Guillotine Trap Door Trigger

Note handle at bottom to raise the gate.

Guillotine trap door trigger. Right outside of gate door. Lower right tripwire secured to trigger and to the far end of the trap near gate. One drawback of guillotine gates is that they do not allow additional pigs to enter once the trap has been triggered. 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.

Lower left 4 triggers front side l shows eyebolt and back side r shows hinge. The guillotine door raises up to create an opening into your trap and falls straight down when it s activated. Photo courtesy of texas agrilife extension. 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.

Therefore it is extremely important that the trap be strategically baited to insure that most if not all of the pigs in a sounder have entered the trap. Rooter lifting head gate on box trap. A dropwire secures the tire to the main wire.