Couple of unseen traps

[OLE RASPY]

This last season I had a couple DP traps that went undetected. And the food always either rotted or washed out from the rain. Well I got the bright idea other night that I was gonna paint 2 of them white. They was rusty and factory paint gone so I painted them. I was like well if I paint a couple white then even at night a coon or possum can see it and investigate it. May be way off base and thinking wrong. But I painted them anyway and they sure needed something. I wire brush most rust off and then painted. We will see if it makes a difference. I was thinkin they just wasn’t seeing them. White will stand out to them at night. Plus i had these on my truck trail at farm and hell it will make it easier for me to see. I’ve ran over one not knowing exactly where it was after few months. I’ve got a camera on that same trail and had coons and possums on cam but none in the trap so they there. I may be on to something or I might not be. I’ll see I reckon.

 

[Meatstick]

Curiosity killed the cat.
Likely work the same on a damcoon

 

[Nock]

It will work. You can buy them painted.

 

[bigbonner]

I used to take steel traps and put aluminum foil on the tongue.
Coons would walk the creek bank and see the shiny tongue and play with it. I have caught a many of a coon that way.

 

[1wildcatfan]

This last season I had a couple DP traps that went undetected. And the food always either rotted or washed out from the rain. Well I got the bright idea other night that I was gonna paint 2 of them white. They was rusty and factory paint gone so I painted them. I was like well if I paint a couple white then even at night a coon or possum can see it and investigate it. May be way off base and thinking wrong. But I painted them anyway and they sure needed something. I wire brush most rust off and then painted. We will see if it makes a difference. I was thinkin they just wasn’t seeing them. White will stand out to them at night. Plus i had these on my truck trail at farm and hell it will make it easier for me to see. I’ve ran over one not knowing exactly where it was after few months. I’ve got a camera on that same trail and had coons and possums on cam but none in the trap so they there. I may be on to something or I might not be. I’ll see I reckon.
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I'd put a painted and non-painted trap close together, see which one snags the most.

 

[Little FR]

Paint it galvanized like a garbage can. You”ll draw every coon for miles.

There is nothing stealthy about a DP trap. They see it, they smell it, they have to stick their hand in it to get caught. May as well be able to see it from a few feet away.

 

[OLE RASPY]

All my DP’s came powder coated brown. I bought 12 prolly 6 or 7 years ago. I’ve heard the aluminum foil trick before.

 

[barney]

My old trapper buddy had all of his dp's painted white 20 years ago.

 

[KYH5N1]

They'll look like an egg that way. What 'coon ain't looking to suck an egg?

 

[redjackson]

I paint mine white so i can find them easier lol.

 

[1wildcatfan]

I paint mine white so i can find them easier lol.

Makes sense as I've tripped over a couple of em.

 

[Redlined]

Paint em up, the louder the better. I've got dps painted every color imaginable. Like FR said, nothing stealthy about them. They're meant to stand out and pique a coons curiosity.

 

[Journette]

After trapping with DPS for 15 years I've had better luck with white z-trap brand than any other because it will fire going down and pulling up and doubles my rate of catch

 

[rockhousehunter]

I like it except for the fact that if someone is wondering by they'll also be able to see it better and jack around with it.

 

[trapper perry]

Put some good lure or bait in your trap and the coons have no problem finding it.Now if your only trapping your own land you’ll probably be alright but if your moving around covering a lot of ground I think your just asking to get ripped off.