:hat Thats a tough question and personal preference.I find the Duke traps junk.Their springs are weak and the riveting job:hat :hat
s poor workmanship.Tough to beat a Victor connibear trap.With the new trap approvals a person might want to follow the approved list to stay on the good side of the law.Myself ...i don t care for the sauvgeau and LDL bodygrips as they have an extra striking bar and can create a safety risk at 40 below with yur thumbs stuck in the trap.I had some MB 750 s for problem beaver...they are a well build trap till some gave me some C.D.R s....they have way more holding power on a leg catch and i like the PAWS e trip pan.Very few traps are user ready out of the box.Most of them need a "tune up" or slight modification.Just some thoughts from an old trapper....hope this helps.Zepf