Thread: Bird Predator Control

Not much to report, but keen to see what others are using for rat and mustelid lure
I have been a strong advocate of Goodnature Possum paste – but kill numbers have been very low so I have been happy to try some new ideas
We got a couple of buckets of PICs peanut butter from PICs in Nelson – a generous free supply to a community trapping organisations – lovely smooth paste with some blue dye to discourage human consumption – easy to squeeze from a plastic bottle, it worked ok but insects hoovered it up the same as possum paste – so gone after second night
On advice from @sore head stoat - I tried some Kewpie mayonnaise –he finds it works well on mustelids – I got a few rats on it and buggar me! – I got a stoat in the back garden – never seen a stoat in the garden before – I found the Kness Snap-E bait cups were full of Kewpie and drowned ants – so I had to dig it out and go back to possum paste again
I read about Goodnature Meat lovers lure – there is a some good information about the stuff on another forum – so we have changed all of our 150 odd rat traps in the Park over to Meat lovers – we are starting to get some rats but maybe it’s the seasonal increase
I am sick of using apples in our possum traps – small ones last ok but if they are cut into pieces – they don’t last long – so I remembered what they were doing at Puketoki Reserve – a piece of carpet soaked in strawberry jam – clipped to the bait holder of a Possum master or on the rod of a Timms – I am starting to get the occasional possum – so it works
I always try to keep fresh rabbit in our doc250 traps at the Park – we get the odd hog or rat – but last week I got a nice wee ferret – she was a fresh kill so will end up getting stuffed for a local Kiwi Trust.
We were given a Doc200 Trapinator and a large sachet of Goodnature blood lure – first time I have seen a plated doc200 trap – lower surfaces were badly rusted – but it was able to be repaired – my 8 year old stainless doc 250/200 traps are still looking good – you get what you pay for!
I hope we can get some conclusive results about GN Meat lovers lure – please advise your thoughts.