Havahart® Large 1-Door Animal Trap - 2 Pack

I bought the Havahart #1079 traps to help catch problem raccoons. I like the extra quality and superior engineering that went into their design like the exterior linkage, solid door, hand protection by handle and heavier wire construction as compared to other traps I have had in the past. However, I have experienced problems with the plates getting damaged inside from angry animals tugging on them while trapped inside. I also have seen the handle plate getting bumped loose but that I can repair.

Product worked well. I caught the raccoon and possum that were the pests. Product is good quality and easy to use.

Trap did the job!! Prompt shipping and great customer service...highly recommend!!

So far I have caught 2 possums, one gray fox, one raccoon, & one cat. I find the raccoons will steal the bait & not set off the trap if you don't put the bait in the ground under the trap & then anchor the trap so they can't turn it over.

Good trap, I used to trap a Groundhog. Was able to catch the groundhog within 2 days of setting up the trap. Only reason I gave it 4 stars is that after the groundhog tripped it he must have jump around and caused the handle and metal plate on top to come off. Over all product worked good.

Last year I rented a Havahart from the county parks department to catch armadillos. It was a sturdy older model. The 1079 I bought on Amazon is flimsier, but it has caught some animals. One objection is the handle is insufficient to carry the trap level with a critter at either end. I'm tempted to clasp an over-the-shoulder luggage strap to each end. The other objection is having to hold the door manually or use a stick to hold the door open for releasing. Would a latch have been so hard to include on this model? My big worry is this... I checked the trap today and an animal had managed to escape! The locking mechanism ("door lock frame") was laying on the ground and the wires were bent up by the door lock. Probably raccoons. I've contacted Woodstram using their online form for a replacement--we'll see how they respond. My 30-day Amazon return window closed last week. UPDATE: A week later and no reply from Woodstream.

Easy to use but didn't work for us. Raccoon was able to eat bait repeatedly without triggering the trap. I think the product miss strategically placed steel plate to prevent the critter from using the side and roof to climb over the trigger plate. We tried to change the context (relocate it, conceal it in different ways) with no help. Now it got into my attic to nest and did a lot of damage.

Havahart stands behind their products. I recently had a “Wily armadillo” that actually broke out of the cage by pushing the door backward somehow, after I sent pictures and voiced my concerns, they sent me a new trap and suggested I put a heavy weight on the top to prevent the door latch from being pushed. Armidillos are difficult to catch because you have to “channel” them into the trap, but I’ve trapped them before (over 40 in a borrowed Havahart trap). I hope to catch this little versaraptor soon!

I have one of your traps that is 20 plus years old and working fine. I bought another brand from a local hardware to help with the large number of raccoons and it was hard to set, hard to trip and I gave it away and bought a new one from you that caught a coon the first day.

Bought two of these traps and have caught 3 raccoons in them. I am very satisfied. They were baited with large marshmallows; 4-5 at the back of the cage and one at the entrance midway between the door and trigger plate. Raccoons love marshmallows! They love sugar and they also look like "eggs" to them which is also a favourite food.