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I use 550's.

If I weren't worried about somebody's coonhound or beagle, I might use 650's. They seem like they'd be pretty serious overkill on the foxes, as well. There's been more than one guy around here that held a black bear in a 550. eek So coyotes shouldn't be a problem for them.


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MB 550's for me. Haven't lost a single coyote in one.

I'll have around 50 of them out during trapping season along with my old Victor 3-N's. I have base-plated my 3-N's to mimic the 550's center axis and almost totally eliminated any foot damage. I have quit rebuilding my 3-N's, choosing to replace them with 550's.

@ihookem, the only real reason to wax is to stop any further rusting and to slightly lubricate them. Nothing to do with scent control.

IME, human scent disperses pretty quickly. That doesn't mean you should handle them with bare, sweaty hands.

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I know a guy who uses an MB-750 for most, beaver also.

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I have both in cast offset. In northern Minnesota after spending a day chopping in fall traps along frozen logging trails I sure appreciate a smaller hole to make for the 550. The 550 isn’t letting anything out if it hits the pan in good order.
Bigger in a bigger bed or smaller in a smaller bed packing is the key. Wether Pete moss, waxed dirt, ant hole sand etc keeping the bed relatively dry is important. Sometimes you just have to dig em out and re set.
The pipe dream type sets are nice as you have that heavy grass/hay/ mulch over top that helps keep th trap working.
For a young person consider cost. More sets, better odds. Don’t get any more for your fur if it’s caught in an expensive trap.
As for my 650’s there is a two piece setter device made by a guy over on Trapperman. They are slick and easy to use plus a lock-ing feature for safety.

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