Guillotine Trap Door Trigger

Guillotine or drop style doors are called single catch doors because once the trap has sprung that is the door has closed no more animals can enter the trap until it is manually reset.

Guillotine trap door trigger.

Photo courtesy of texas agrilife extension. Right outside of gate door. Rooter lifting head gate on box trap. This is not a continuous trapping door once it s closed it s closed until you come and manually open it or reset it.

One drawback of guillotine gates is that they do not allow additional pigs to enter once the trap has been triggered. Rooter lifting gates require that a hog use its nose. A dropwire secures the tire to the main wire. Lower left 4 triggers front side l shows eyebolt and back side r shows hinge.

Note handle at bottom to raise the gate. I personally prefer the guillotine door as it generally has a bigger opening and it is positively closed with an active latch to prevent pigs from rooting. Lower right tripwire secured to trigger and to the far end of the trap near gate.