110: small mammals like mink and muskrat. 220: medium mammals like raccoon and opossum. 330: larger mammals like otter or beaver.
You can purchase a setter wherever conibear traps are sold. If the setters aren’t apparent, ask the sales staff to help you find the item. Without a setter, you may be able to set a 110 by hand (if you have strong hands), but you’d be unable to bend the springs on the large 220 or 330.
You do not need to set the trap at the exact location where you plan to trap animals. As long as you do not release the J-hooks before you’ve placed the trap in the intended position, it won’t go off accidentally. Try setting the conibear trap right at the mouth of the beaver slide. If a few fruitless days pass, move the conibear trap back farther away from the water. Raccoons often hunt for and wash off their food near water as well. If you’re trapping raccoon, try setting the conibear near a beaver slide, on an open bank of a river or lake.
When you’re ready to trap, just lower the conibear trap into the channel. Be careful not to accidentally bump the trigger and set the trap off as you set it in place. If you’re hunting other aquatic mammals, like muskrat, mink, or otters, you can place the conibear trap in their underwater channels or on riverbank trails. [4] X Research source These passageways will be smaller than beaver channels, but should be just as noticeable.
Keep the conibear trap in place while you’re compressing the spring by stepping on the end of the spring with one of your feet.
Keep pressure on the setter tool until the J-hook is in place. If you release the tool early, the spring may pop back open.
Then slide the J-hook up so that it holds the spring in its compressed position.
If done correctly, you should see the trap change shape from a flat square to a 3-dimensional, vertical rectangle.
Lighter animals—including muskrat and mink—will be able to trigger the trap on the “high” setting, but heavier animals—including beaver and otter—will only trigger the trap on the “low” setting.
Make sure that the trigger is pointing downwards before you try to set the trap.
If the trap has 2 springs, it will have 2 spring holes. Shove a stick through each one to secure the trap.
Use caution when releasing the J-hooks. Once they’re out of the way, the trap will be armed and can be set off easily. Once you’ve set the trap, leave the area. Return once every 2 days to inspect the trap and see if you’ve caught a beaver or other mammal.
