Raccoon Saved by a Comstock Cage

Matt in Tennessee sent us this pic with a story to go with it.  He caught the 'coon in a 9x11 Comstock Cage about midnight.  The property owner told Matt that coyotes came upon the trap with the "coon in it, then hauled the trap and 'coon away, stopping intermittently, trying to get the "coon out of the trap.  Next morning the trap, with the 'coon still in tact, was located about 100 yards away from where it had been caught, but still alive and well.

With the signature wire trigger and powered doors, we built our cage traps to be escape proof, but never really thought about how that durability would also work the other by way by not allowing animals to get into a cage.  With internal triggering mechanisms that will take whatever animals can dish out from the inside, there is nothing externally for animals on the outside to break.  Tough cage wire and 1/4' frames will stand up to abuse from inside or out with little to no damage.  Matt said that the handle got bent, but the rest looked pretty solid.