Hamlin’s been caught in his 220 Conibear trap and had to use his trap tool to get out. He wouldn’t have been able to get out of the 330 by himself, he said.

Another trap called a conibear was a much different matter. Intended for catching beaver, the larger-sized conibears can strangle a dog.

Beaver and otter trapping were the currency of the day when early settlers would trade pelts to send back to Europe beginning in the 1500s.

There are also health concerns.” Anderson said trapping is the DNRC’s best option. He said normal beaver sets in this area are water sets with conibear traps, or body gripping traps.

There are also health concerns." Anderson said trapping is the DNRC's best option. He said normal beaver sets in this area are water sets with conibear traps, or body gripping traps.

However, Jester got caught in a beaver trap that was placed just off the road, and despite Barber’s efforts to free him, he died in front of her. The trap, a #330 Conibear, is designed to snap ...

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A conibear is a body-gripping trap that is designed to snap shut when the trigger is hit and dispatches the beaver almost instantly. The foothold does just what the name implies.

These photos show Nova, a 3-year-old golden retriever, and the illegally placed body hold trap, commonly referred to as a Conibear trap, that caught her while walking near Outer Point Trail last ...

Named for the Canadian trapper who invented it, a conibear trap uses strong springs to capture and kill furbearing animals quickly and more humanely than leghold or snare traps.

It is hard to imagine what “way of life” requires Conibear 330 traps next to jungle gyms, but this incident exemplifies a disturbing pattern in Alaska: trapping groups frequently refuse to ...

But show me a nice beaver killed clean by a 330 Conibear and held overnight in ice water, and I’ll show you the beginning of a good feed—plus a nice fur to boot.