WCS DK-1 User manual

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DK-1 Gopher and MOLE TRAP
CAUTION:
ALWAYS WEAR
GLOVES WHILE
SETTING THE TRAP
1. Pull spring latch away from
trap handle until the jaws are
fully opened, (releasing from
shipping position)
2. Now with the jaws in open
position (as shown above)
hook short curved end of tail
over top of left jaw, which will
cause the long end of the tail
to be under the left jaw and on
top of the spring.
3. Slide flat metal trigger piece toward
jaws with the points up. Put long end of
the tail that is resting on the spring
through the hole of flat metal trigger.
Move flat metal trigger up about 1 inch.

4. To set trap hold trap handle in
right hand, and catch spring latch
with left thumb and place two
fingers under the spring (as shown
in the drawing). Hold firm cranking
the trap handle to the right until the
spring latch meets the trap handle
and is latched to the trap handle.
5. Move flat metal trigger to the
end of the tail, (as shown above).
Trap is now ready to use. ALWAYS
WEAR GLOVES WHEN SETTING THE
TRAP.
Tips for setting technique:
Set trap in fresh hole no more than several days
old. Move away mounded dirt, poke around to
find hole and clean out loose dirt. A gopher
when pushing dirt braces his back against the
top of the hole. In filling up a large hole he begins
by filling up the bottom until the hole is small
enough for him to brace his back against the top.
DON’T ENLARGE THE HOLE SO MUCH THAT HE
CAN BURY THE TRAP AND PASS OVER IT WITHOUT
SPRINGING IT..
For the easiest set, set jaws of trap 8-12 inches down into hole that comes to the surface. Another way is to dig down to
the main runway. In this case (which is the recommended way for moles) if you do not know the direction from which the
gopher is coming set two traps, one each way
Always stake the trap with a stick through the loop in the handle of trap and well into the ground. To bait gopher
leave the hole open to let in the light. If there is a gopher in the hole he will work within 24 hours. A gopher will always
come to light and in trying to plug his hole will come through the jaws of your trap, setting it off.
DK-1 traps can be made weaker by winding the thumb latch one-half turn further than one ordinarily winds it in
setting. After weakening, the only difference is that the trap is more sensitive. Be careful not to spring it wile placing it
in the ground.
MOLES
Moles seldom come back to shallow surface workings. For this reason you will find the DEATH-KLUTCH trap superior to
all spear-type traps that can only be used on the surface runways. With the DEATH-KLUTCH the slight inconvenience
of digging down to the main runway will be far more than compensated for by you success, time and time again in
catching your expensive intruders. Their main runway can be found by following up these surface workings to where
they start. If you do not know which direction the mole is coming from, set two traps, one each way. To trap moles,
enlarge the mole’s hole by digging out the bottom. Place trap and throw a little dirt forcefully into the hole and cover
with shovel.