Oneida Victor® Soft Catch® Padded Jaw Traps - Live Holding Devices

Oneida Victor Soft Catch padded jaw wildlife traps represent a trapping system that not only holds your target animal as well as traditional coil-spring foothold traps, but virtually eliminates trap-induced and self-inflicted injury.

Soft Catch wildlife traps incorporate unprecedented advances in trap design.  A shock-absorbing spring works together with swivels that permit the device to rotate with the animal.  Medium-strength coil springs provide enough pressure to catch, but not damage the animal.  Tough pads set into deep, off-set jaws have concave surfaces that roll in against the foot of the animal, gripping even wet fur without slipping.

Soft Catch padded jaw wildlife traps are second-to-none for catch-and-release trapping that preserves the life and safety of the target animal while containing it.  Pest control, wildlife damage control, and animal rescue agencies from all over the US and Canada use our traps to maintain the safety and cleanliness of their municipalities, and for catch-neuter-and-release practices. 

The Oneida Victor Company strongly urges all members of the trapping community to check their traps regularly and often, so as to reduce any incidence of inhumane animal suffering and/or non-target animal injury.

The #3 Soft Catch Coyote Trap has shorter levers that pick up less cover, ensuring faster closing speeds.

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Oneida Victor® Soft Catch® Wildlife Trap Setting Instructions

1. All land traps should be staked with the factor chain.  A lap link may be added to facilitate staking.  Do not add extra chain, except for use with a drag or grapple. 2. Traps should be set in such a manner that large sticks, limbs and brush will not interfere with the animal's movement in the trap. 3. Traps may be dyed and waxed, but the Oneida Victor Soft Catch should be waxed with the jaws closed to allow the soft pads to work properly.  Flex pad with thumb to remove wax as some types of wax may cat as a lubricant. 4. Pan bolts must be tightened so the pan will hold its own weight and not fall without being depressed (or 1 lb. weight).  End of dog should engage trigger.  For best results, pan must be level or slightly above the level of the jaws in the set position.	7. In frozen soil, mix a tablespoon of calcium chloride with the dirt to prevent freezing.  (Calcium chloride has no odor for the animal to detect and may be reduced to powder in a blender if it is done a cup at a time.  However, trap must be waxed to prevent rusting which could cause the animal to detect the trap.) 8. A cone shaped trap bed will facilitate trap bedding. Note: In most cases, sprung traps are a result of improper pan adjustment or improper bedding.  Also, if the pan isn't adjusted, an animal can be caught off the pads on the jaw stops and possibly injured.
	Pad Replacement To replace pads (a) unscrew three screws and remove protective cover.  (b) depress springs with feet and open jaws, (c) remove old pads. (d) replace with new pads.  Place one hand around a jaw with the palm side of your hand against the face of the pad and squeeze hard as you re-attach the cover with the three screws.  Then repeat with the other jaw.  This keeps the pad held securely under the cover so when the trap is in sprung position, the pads should just touch, or have a very slight space between them.   Do not force the cover screws down too tight, just tight enough to secure the cover over the pad so when you push down on the edge of the pad away from the edge of the cover, it will be secure and not pull out.  Do not over-tighten.
5. Stake chain outside of trap on loose jaw side to right or left of cross to facilitate bedding spring-in-chain. 6. When setting trap, do not force dog over edge of pad to push down as this tends to roll pad edge under the dog.  Depress springs, push jaws down, flip dog over jaw so it pushes down flat on pad.  Otherwise trap may fire prematurely.

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Oneida Victor® Soft Catch® Wildlife Trap Parts and Accessories

Oneida Victor® Soft Catch® Replacement Pads

Wildlife Management Devices by Oneida Victor® including:  Conibear® Traps, Soft Catch® Traps, Northwoods® Traps, Newhouse® Traps Made in the USA since 1852