CHEVINFOX 3,537 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 How about this for a trap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSN78d6-218 Quote Link to post
Glyn287 9 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 That's very ingenious, I wonder how long it took him to think that one up. Quote Link to post
Plank 8 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 It looks very inventive. I notice the fox traps sold locally all seem to have shrunk, the used to be about six or seven feet long, three or four feet high and the same wide. Now they are only about four or five feet long, about two feet wide and three feet high. My first instinct is they are a bit pokey for rural foxes. Am I wrong? Quote Link to post
Matt 160 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 It looks very inventive. I notice the fox traps sold locally all seem to have shrunk, the used to be about six or seven feet long, three or four feet high and the same wide. Now they are only about four or five feet long, about two feet wide and three feet high. My first instinct is they are a bit pokey for rural foxes. Am I wrong? I'm no expert but I've caught quite a few in traps designed for other species that were only 14 inches square and 3 foot long...... If they're hungry, they'll go in In rural areas, I'd personally be looking at other options long before I worried about cages Quote Link to post
Plank 8 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I'm no expert but I've caught quite a few in traps designed for other species that were only 14 inches square and 3 foot long...... If they're hungry, they'll go in In rural areas, I'd personally be looking at other options long before I worried about cages I have a particular location in mind which limits the options. A bunch of poultry houses surrounded on three sides by a lane. A quiet lane but still public access. I have snared one or two foxes in the past on other areas of ground but cannot see how to do it here without being obvious that a fox was caught. I am cautious about using a firearm as there is no suitable backdrop. If small traps are viable I could tuck one away inside one of the coups. Quote Link to post
Matt 160 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I'm no expert but I've caught quite a few in traps designed for other species that were only 14 inches square and 3 foot long...... If they're hungry, they'll go in In rural areas, I'd personally be looking at other options long before I worried about cages I have a particular location in mind which limits the options. A bunch of poultry houses surrounded on three sides by a lane. A quiet lane but still public access. I have snared one or two foxes in the past on other areas of ground but cannot see how to do it here without being obvious that a fox was caught. I am cautious about using a firearm as there is no suitable backdrop. If small traps are viable I could tuck one away inside one of the coups. I had a similar job once I ended up recommending the Janus fox trap. It was the only one that I could see that was really rugged and had a good trigger mechanism Quote Link to post
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