PIT on a duke 4

[ksboy2]

i have a dozen dukes that i use for cat trapping... thinking about putting PIT pans on them... any advice or experience with this setup???

thanks

[musher]

I don't have any Dukes but I did install a PIT on a #4 victor DBL. It turned an o.k. trap into an o.k. trap. It didn't change much for lynx. They were just as caught.

[CoonDuke]

Big pan on Duke #4 with a stainless rod dog. #2 Bridger 4-coil kit.



I use a bending jig to bend the dogs. This gets the pan tension down to a managable level.









I made these up for a coyote specific trap. Don't know if the pan tension is preferrable for cats or not but I know it is enough to miss a lot of fox.

[foxman]

Coonduke...them sure are some pretty traps! How stiff of tension are we talking here?

[CoonDuke]

If I remember right it was over 3 pounds with the Sullivan tester. I would check for you but it blew into a couple pieces a while back...

[foxman]

HAHAHAHAH!! 3 pounds should equal a solid pad catch on coyotes/bobcats and keep skunks out of my sets!

[ksboy2]

thanks... i like them on the little traps may have to try a few and see what i think.... i like the pan on the stock duke just fine.. do not like the dog system all that well... too much movement i want them crisp for uncovered cat traps

[trappnman]

for a crisp release- shortlatch them

[thebeav2]

Explain how you Short Latch a PIT pan

[trappnman]

since the orignal question asked was SHOULD he PIT pan them, and since the last post was "didn't like the duke stock dog" -

then to me, he didn"t HAVE a PIT pan on, but had the STOCK pan/dog on.

and if the problem was as stated, that there was too much dog travel on them, then the solution, is to short notch them

[crichards]

Coon Duke....do you have trouble with the spring pin moving out of place on catches....

[CoonDuke]

I use these on a limited basis on land because I am usually targeting fox but I do use them heavily for beaver and have no problems. I installed oversized spring pins Kaspar made for me and they fit pretty tightly.

[deanchapel]

Dec 24, 2011 19:37:48 GMT -6 crichards said:

Coon Duke....do you have trouble with the spring pin moving out of place on catches....

Absolutely. The spring pins move with every catch, and I bent the tips down. No losses yet, but I can see that on the horizon. Only on coyotes, though.