Sherman trap

them.
The lure or bait is placed at the far end and can be dropped
in place through the rear hinged door.

A modied design (Elliot), deployed in the eld

1.1 Variants
Later, other variants that built upon the basic design, appeared - such as the Elliot trap used in Europe and Australasia. The Elliot trap has simplied the design slightly
and is made from just 7 hinged panels.

A frontal shot of a Sherman trap.

The Sherman trap is a box-style animal trap designed

for the live capture of small mammals. It was invented
by Dr. H. B. Sherman in the 1920s and became commercially available in 1955. Since that time, the Sherman
trap has been used extensively by researchers in the biological sciences for capturing animals such as mice, voles,
shrews, and chipmunks. The Sherman trap consists of
eight hinged pieces of sheet metal (either galvanized steel
or aluminum) that allow the trap to be collapsed for storage or transport. Sherman traps are often set in grids and
may be baited with grains and seed.

2 References
Ch 5: Small Mammal Monitoring in: Multiple
Species Inventory and Monitoring Protocol. U.S.
Forest Service. 11 p.

3 Further reading
Anthony, Nicola M.; Ribic, Christine A.; Bautz,
Richard; Garland, Theodore (September 2005).
Comparative eectiveness of Longworth and
Sherman live traps.
Wildlife Society Bulletin. 33 (3): 10181026. doi:10.2193/00917648(2005)33[1018:CEOLAS]2.0.CO;2.

Description

The hinged design allows the trap to fold up at into

something only the width of one side panel. This makes it
compact for storage and easy to transport to eld locations
(e.g. in a back pack). Both ends are hinged, but in normal
operation the rear end is closed and the front folds inwards
and latches the treadle, trigger plate, in place. When an
animal enters far enough to be clear of the front door,
their weight releases the latch and the door closes behind

4 External links
H.B. Sherman Traps website

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