Customer Reviews for Duke Traps Heavy Duty Raccoon and Armadillo Trap (1112)

Did a little filing on the tripping linkage to allow for a lighter trip weight.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

First of all I really like your trap and have nothing negative to say about it. I have used the trap on pesky Racoons that raid the cats food and garbage. Your trap worked great and I even caught 2 racoons at once. My advise, for what its worth, is that when I catch BIG racoons they ripped the wire mesh off the trigger plate. They were only only in the trap from middle of the night until morning. I repaired the trigger by placing double to triple the amount of hog rings attaching the mesh to the trigger frame. You might want to add more hog ring clamps in the future attaching the mesh to the frame. You might also make stakes to drive in the ground on each side to hold the trap in place when it is set. The first time I set it a big coon thrashed around, tipped it on its back, and was able to get away. I put some flat steel bars on top for weight so they don't tip it over. But if you would attach a small pipe/tube on the outside on each side of the trap. Then a stake could be driven in the ground that would keep it stable. Or make a stake available to drive through the cage on each side, that would work also. I am making stakes to drive through the trap so I don't have to carry the heavy Iron around.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I have purchased 3 of these traps for armadillo's this year. We have trapped 9 so far and the traps have performed well.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Best raccoon trap i have found other than a kill trap Duke traps hold up to daily use and have caught a few coons recently

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

It works great, but I was surprised to see rust after 2 weeks since it is for outdoor use.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The trap is sturdy enough, particularly the door, but the wire on the top began to rust just 3 days after being placed in my yard to catch armadillos. I'll need to clean off the rust and repaint, otherwise I'd have given 5 stars.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Have caught two armadillos since purchasing the trap. The trap is very easy to set and it's strong enough to carry a large armadillo without warping. I wish it had a door on both ends, but so far so good.

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Trap is good. Does it's job well. Only thing I would like is a 2nd door on the back side to put the food in without having to reach all the way through the trap. It would also allow removal of the bait after trapping without allowing escape. I've trapped a couple of feral cats for spay and neuter. I've seen them have that 2nd door

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Trap was easy to put together,not as large as havaheart trap but I caught a groundhog with it quickly. I would buy it again unless I was trying to catch a big racoon. In that case I think it is a little small.

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