Did you try the old wine bottle and bucket trap?
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Did you try the old wine bottle and bucket trap?
nah not yet man, going to leave the Victor in a box trap for a little while and wait him outQuote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
Set a game camera up to asses the trophy
@Sideshow , is there an official method for scoring Rat trophies in the UK ??
"Freeman score" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
I prefer the decibel meter score.
Sneak up behind my wife with dead rat in hand (usually hanging from the trap) show said rat to wife and record the scream.
P.S. never have so many people been so keen to see your rat dead @Blisters. I hope the slap on the head it got from your first attempt didn’t kill him and he died down his hole because the suspense is too much. James.
Ohoo Yes it’s the bucket score:thumbsup: rap around our over the top:XD:Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
We are watching from all around the world @Blisters - I am in Kamloops in BC - just had to get on line to see if you have got that Rat
Keep trying Mate - if all else fails have a browse through the Bird Predator Control thread on here - must be hundreds of dead rat stories - Key Industries sent me some Snap-e look a-like traps to trial - they have a red tube over the kill bar - they kill a mouse every time without even trying - seem real clunky but deadly on mice - I think they were hoping I might get some big Norways to see how they kill a larger animal - but mice are all I have got to date
Have you tried GN Possum Paste yet - rats love the stuff
Good luck- we are watching
Only thing we passed today that was interesting was three Rocky Mountain goats - way to hell up on a rock face and a big black bear with a cub running through the bush beside the road
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seems like I have a pig rat, it's turned over all the compost
Wife (expert) says put the trap in the compost bin run & all
Wear gloves setting the trap don't get your scent on the trap
I think you may have to join forest and bird to get some tips on how to catch it!
Are you actually setting the trap? Our are you just feeding the bugger up:thumbsup: so you can score big on the bucket test:P
Or is this a wind up and your actually a member of twig and tweet and a vegan to boot:o:P;)
hahaha, maybe a secret member of peta....Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
I will move the trap and run into the bin tonight.
can't wait to get this cheeky bugger
+1 for the trail cam, at least then you can see what's going on
@gadgetman , Blisters is at the point where he will soon bring shame and ridicule upon his family for the next three generations because of an un-caught rat. Next level tactics are required. Could you view the video link posted by charliehorse and give your opinion regarding building one of these please.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliehorse
I’m in for next level rat terminator :thumbsup: I said blow the bloody doors off...
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I keep checking in, in the hope of seeing the photo's of the mighty slayed beast lol.
That's what the starlings do in our compost bin, since the neighbours kids flogged the bin lids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blisters
Forget the flying Rats @gadgetman what is your opinion of the electric traps, saw one on youtube that used the circuit from an electric fly swat - those tennis type ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
Think we need a game cam on this one I recon it’s got horns:o
Could work, maybe put a narrow ramp up and put the plates on the ramp. The capacitor would in the video wouldn't really do anything useful as the battery is already a big voltage storage device.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
I just used a bit of PVC tube with a poison bait block tied inside. Cats can't get to the bait, gives them a secure place to nibble and keeps rain off.
What about the ol bucket trap?? Where they walk the swivelly plank and fall into a bucket of water to stop them from jumping out.
If your not up to the task blisters, it's okay to ask for help....just call the guy;)
Attachment 116812 looks like more drastic measures are necessary........
Out wacking a few more bunnies in the orchard tonight and couldn't resist snotting this rat that was investigating one of my kills.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...eff0246d16.jpg
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See @Blisters the answer is always you need another gun...... In this case a 17hornet :D
This will be blisters once he catches one of his cousins;)
I’ll never talk!!!
You will never hear from my lips what the secret to catching us really is!!:pissed off::omg::P:XD:
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I think that blisters will himself be walking the metaphorical plank of shame at this point. Falling off the end into an abyss of rat-less ridicule and painQuote:
Originally Posted by charliehorse
Have you caught it yet
M44 Coyote getter may help...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M44_(cyanide_device)
Attachment 117018nope not a sausage, tried a bit of peanut butter next to the ky for a couple of days.. just switched it out for an egg and a bit of cheese. also stopped putting any food scraps in there too....
I'm happy playing the long game
This story is becoming an epic tale, will need a 2nd thread for it soon, hoping it doesn't become a "the one that got away" story
Neighbour probably caught it weeks ago :thumbsup:
YES . . . Some posting activity. Whats happened? . . . Oh . . . .
SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!!
Yes probably a twelve year old girlQuote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
Maybe there never was a rat......:o
Might of been a hedgehog
hahaha farrrkkkQuote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
go down the local pet shop buy a grey rat bring it home, put rat in trap and put us all out of our misery. job done
