"Minute Muskrat"

This muskrat had a newly made shallow den in the bank of a man made pond.  It was right at dark when I found the den, no time to waste.  I reached into the opening to level the spot for a 6x6x24 Comstock swing panel cage trap and clear out anything that might get in the way.  Needless to say it was a bit of shock to find the muskrat at home and then have the little bugger try to bite me.  I quickly set the trap, which took only a few seconds, then slid it into place, up to the den opening with the flush mount doors.  Even before I finished adding some leaves to cover the trap, the rat had already headed out of the den and was captured.  The entire process took less than a minute, while the rat was caught in less than 20 seconds after the trap was dropped into place.

      

Panless, swing panel, double powered door traps have no equal when it comes to versatility.  These taps are the same traps we use on land to catch squirrels, chipmunks etc.  Panless traps can be set on land and in or under water to catch virtually anything that will enter them at any angle.  It's nice to use devices that have multiple uses in ADC work and fur trapping too.

There are several sizes for the small stuff and several more for larger rabbis, opossum, feral cats etc.