non cage traps

[WA hunter14]

is there any other traps legal to use in washington besides cage traps? padded legholds? i see that it says steel jawed leghold, neck snare or other body gripping trap.

[Feanix]

cages and rat traps. all body gripping traps are by permit only.

[trapperguy22]

There is a lot you can do with cage and swim through traps. It take work but is better then not trapping at all.

[WA hunter14]

yea i was just thinking about price

[Humptulips]

yea i was just thinking about price

This cage trapping has forced a lot of guys including myself to become trap manufacturers. It is not that hard especially if you have a trap to pattern off of.
You should then be able to turn out a decent trap for something in the $30 range. Less for small animals. Small colony traps for like muskrat shouldn't cost anymore then a comparable foot trap or conibear.