I could write a book on marten boxes. My conclusions? Buy the plastic boxes, $15 is cheap when one marten pays for 8 boxes. You can stack 40 in a tobbogan and pick up 20 at a time, try that with plywood. I move my sets every two - three weeks so grabbing a plastic box is easy. I nail lath to a tree and slip box under it so I never have to nail it down. Slip in and out in seconds. My buddy showed me some "pins" he made from #9 wire that he uses to hold vertical set traps in place. drills a couple holes in the front of the plastic boxes and slips pins in down through springs to hold in place. I find with wood lath in place the trap jaws don't slide like they can on the slippery plastic bottom of the box.
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