Bought this 4 yrs ago to trap skunks in hay barn to keep from spraying rather than regular cage trap.......can never get skunk to enter....only occasionally possum......is there a trick to using it.....baits tried hsve been......sardines with oil......raw hotdogs.......dry dog food....have tried placed on ground and 4 and 8 inches off ground....or is it wrong trap.

Skunks are a pain to bait into a trap. There's no rhyme or reason for it other than they have other foods on their mind. That's my theory anyway.

I have some plasticatch traps but I rather use my regular cages most of the time for skunks because I like to see what I'm dealing with

Placing the trap off the ground doesn't do anything for you for skunks. If you can fence em down into the trap helps

Thanks.....I think your right.......the plastic trap you mentioned.......is that the one trapping suppliers sell.......

I use the 6 inch pipe traps a lot, never really had any problems with them. Marshmallows for bait, or cat food. Be sure to prop up next to a building or stake down so they cant roll it. I have better luck with the pipes than the poly traps. Both do work though. I have caught a raccoon in a pipe trap, barely fit inside.

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Are you putting bait inside and outside the trap? I always lead them in

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If you’re using the Ztrap 6-inch pipe, they have a couple brackets on the bottom for staking. Skunk, possum or coon can’t roll them if you use the bracket with rebar.

I have a couple Ztrap tubes. Marshmallows work past the trigger. I snack them in starting about 6-inches in front of the trap with mini-marshmallows or bits of cat food.

Thanks for replies....everything mentioned I haven't been doing....will try......think most skunks and racoons coming onto my property are released by home owners in subdivisions and may be trap smart.

Just cleaned 6 off of 1 property in a week using 8 inch no spray and best bait they hit was chicken bones