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so now we have up to 11 traps per ha ??

No there is not plenty of lee way and sure as there aint plenty of time if you strike a mast year... you wont be able to get around your traps quick enough....

My presumption is you are talking about Doc type kill traps targetting mustelids and rats ?
Well if you think a trap every 2 ha will cover rats you have no chance. North Island forest , a male rat...

How many ha can one trapper trap [no toxins] covering all species as a full time job ?

The actual costs average over $60 per ha... is this one 1080 operation ? What does the $60 include ?

Lets talk all species, how many hectares do you think one trapper [using traps only] can...

It may be a "little" more complicated than that but it is basically that.. rats breed like buggery when there is truck loads of feed.

No mast years enhance the food supply, then the rats breed like buggery.

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1106/S00035/response-to-articles-by-dr-jo-pollard.htm

Yip I googled ship rat irruptions and came up with this https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/casn318.pdf

I couldnt find anywhere in that paper where it says 1080...

Got a link ?

With current technology no I dont think predator free 2050 is possible but do you think trap technology will continue to improve ?

I am not 100% confident that it is achievable but I sure as hell wouldnt say its laughable and right the idea off completely.

10 yrs ago did you think they would have self re setting traps that...