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Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
"Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ... I've got a Fenn MkIV trap but I'm not having much success in coaxing the little bleeders into its jaws. I've dug the trap into the earth so that its treadle plate is pretty much level with the soil and then covered the whole trap with bark chips to make it more or less invisible. I bought a metal tunnel with the trap, and I've covered the whole set up with this. But despite scattering a few peanuts around and inside the tunnel I've had no luck. They eat the nuts outside and carefully avoid the tunnel. I thought perhaps they didn't like the strange metal tunnel, so I've tried a couple of house bricks with roof tile on top - no success that way either. I don't much like the idea of poison for the sake of the squirrels or other wildlife, so plan B is an airgun, but obviously a trap would be a lot less work (and less vulnerable to my appalling marksmanship). I'm sure the traps I have are Fenn, and at first I had a lot of trouble luring the damned things into the trap. a neighbour told me they like tunnels, so I covered the thing with bits of twigs and other debris, and the following morning I noticed there was something strange about the trap, when I went to have look it had one of the vermin in it. I now cover them with a dustbin bag, put some peanuts inside on a small tin lid, and the success rate has been high. Don't give up, just keep trying, you will be successful in the end. Alan |
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Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
"alan.holmes" wrote in message ... "Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ... I've got a Fenn MkIV trap but I'm not having much success in coaxing the little bleeders into its jaws. I've dug the trap into the earth so that its treadle plate is pretty much level with the soil and then covered the whole trap with bark chips to make it more or less invisible. I bought a metal tunnel with the trap, and I've covered the whole set up with this. But despite scattering a few peanuts around and inside the tunnel I've had no luck. They eat the nuts outside and carefully avoid the tunnel. I thought perhaps they didn't like the strange metal tunnel, so I've tried a couple of house bricks with roof tile on top - no success that way either. I don't much like the idea of poison for the sake of the squirrels or other wildlife, so plan B is an airgun, but obviously a trap would be a lot less work (and less vulnerable to my appalling marksmanship). I'm sure the traps I have are Fenn, and at first I had a lot of trouble luring the damned things into the trap. a neighbour told me they like tunnels, so I covered the thing with bits of twigs and other debris, and the following morning I noticed there was something strange about the trap, when I went to have look it had one of the vermin in it. I now cover them with a dustbin bag, put some peanuts inside on a small tin lid, and the success rate has been high. Don't give up, just keep trying, you will be successful in the end. Alan Fenn traps showing he http://www.thehuntinglife.com/html/s...fenn-trap.html Got a feeling the first thing it would catch would be me! mark |
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Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
"mark" wrote in message et... "alan.holmes" wrote in message ... "Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ... I've got a Fenn MkIV trap but I'm not having much success in coaxing the little bleeders into its jaws. I've dug the trap into the earth so that its treadle plate is pretty much level with the soil and then covered the whole trap with bark chips to make it more or less invisible. I bought a metal tunnel with the trap, and I've covered the whole set up with this. But despite scattering a few peanuts around and inside the tunnel I've had no luck. They eat the nuts outside and carefully avoid the tunnel. I thought perhaps they didn't like the strange metal tunnel, so I've tried a couple of house bricks with roof tile on top - no success that way either. I don't much like the idea of poison for the sake of the squirrels or other wildlife, so plan B is an airgun, but obviously a trap would be a lot less work (and less vulnerable to my appalling marksmanship). I'm sure the traps I have are Fenn, and at first I had a lot of trouble luring the damned things into the trap. a neighbour told me they like tunnels, so I covered the thing with bits of twigs and other debris, and the following morning I noticed there was something strange about the trap, when I went to have look it had one of the vermin in it. I now cover them with a dustbin bag, put some peanuts inside on a small tin lid, and the success rate has been high. Don't give up, just keep trying, you will be successful in the end. Alan Fenn traps showing he http://www.thehuntinglife.com/html/s...fenn-trap.html Then the traps I have are not Fenn, I wonder what they are? |
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Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
"alan.holmes" wrote in message news "mark" wrote in message et... "alan.holmes" wrote in message ... "Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ... I've got a Fenn MkIV trap but I'm not having much success in coaxing the little bleeders into its jaws. I've dug the trap into the earth so that its treadle plate is pretty much level with the soil and then covered the whole trap with bark chips to make it more or less invisible. I bought a metal tunnel with the trap, and I've covered the whole set up with this. But despite scattering a few peanuts around and inside the tunnel I've had no luck. They eat the nuts outside and carefully avoid the tunnel. I thought perhaps they didn't like the strange metal tunnel, so I've tried a couple of house bricks with roof tile on top - no success that way either. I don't much like the idea of poison for the sake of the squirrels or other wildlife, so plan B is an airgun, but obviously a trap would be a lot less work (and less vulnerable to my appalling marksmanship). I'm sure the traps I have are Fenn, and at first I had a lot of trouble luring the damned things into the trap. a neighbour told me they like tunnels, so I covered the thing with bits of twigs and other debris, and the following morning I noticed there was something strange about the trap, when I went to have look it had one of the vermin in it. I now cover them with a dustbin bag, put some peanuts inside on a small tin lid, and the success rate has been high. Don't give up, just keep trying, you will be successful in the end. Alan Fenn traps showing he http://www.thehuntinglife.com/html/s...fenn-trap.html Then the traps I have are not Fenn, I wonder what they are? These are yours, aren't they? http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/pd4...UIRRELMINK.htm |
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Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
"BAC" wrote in message ... "alan.holmes" wrote in message news "mark" wrote in message et... "alan.holmes" wrote in message ... "Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ... I've got a Fenn MkIV trap but I'm not having much success in coaxing the little bleeders into its jaws. I've dug the trap into the earth so that its treadle plate is pretty much level with the soil and then covered the whole trap with bark chips to make it more or less invisible. I bought a metal tunnel with the trap, and I've covered the whole set up with this. But despite scattering a few peanuts around and inside the tunnel I've had no luck. They eat the nuts outside and carefully avoid the tunnel. I thought perhaps they didn't like the strange metal tunnel, so I've tried a couple of house bricks with roof tile on top - no success that way either. I don't much like the idea of poison for the sake of the squirrels or other wildlife, so plan B is an airgun, but obviously a trap would be a lot less work (and less vulnerable to my appalling marksmanship). I'm sure the traps I have are Fenn, and at first I had a lot of trouble luring the damned things into the trap. a neighbour told me they like tunnels, so I covered the thing with bits of twigs and other debris, and the following morning I noticed there was something strange about the trap, when I went to have look it had one of the vermin in it. I now cover them with a dustbin bag, put some peanuts inside on a small tin lid, and the success rate has been high. Don't give up, just keep trying, you will be successful in the end. Alan Fenn traps showing he http://www.thehuntinglife.com/html/s...fenn-trap.html Then the traps I have are not Fenn, I wonder what they are? These are yours, aren't they? http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/pd4...UIRRELMINK.htm No but close, mine is called a mink/rat trap, found it on that web page! Alan |
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Who's got squirrel-trapping experience?
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from "alan.holmes" contains these words: Then the traps I have are not Fenn, I wonder what they are? Tunnel traps. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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