Putanges, A Few Observations.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

Approximately 38mm externally and 25mm internally. However, moving the position of the trigger back a few mm would slightly increase the spread without impacting on the catch.

that small eh, intresting. i can see me getting a few.

how do you compare them to say the trapline?

[Nicepix 5,650]

Not fair for me to say. The company sent me the small size Traplines rather than the UK version. So they didn't work for me.

[mole trapper 1,703]

Personally I'm starting to use these more than my traplines,even though I get the traplines brought over by my bil, a lot cheaper than over here, they are still too expensive to lose to badger. My other slight reservation with them is how many times I've had the moles go almost over the trigger and get caught round the haunches, this I believe would never happen with the putanges.

The putange really does keep impressing me at the mo, each time almost without exception the prongs are right behind the head, there is surely no humaner trap currently available.

[Nicepix 5,650]

Jamie, It has just struck me that if you are getting your Traplines direct from the States they may be the fun sized ones, not the man sized ones required for European moles.

 

I got mine from eBay and stated that I wanted the larger type, but when I got them I too found that moles were going over the hurdle and then presumably knocking the trigger with their back leg resulting in foul captures. Some of the moles had been caught by the prongs nipping their bellies. Not good. After a discussion on here I realised that my traps were smaller than those supplied by Ratbait. I'd been sent the wrong type.

 

If you measure your traps and post the details on here someone should be able to confirm it.

[Phil Lloyd 10,739]

With all the trapping furor that is going the rounds,...I feel we should all be using the most humane tools available. Some traps,..are not quick killers.....

[mole trapper 1,703]

Hiya Clive, mine are definitely the ones aimed at talpa europea, I've spoken to Steve albano on a couple of occasions a couple of years ago before buying the first dozen.

Much prefer being able to set the trigger where I want it as opposed to it being permanently set like on the trapline. Not dismissing them, but just think I've found a trap that suits me better.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

was their not a guy on hear who made a jig to make traplines himself?

[Butler 396]

I think the biggest advantage to these French traps is they are unaffected by frost a big bonus for us northern mowdy men...

[Nicepix 5,650]

But the shandy swigging savvarnars don't go out in the cold, so they don't need traps that work on the frost