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Keep at it time out we wouldn't be following the thread if it was boring.
It’s a great resource for people to look at and get ideas. No not boring
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Yep keep it up great thread there are little tricks to be picked up from your pics and info and it inspires me to get out there and check the lines if I might be feeling a bit lazy.
Took 2 new volunteers out last 2 nights to show them their new trap lines, they are both starting from scratch so I am gonna point them in this direction, it's a great resource with no frilly bits :thumbsup:
Dundee, I would flick a dessert spoon full of Actillic dust into the entrance of the wasp nest. Returning worker wasps will tramp it inside. Actillic is an organophosphate insecticide used mostly for protecting stored grain and seed from insect attack. You may need to treat twice if it is a big nest
First blood for the steve allen kill trap...
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Target species too it seems [emoji106]
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Phark that would have been a bit ugly to clean out.
To be fair it wasn't that bad, no rain of late and its still pretty dry around here so that helps.
Its also a well designed trap and you don't actually have to get your hands right in there to set it !!
I was sceptical that a wild cat would actually walk up the ramp but it seems they will [emoji3]
Also had two very dried up rabbits in fens Mk 6's today so a reminder to get round the line at regular intervals as a fired trap with something in it can't catch anything else. [emoji106] my bad, been a bit busy lately.
Other than that only one rat and one hedgehog caught. Of all the clean outs its always the hog that's the worst. Gets me every time !!!!
Still searching for this years first tail in the freezer. [emoji106].
@time out in regards to your last post, don't ever stop posting mate. This thread is 100% a phenomenal resource and I along with many others enjoy reading your stories. !!!
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Good work on the cat Kukuwai - wish I could do that around here but one is Bengal Tiger worth $1k
I have been a bit lazy with posting lately - but I am keeping busy trapping several places and the street
Predator Free BOP total is now 1198 - our street total is now 55 animals in four months - predominantly rats but a couple of ferrets, lots of hogs and some mice
The expensive cat is leaving a trail of destruction behind - but that’s life and there are plenty of Pukes to go around - although Quail are living in the same area - we had a family of six Quail shelter under our hedge a few days back - they must know our yard is fairly safe
I saw a mouse run in from the garage and under the dishwasher - full access to under a timber floor - first night he got the peanut butter off a mouse trap - couple of days later I got him in a Snap-E rat trap - they have an amazing hair trigger function that will get a mouse every time
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I run a trap line in a Wellington park, but yesterday got one in my own garden...
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good ol peanut butter.... nice work fellas same boat @kukawai with work being full on and my lines due a check hopefully this weekend i will find some past stinky remains, some one gave me one of those steve allen traps a while back but didn't know much about them and due to its medieval appearance was a little reluctant to install but i think i will now. Keep at it all :thumbsup:
I had a short break from the bush last week due to a back problem - so most of my lines at the TPQ Park were two weeks since being checked - too long - what a mess
The last couple of days I cleared out 1 possum, 14 rats, 2 hogs and 1 ferret - many traps had already been cleared by cannibal rats - total predator kills so far this year is 128
The ferret I got this morning was fresh - lure was manky chicken necks, egg and PP Balls - medium size female - minimal smell so I cut off the tale, four legs and most of the skin - should be some good lure for my 15 doc250/200 traps - also got the tale in the freezer for the Swamp Comp @Dundee
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Good work folks keep posting the kills and methods.
I had a few left over fence pailings....
Rather than take them back i have put them to good use [emoji106]
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Worked out real good 4 x 1.8m pailings made 5 victor boxes with next to no wastage !!!
Looking forward to getting them out there [emoji3]
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The young one came back to find Mum - I went back to the ferret site a few days later to see if there were any family members around - but nothing - so I put a slice of Mums skin and fur in behind the Trap - I also had a fresh rat from a nearby site so I put it on the top of the box with a couple of pieces of wood to hold it still - back there yesterday - bingo a young one had been back to check on Mum - so this time I left one of Mum’s legs in the bait end of the box - will see if there any more around in a few days. It’s a smelly business legging and skinning them but seems to work.
Good work with the boxes @kukuwai - I see you are doing swivel tops - I have reverted to nailing the box closed and doing a hinge mesh rear door with a core flute floor slider
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Nicely done fellas, checked one of my estuary lines yesterday for 6 rats and 2 weasels, and another 2 rats in the 2 boxes identical to the boxes you have made Kukuwai at the mai mai.
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That is some smart thinking re those ferrets @time out well done.
I wonder if we should start chopping up the stoats too?
You got any pictures id be keen to see some.
The main reason i made those wooden boxes is to replace some of the original ones i made from old real estate signs they are buggered. Sun has just turned them brittle.
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Any length will do - but ripping an 1800 paling into four pieces is simple
I go to ITM and tell them I want joinery timber for trap boxes and they give me clears
A smear of PVA glue - 6 nails top and bottom - block stack them with some weight - all done!
Staple mesh on back end - hinge front end with staples at the bottom - a screw at the top to keep the kids out
Make a slider out of Real estate agent signs 100mm wide - close to full length - cut a slot for the egg to sit or for your finger to pull it out
Currently using Victor Pro traps - a couple of office staples through the slider into the trap - or a couple of small screws through a Snap-e trap into the slider
Another alternative might be a couple of slits in the slider around the length of the trap - slit it sideways and bend it up to catch the trap as you slide in and out
A 450 length box is a bit long but 3 cuts through the 1800 paling is simple - build a nest inside for the egg if you want the natural look
Bait to suit your taste - as always - I use GN Possum Paste - one of my traps pulled in a stoat a couple of days back - he wasn’t dead and didn’t give up without a scrap - I wasn’t around so had to get one of the Girls to clear it - LOL - two rats killed at the site in the last few days - rat piss is a very strong stoat lure!!!!
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Bag the tails.
I'm keen to get a few traps out around the garden/garage/water race and see if I can deal to a few rats before they make it into the ceiling. However there are a few friendly cats about that I definitely don't want poking at the traps, so I assume I would need to set up some tunnels or boxes to keep them out?
Any recommendations for setups?
You can't go wrong with the victors in the boxes as the guys have done above , people do make tunnels out of core flute or you can buy them
also if you don't have time and have budget farmlands are doing the victor trap in wooden box for $30 at the mo , not sure if thats cheap but is handy.[URL="https://www.traps.co.nz/pcr-kill-trap-tunnel-for-stoats-weasels-and-rats"]
One A-grade bodge-job later using whatever I had lying around in the garage (Mainly old pallet wood)
Plus a trap that caught my eye to remind me at Pak'n'save after I forgot to visit Mitre10 for a victor while across the other side of town. (At that point I just want to leave town again, not make another trip across..)
Set in the garden beside the compost bin now, will see if it's fit for purpose.
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Nothing in the rat trap yet after 2 nights out, but my also-bodged mouse trap has finally earned a gold star after a week or so sitting in the corner of the garage..
Two floaters today..
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I gather the best setup for a bucket trap like this would actually be a drink bottle or can on a wire (as long as it can spin freely on the wire), but on my way to track a bottle down I spotted an old funnel while walking past some shelving "That'll do for a test". Popped a couple of washers over the bar, that tuck into the tube of the funnel slightly. Any movement dislodges the washers and causes it to drop slightly, hopefully enough to shake them off. Hopefully it will also spin them into the water if they depart from the centreline by much. Pop a bit of peanut butter on the outside so they have to reach for it and unbalance the whole setup.
The real benefit of a trap like this if you can get it working correctly (Don't use mine as a good example..) is that it's essentially unlimited in how many it can trap, and doesn't require resetting between kills.
It’s hard to find something exciting to report - mostly it is just rats and hogs but a few young stoats starting to show up at the Park - clamping them across the shoulders in Snap-e traps that don’t kill them - we put out a small sample of Contrac in all bait stations - some is gone in a few days - the total trap kill this year is 198 pests.
Back to “Back Yard Trapping” with PFBOP - we are doing well around our street - 29 houses - about 24 PFBOP trap boxes as well as about another 15 trap boxes owned by individuals.
The street total is now 87 pests killed in 6 months - all varieties from ferrets to mice - if they have four legs and fur or prickles on their back - we will trap them - except for cats.
Yesterday I tripped up a monster Norway - on the perimeter track around the street sections - orchard one side and houses on the other.
I got the Norway in a box with a Victor Pro - he got whacked on the head - confused and ran down the wrong end to get out - but then he had a rest. The box is 450mm long so that buggar had to be close to 420mm and must have weighed half a kg - I should develop a Morgan score for rats.
Take a look at the PFBOP trapping map - our street is out towards Omokoroa and has the biggest yellow blob - interesting to magnify various blobs to see what is happening - the blue house icons have a trap - the yellow blob is a kill or kills - click on them to see numbers or type of animal - it is good software
https://www.predatorfreebop.nz/
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That is a pretty cool initiative, and that app is a great way to keep track and people keen, hopefully other councils including mine will follow suit.
Over the last 3 weeks I've caught 18 mice and a rat in my vegetable garden. Just an open vector (no tunnel) against a brick wall.
Round the trap line after work today with the boys.
1 hedgehog, several very wet and rotten rats. Most traps set off but many were mice.
There was however this fella. First one for ages...
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Tails in the freezer [emoji3]
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Also decided to put a new trap up at the house, will see if it manages to get something.
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The boys loved it...fully entertained and so excited by the catches[emoji106][emoji106]
Love it !!
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Had a few of the new & not so new lures dropped off today will be interesting to see how they go....
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This is a great deal from pics, there is a lot of peanut butter in that tub.
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Treacle gold (green) looks interesting, claims to be mold resistant we will see. Most things mold in the wetland I'm trapping.
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The steve Allen trap takes no prisoners this is its 3rd ( and a big bastard) in just over a month i have a timms about 100m away that has caught zip!
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Cat #25 in 19 months at work now have the target to make 30 in 2 years its crazy where they keep coming from
Estuary lines by head torch tonight as need a low tide,
7 rats
2cats
1 weasel,
24 doc 200's and 4 trapinators
Was the 1st time using the Good Nature Stoat lure instead of meat just to give it a try (no stoats) results were on par with usual but thought it did speed things up.
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Some have just got to go and some just got to stay.
KH
Great to see you @Kiwi-Hunter - I always learn from you!
Still doing my trap lines at the Park - putting out a lot of Contrac bait at present - but mouse droppings in the bait stations, so they may be getting most of it
I got a big Norway in a doc250 a week or so back - poor buggar had his tail and legs chewed off - so I left him on top of the box to look out for his mates - checked him a couple of days later and found the rat gone and a good size cat in the box - hard to believe they can get right in - a dead rat on top of the box works really well as a lure
Still getting the odd rat under the A24s and a few new strikes on the counters - so they still work but not great value for money
Also a couple of albino hogs for something different
Ants stealing possum paste so fast - I have changed over to Connovation blue stuff - blue seems to be working well
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Backyard trapping around the street is going well - 124 pests in six months - a Guy down the end by the estuary got his third ferret last week - he was a big buggar
I got a big Norway last week - got a whack on the head with a Victor - confused and went down the wrong end of the box for a rest
I tried out some PCR Trappers Feeder Paste - Aniseed flavour - but it is very soluble and runs all over the trap in wet conditions - but I did get a rat on it
Quail are coming back - 20 walking around the lawn most days - back yard trapping is working well!
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He called and I answered him, cheeky little fella to come to where I live, now he doesn't.
Hopefully the rest will understand if they come to the pigeons tree.
But anything that sees two moon's has a problem.
KH
hit my target yesterday of 30 cats at work in 2 years .... with nearly 4 months to spare :o , this one was the biggest fattest yet hence the pic with the vineyard work horse for scale.
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I wish i had kept better record other than count but, only 5 were shot outright with the other 25 mostly trapped in live capture and dispached (like this one). A couple did fall foul to a timms and more recently a few to a Steve Allen.
I would say all but maybe 7 or 8 were tabby.
It has slowed a bit of late so bring on nesting season and lets see if there any noticable improvements :thumbsup:
Had to get the rain jacket on and go make a few rescue's today.....
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The joy's of trapping a wetland i guess[emoji106]
Pretty bloody wet in there today [emoji3]
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Plenty of mice under the A24s today
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Good to see that they are working [emoji106]
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I have been away for three weeks - so decided to get around my lines in the Park - checked about 80 traps - most were still set but lure was gone - just two rats - so numbers are low
I have eleven Sentinels around the bush edge along with some Timms closer in the Park - I went back yesterday to check a couple of Sentinels on a perimeter ridge - one site keeps on catching them - maybe they come back to check on their old mates that I leave hanging in a nearby tree
My Sentinels are about six years old, rusty and the covers are mouldy and breaking up - so I am giving them a fresh look with new core flute covers - most are on pine trees so they should get some visitors while the pines are in flower - fantastic traps with solid state lures on the bait tray - set them and forget them - a trapped possum will wait to be cleared
I removed my street traps while away - put five back out a few days ago - one rat first night, left him on top of the box - another rat in same box second night - left them both on top but nothing more - they often come in pairs - hard to beat a pile of old toitoi for a rats nest
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Good to have you back [emoji106]
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Welcome home.