Sherman trap

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.

References

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

Further reading

• Anthony, Nicola M.; Ribic, Christine A.; Bautz, Richard; Garland, Theodore (September 2005). "Comparative effectiveness of Longworth and Sherman live traps". Wildlife Society Bulletin 33 (3): 1018–1026. doi:10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1018:CEOLAS]2.0.CO;2.  Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

External links

• H.B. Sherman Traps website

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