

Hunting Tricks

This animal is very clean and never fails in need of a hole. Therefore, the trap can be installed near the "toilet", which he constantly visits. The situation is complicated by the fact that the badger has several holes and the hunter must correctly estimate which one he is most often. Do not put a pass-through trap immediately at the exit from the burrow, since the badger is a careful beast, and the presence of an alien object immediately alerts him. In this case, he either settles in a hole, or uses a different output. In damp weather the badger does not leave the house, so it is useless to set traps at such a time. You must carefully avoid leaving your smell on the trail, because the badger has an excellent nose. The trail should be well camouflaged, covered with large leaves of fragrant plants. The peculiarity of the installation of a pass-through trap in a badger hole due to its construction is that there is always a gap between it and the hole, which must be closed, so that the badger does not go aside, discovering a foreign object on his doorstep.

The advantages of a pass-through trap

The indisputable advantage of such devices is that the animal dies very quickly, although in the case of a badger, there are sometimes misfires, since this beast is large and sturdy. What is important for hunters, meat, skins and fat, obtained in this way, have the best qualities. The skin does not deteriorate, and the meat does not acquire an unpleasant smell and is suitable for human consumption, but subject to daily testing of the traps. Therefore, more and more hunters become fans of passing traps.

Some subtleties

In our country, similar devices are produced in factories in Kirov and Yekaterinburg. Also, you can purchase Chinese and American walk-through traps. The smallest size of the frame gap is 120 mm, the largest is 320 mm. Differed traps and the appearance of alert. Some work from the movement of the beast back and forth, others also from side to side. Straight traps have a number of drawbacks. Many hunters note the laboriousness of the installation. It is necessary to correctly adjust the trap, choose the right place. Also pulling tight springs without observing safety measures can seriously injure the hunter. Therefore, it is best to do this in protective gloves or with the help of special devices. It's hard to lure the beast into a trap. He should not just step into a disguised trap as before, but go between the frames. To achieve this, you have to resort to additional tricks. Due to the fact that the animal quickly dies in the trap, it is likely that its carcass will be damaged by predators or rodents before the hunter comes. In addition, such traps are more expensive than arched ones.

Trapping traps are called humane. Yes, the beast dies from their impact for a few moments, but surely he has time to feel pain and fear, although this does not affect the taste of meat. Therefore, each hunter must determine for himself what he considers to be humane methods of hunting, and, holding his opinion, make a choice in favor of one way or another.