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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: Snowpa] #8287131
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Originally Posted by Snowpa
There could be a lot of rats and trapping them will never rid you of them. I would make a trip to your local farm store and purchase some rodent bombs (look like a big fire cracker) light one up put it down the hole as far as you can and use a leaf blower to force smoke down the tunnels. Done in one time.

or plug the hole with a rag


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: Bruce T] #8287164
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Originally Posted by Bruce T
Used to go to the local dump as a kid with my ,22 and have a blast.


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8287186
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well that sonds like alot of fun but its right by a pig pen so i cant have poison or shoot them and i have never trapped a rat before so im tryna trap em


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8287191
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Fenn MK4 is perfect for this situation.

Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8287193
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alright i will look into that trap


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: gcs] #8287256
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Originally Posted by gcs
trapping rats is fun but if you have obvious rat problems you have a lot of rats, as fast as they breed it may take awhile and you probably won't get them all.
For outside the home rats it's hard to beat rat blocks, change to a different formula after a week or so. It will knock them down fast. Never used the bombs, not sure how that would work with an extensive tunnels, but YMMV

They are like smoke bombs, But with a leaf blower smoke will fill the tunnels and you have a one time stink for a couple of days not a stink for a month and rats that catch the poison as fast as you put it out. The smoke bombs are less than 10 dollars for 5.


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: 330-Trapper] #8287259
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Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
Originally Posted by Snowpa
There could be a lot of rats and trapping them will never rid you of them. I would make a trip to your local farm store and purchase some rodent bombs (look like a big fire cracker) light one up put it down the hole as far as you can and use a leaf blower to force smoke down the tunnels. Done in one time.

or plug the hole with a rag

A leaf blower distributes the smoke although I have done it both ways


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8287260
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Rats when poisoned or killed by poison or trapping will sometimes move to another place. I want them dead now!


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8287262
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I don’t like poison. I have owls in my woods and do not want them subject to possible secondary poisoning…


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8287799
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Well thanks for the input yall, I’m try and put bait above a 0 long spring or on the pan and see what happens


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8287855
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When i trap pack rats for bait i use a bigger trap like a #2 or 3 with a light pan. Catches them like a body grip. They are pretty paranoid so you have to cover trap with ground duff then sprink a little corn on ttap.

Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8287864
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k will do


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8317868
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Bringing this thread back up from the depths to say thanks cause I caught quite a few rats that were eating livestock feed


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8319875
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which of the methods / traps did you go with? I am fighting them in the chicken coop.

Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8319987
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Well I only had 0 longsprings and they had runs going through the dirt so I made a indent so the trap wouldn’t be crazy high up and I put a tad bit of straw on it and they would be dead when I found em. For stake I pushed a concrete stake like 6 inches in the ground and slid the trap ring over the top of it


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8319989
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Pics are in the kids forum on my trapping thread


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8320217
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110 with a coni pan also has its uses.


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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8320293
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Get yourself a Rat Terrier, they’re born and bred for killing rats, google it you’ll be surprised

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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: TrapperE] #8321212
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Try this

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Re: How to trap barn rats? [Re: Bruce T] #8321272
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Originally Posted by Bruce T
Originally Posted by tomahawker
A couple boys with 22’s, rat shot and flash lights. If outside and distance is greater switch to 410. Let the slaughter begin. Forgot to add, shooters have better luck when elevated. Loft or roof with lawn chairs.

Been there done that as a kid. grin



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