drop trap

A type of trap commonly used on hard to capture feral cats. It is a container, typically netting over a light frame, that is propped up on one side by a stick. A string is fastened to the stick, so it can be pulled by the trapper to cause the container to completely enclose the prey.

See also

• pitfall
• bear trap

The following tags are aliased to this tag: box_trap (learn more).