Thread: Bird Predator Control

Went and checked a high country line today, only 13 traps in the line but it is a bit of a walk.. 13 traps , 2 sprung empties, 4 not touched and 7 stoats in the balance... The back end had been chewed off all but 3 of them so no tails. 4 weeks since last checked. I did see a cat so might have to get a SA cat trap off Carol at Dead rat. Thoughts please on, would it be the cat that is cheweing the back half of the bodies off my stoats ? I am running all DOC 150s up on that line with fairly tight entrances... The sprung empties i suspect the cat is rattling the boxes and triggering the traps as quarter of my captures are weasels and i have a light trigger/spring off on my traps. I am now starting to put big rocks on my traps to stop any movement if the cat rattles the box. Thoughts please on the cat eating the bodies ?