I lost 2 Duke's that way, too. They have to be attached to hog panels, t-post, or feeder legs. I thought I had some deep rebar stakes that were freestanding, but obviously not deep enough.

Wonder how they make them dog proof

Every time we set these traps out (with some mini marshmallows inside), we catch coons. They work like a champ!

I just lost 2 traps because the stake I used wasn't good enough. Gotta use good stakes!

Well crap my end of year trail cam trapeze footage reveals that there is a 5 coon circus there every night. In fact all four feeders seemed to have there own little feeder parties. First thing I am going to do is get some good spotlights and hunt the trees along the creek. Steel number twos out of my 12 gauge or a 22 magnum if you will hit the tree for sure. I haven't been as lucky with marshmallows as some but peanuts, almonds seem like great baits to me. Anyway this all starts again in a few days.

Great reminder. I need to get my traps baited again on my next trip. I have 2 attached to the feeder legs and another 6 attached to the hog panels between the feeder and the tree line. Love pulling up in the morning to 4or 5 trapped coons!

Salmon flavored cat treats work for bait.

A dog's foot usually won't fit inside the tube so they can't get caught unless they are a really small dog.

I bought 2 new traps to replace the 2 I lost. Set the traps on Friday, on Saturday I found that I caught a paw. Robo coon chewed his own leg off!

That and the Duke's have a one-way trigger which requires an animal to pull the trigger. Since dogs cannot articulate their paw like a coon can, it's pretty hard for a dog to get trapped. For others like Z-Traps (my favorite), they have a two-way trigger, push or pull, you cannot technically call them dog proof.

I used them pretty regularly. They work well but we never run out of coons.

and never will!

I have had good luck with the Duke’s traps.

Duke's all the time as stated before small marshmallows or dry cat food work best. I've caught them before with a paw in 2 different traps.

Robo coon came back. I guess he didn't have it in him to chew off his other front leg

Lost one set in soft ground after the rain put it under water.


Another foot.




Bingo. They always bite the end of that 22 air rifle. poof.


That makes 9 for the week + one foot and one lost trap.

Dukes are ok but the Z-traps are a good measure better.

I use them every year during and after deer season until summer. They work great. Its really helped our turkey population.

I sprinkle small marshmallows around the trap. Put a big one down the trap. Very effective at our place in East Texas. Don't forget to tie it down with a swivel in the chani two would be better.

I've caught racoons, skunks and a fox in my dogproof traps.

Hav caught a good number of coons in mine as well as more skunks than I care to count.

Man - interesting trap you have there. I've not use done before but going to look into this.

We never run out of these things....they reproduce faster than I can thin them out.

I only found one brand of DP trap that was iffy. If I remember the name I will post it.
But corn works great, it is right there at the feeder and it is what they came for. We are well over 400 coons on just corn.