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One of the patents mentioned above is for the bear trap. We named it the M-15. This trap is brilliant for its ease of installation and revolutionary design. The trap rapidly caught the attention of trappers, who were quick to adopt it, making it the best-selling bear trap in history! 

In early 1996, Marcel invented a new lock he called "la fine". This lock will be manufactured in 2 sizes: 1/16 and 3/32. It's a lock perfectly suited to the manufacture of snares; it's smaller, stronger, faster and bites better. 

He also invented a new paddle trigger for minks, which is easy to install and highly sensitive. Among other things, this system offered a new way of quickly putting old traps with broken triggers back into service - an interesting advantage.

In 1997, sons Guy Sauvageau and Paul Sauvageau took over. A name change was made to the structure: the acronym L.P.D.Q. SAUVAGEAU, which still stands for Les pièges du Québec, and a new logo was chosen. 

In 1998, a new, larger trap was introduced: the 2001-12. Shortly after, the Bionic trap was built following an agreement with an Alberta inventor, Mr. Gabry. This well-built, powerful trap was put on the market until the early 2000s. However, production required all staff to concentrate on double framing, and production was put aside.

Today, it's an object of curiosity. On the production side, several technical improvements were made in this decade, especially in automation, as we now have the expertise on site to build our own machines.

In 2000, Paul left the company and Guy became the last Sauvageau at the head of the company, taking the opportunity to introduce pre-dyed traps (using Speed-dip). In 2003, we reintroduced a trigger that Claude had imagined at the very beginning, but which had been neglected: the screw trigger for baiting beavers, which is still very popular today. 

Over the years, a number of innovations have been added to our range, including the sale of dyed traps and products such as different models of collar locks, new safety tools and a new trap design.

In 2023, Guy Sauvageau passed the torch to a new generation of trappers and entrepreneurs well known in the industry: Marc Dussault, owner of Mactrap and co-owner of Entreprises Bélisle, and his sidekick Marc Sorel, well known to Mactrap customers for many years. We are therefore very excited to take on this new challenge and perpetuate the work of the Sauvageau family, proudly serving Canadian trappers.