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Bodygrip Traps

Bodygrip safety

In recent years, the bodygrip trap has become more popular. When a furbearer passes through this type of trap, one or two rotating jaws strike the animal’s neck or chest, and the animal is caught in a body hold that usually kills quickly. These traps may be powered by one or two springs. Bodygrip traps operate in a manner similar to a mousetrap.

Bodygrip traps come in many sizes. Some of the most commonly used are:

  • #110 for muskrat, weasel, and mink
  • #120 for muskrat, raccoon, mink, skunk, and American marten
  • #220 for beaver, raccoon, skunk, American marten, fisher, and Northern river otter
  • #330 for beaver and Northern river otter
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