After trapping 50 or so coons though, I have never seen one even attempt to try to chew it's foot/arm off. Maybe it is a regional thing or some other site specific factor is involved.
It usually only happens on critters that have been in the trap more than one day. And in a trap that is big enuff to allow them to get their jaws in, to work the foot over......
Kinda like this coon in a #4 montgomery. He didn't know it, but one good pull and he'da been free.....
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contrary to studs vast 'experience', I've never even had one nibble on a leg above the trap jaws, even when caught for a week in subfreezing weather....
