Wolf Trap Pan Tension, How To Set It on a Duke 850 Pro Wolf Trap

Pan tension is critical to catching wolves, nothing is more frustrating that setting gear and having something other than your target species fire your traps. Wolves are smart and when the opportunity to catch one comes along you don't want to miss due to your trap not firing or having something other than a wolf fire it. There are many different traps out there , In this video I show you how I set the tension in a Duke 850 Pro wolf trap. I use a fishing scale and a few other tools to accomplish this. Pan scales are not readily available to test high poundage's for wolf traps. This system works well for me.

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

I like how you rigged that scale up! Good luck with the wolves this year my friend!

[@idahomountainbuilt]

Thanks, it worked great

[@ozark_trapper]

I would like to catch a wolf. I run the 850's on otter and beaver. The traps are well built.

[@idahomountainbuilt]

Yea and these traps are welded and beefed up even more

[@nieldcreek2098]

Very informative… I dabbled in trapping for a while, but just found that the laws are too strict to actually catch something… coming around every other day to check traps just leaves too much evidence for the intended target to let down their guard….I’m talking mostly coyotes though, never trapped for wolves.

[@idahomountainbuilt]

You’re absolutely right, very regulated and wolves are a special breed of difficult. Thanks for watching and your comments

[@MuskratOutdoors]

Good idea! I haven't seen it done quite like that before. Montana, I think is a minimum of 10 pounds? I like mine a little light to catch coyotes, but I don't want to catch fox in those big traps. my MB-750's do bad things to fox, but they are a decent coyote trap.

[@idahomountainbuilt]

Im not interested in coyotes but i may snap a few. Hope not though

[@MuskratOutdoors]

@@idahomountainbuilt Mainly I want the wolves too. A coyote now and then helps the gas bill is all. I haven't had any coyotes on my trail cameras, lots of fox, but I'd rather not catch them.

[@spellman0902]

Did you ever end up catching any wolves in em?