Re: what's eating my bait ?
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Re: what's eating my bait ?
[Re: kyron4]
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12/04/19 09:57 AM
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I had weasel trouble trapping marten in boxes with 120's. Those pans solved it. The ermine got pelted also. I didn't have my bait fastened to the trap. It was in the box behind the trap. The back of the box had hail screen on it. I think on the ground for mink it would work the same way. You might want a trap on each end of the box. Field mice might not be heavy enough to fire the trap . Same with birds. If they do there is a good chance the trap wont hit them. If it turns out to be mice some wooden mouse traps baited with peanut butter might keep them out and provide you with some good bait for those mink or coyotes or fox or bobcats or coons......
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Re: what's eating my bait ?
[Re: kyron4]
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12/04/19 11:22 AM
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Mice,voles,and shrews will consume a small piece of bait in a short time. Use a larger piece of bait in your box,almost fill the box(not so much that it will affect the firing of the trap) this way the animal will be positioned for a good strike,and there will be lots of small mammal activity working the larger piece of bait,which is more of an attraction than the bait alone. Make your 120 boxes 14 or 16 inches deep with 1\2 inch screen on the back. Always check your bait once a week.
Last edited by Boco; 12/04/19 11:26 AM.
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Re: what's eating my bait ?
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12/04/19 07:45 PM
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Wrap bait in steel screen or a wire mesh hardware cloth
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Re: what's eating my bait ?
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12/04/19 09:11 PM
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I had nice take the bait out of 3 of my pipe dream sets for coyote. Couldn't figure out why they hadn't connected yet. They were in very good location with lots of sign. The pipes were empty that is why. I may not have known what happened but with the snow there was a nice mouse hole right to the top of the pipe. Thinking of using a smaller diameter pipe to prevent this.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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