EDDIE B 3,168 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 O.k so asked this question in another place with no success, so thought I'd try here! Anyone have any info on the Northwood 6" Quick Kill Trap? I know it went into and out of production in the 80's, for the American trapping market, and as you can see it looks very like The Fenn M6! So anyone know why it went out of production so quickly, or have any more relevent information on the history of this trap? Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Maybe the americans have better traps to use than this? Maybe there just wasn't the demand? 1 Quote Link to post
EDDIE B 3,168 Posted August 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Maybe the americans have better traps to use than this? Maybe there just wasn't the demand? Probably the most logical answer JD! Quote Link to post
perthshire keeper 1,239 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 wow i like the look of that....am i the only one who has thought about a big ass fenn for foxes Quote Link to post
walshie 2,804 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 wow i like the look of that....am i the only one who has thought about a big ass fenn for foxes The trap would be cheap enough to make, but hiring Arnold Schwarzenegger every time you wanted to set it would be expensive. Quote Link to post
perthshire keeper 1,239 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 wow i like the look of that....am i the only one who has thought about a big ass fenn for foxes The trap would be cheap enough to make, but hiring Arnold Schwarzenegger every time you wanted to set it would be expensive. yeh, i know a guy who said he could make me one to scale as a curio but i wimped out Quote Link to post
nod 285 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 I would say that is a fenn just with a smaller plate Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Old Trap collector has just text me to say that he can't reply right now, but he will do so with a full explanation as soon as he's able to. 3 Quote Link to post
perthshire keeper 1,239 Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Old Trap collector has just text me to say that he can't reply right now, but he will do so with a full explanation as soon as he's able to. eagerly awaited tell him i need a valuation on a tinsly mole trap too its the same as his Quote Link to post
EDDIE B 3,168 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Well got the answers I was looking for! I was put onto an American trapper who not only knows about these traps, but uses them! Here's the e-mail I recieved! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: Re: Northwood Eddie I was told the northwoods quickkill was developed for N.J. as we were losing our rights to use footholds. The first models were a copy of the fenn trap. They came in a 5 inch and 6 inch size. It was determined that the 5 inch was to small to capture our muskrats, so the #6 was put into production. It was determined that the pan was to large for a dependable catch. So the pans were cut down on the prototypes. The trap also lost the flat bar on the front. I think there was only 200 dozen produced and they were never advertised. These traps are getting harder to find. I have at least 2 dozen that I still trap with. They work very good in the right spots. Our traps have to be completely submerged to be legal. When setting these for muskrat and mink,you cannot have more than a 1/2 inch of water over the pan and it must be on a hard bottom, they don't seem to work in mud or on floating vegitation as they are always sprung with no catch. I can send some pics of the other models if you are interested. Just may take a day or two. Northwoods sold out to woodstream right after this trap was developed. 1984-1985. see ya steve So there ya go! If anyone has anything else to add, then please share! I'd like to thank Steve, and Ditchshitter, ( who some of you Will know) for all their help on this one! 4 Quote Link to post
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Eddie Steve knows all about the trap and has covered most of it above The traps were made in Taiwan and imported to Northwoods in the US. I have examples of the prototypes and production model in both sizes. Fenn was not too happy about them copying his design but was powerless to do much about it to be honest. OTC 2 Quote Link to post
EDDIE B 3,168 Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Eddie Steve knows all about the trap and has covered most of it above The traps were made in Taiwan and imported to Northwoods in the US. I have examples of the prototypes and production model in both sizes. Fenn was not too happy about them copying his design but was powerless to do much about it to be honest. OTC Thanks for the reply OTC! Any pics you could show us? Quote Link to post
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I will dig a couple out over the weekend and post pics 1 Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 OTC asked me to post these for him.... 2 Quote Link to post
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Thanks Darcy The silver one is the original prototype with the full sized plate, the japanned one is the production model. They made the same in 5 inch (Mk 4 ) size too OTC 1 Quote Link to post
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