I'm still trying to conibear a Squirrel. I tried carrots on the 120 triggers.
Now I have Walnuts on the triggers. Still nothing.

What can I mount to the triggers ? Little seeds obviously don't work for trigger bait.

Chunky peanut butter works for me.

A little box (cubby) with peanut butter bread PAST the trap will do it.

Smear peanut butter on the trigger and stick sunflower seeds and corn kernels on it.

^^this, after twisting triggers together, since it holds PB better.

I also thread a 1"x3" pc of sponge onto triggers and smear PB on that.

What we won't do to outsmart a squirrel....Ha Ha.

I stopped using body grippers when I learned to snare them. There is a great thread in the archives.

Use a pan trigger trap with the bait just past the pan so the squirrel is standing on the pan while working the bait.

I use a plywood box a little bigger than the #110. !\2" hardware cloth (screen) on the back
so they can see thru it. A few pecans work at my place. Don't forget to anchor the trap some
way.

I angled a 2x4 against our bird feeders post. Running pole.
I used 110 with great success.

Short Track, if you are not trapping at bird feeders, try running pole (no bait) on trees Squirrels use.

Whole in shell peanuts on the trigger wires will catch them, plus every bluejay, and cardinal in the area.

I just bb gun them through an open window....

I watched one circle the plywood box. Look inside. Circled around, but he refused to enter. They are curious critters; but this one was apprehensive about a new box.
I'm going to add peanut butter tonight. Maybe the scent will tease him in....

Yepper works pretty slick..

Dry land mink line will work

We caught 4 in less than a week on the mink line

Actually sending two to the tannery, they were prime

running pole, body gripper on pole peanut butter smeared up the pole each side of body gripper they get so engrossed with licking it all up they follow it up the pole and snap the trap as they lick it all off the pole, dont use bird seed on it as they have to stop and think about chewing the seed, just a smear of pb up the pole, threw the trap

I have nailed a 2x4 to a tree that is about 3 ft long. Add a corn cob to the end and a 110 between the tree and the corn cob. Might need to block above the 110 to force them through the trap.

Best way I know is to find a big log crossing a creek. Set a couple on the log for mink. Come back the next day and you will have your squirrels.

Mount the coni on a vertical tree, like a climbing marten set, using a clip or whatever. Slide chloroplast or cardboard on the trigger wires, so it makes a horizontal platform. Like making a pan trigger without bending the wires. Put bait on platform or on tree above. Heck throw bait on the ground below. Squirrels love to find platforms to roost on while munching. He’ll hop on the platform you made for him and fall right through. Maybe even get a full suitcase

All that said, Ron’s tutorial on snaring squirrels works great too.