Kill Traps
Bodygrip traps catch the animal's entire body.
Bodygrip Trap—In Pennsylvania, this trap is legal only in water sets
- Designed to kill the captured animal quickly
- Frame wires clamp furbearer’s body
Snares
- Special type of body-gripping trap used only in water sets in Pennsylvania
- Less expensive, lighter in weight, and less likely to freeze in cold weather than other types of traps
- In Pennsylvania, snares are used only for beavers and must have a “stop-device” limiting its closure