Thread: Bird Predator Control

Great work Guys - I have got buggar all to show for my efforts - I did a couple of my lines in the Quarry last week - about 80 traps - nothing - they were all at the higher level and on ridges - very dry country at present - most traps were still set but insects had got the lure since they were last checked
My Mate over the other side checked his line of about 50 traps and couldn’t remember last time he got nothing - similar result for another line of about 15 traps on a centre ridge
Another Mate decided to do a small line down by a couple of creeks yesterday - about 10 traps and he got 5 rats - so like most animals - they need water and are living there at present
I have done a couple of walks around my old line at Puketoki - a lovely bush walk under huge native trees and a nice stream for the dog to take a swim - possum on the first trip and yesterday a big Norway left his message beside a café - he didn’t go in to sample the Contrac or the lure on a T Rex - again down near the creek - I need to get a doc250 in there
So 12 days into 2020 at the Quarry and we have 6 animals on the sheet - end result from 2019 was 284 - 24 possums, 212 rats, 40 hogs, 3 cats, 2 ferrets and 3 stoats - 2017 total was 500 - so we are making progress but predator free NZ is a long way off!

A rare Puketoki possum - about 30 each year


I reckon this Norway is trying to tell us something about a rat café