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Can anyone tell me how to make a seesaw trap for squirrels.

thanks :signthankspin::hunter:

 

Oh now I'm glad you asked that :laugh:

 

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There are several threads on here that should help you

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=10886

 

and this

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...ost&p=87052

 

and if that's not enough try here

http://www.fourteenacre.pwp.blueyonder.co....rovedSeesaw.htm

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OK, see if this helps.

 

The 'U' is pivoted under the see-saw and folds underneath it when the ramp is down and the trap is set. Once the target gets passed the middle of the see-saw, the see-saw tips and the entrance ramp rises. This allows the wire 'U' to swing upright where it props the ramp in the 'up' position.

 

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It needs to be strong enough but otherwise yes - any wire.

 

I used a section from a wire coathanger on the first few I made. This worked a treat but after a while started to rust and so didn't always swing properly.

 

Obviously if you use galvanised wire it will last longer.

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It needs to be strong enough but otherwise yes - any wire.

 

I used a section from a wire coathanger on the first few I made. This worked a treat but after a while started to rust and so didn't always swing properly.

 

Obviously if you use galvanised wire it will last longer.

 

i little bit of high tensile fence wire should work a treat you will need a vice and hammer to bend it at that angle but once done its really strong and its galvanised;)

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thanks but last of all what bait should i use? (i was thinking bird seed and peanuts) where should i site it?(near the birdfeeder?) and how do you dispatch them? i was going to use an air rifle but then i would have to clean up the trap all the time because of blood. :hmm:

thanks

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Are you sure you've read those links ? :hmm:

 

Anyway, no bait required. As long as you make the closed end higher than the entry and so that light and air can flow through then curiosity is all you need.

 

To dispatch you're best bet is to 'decant' your catch into a stout sack - work him into the corner and give him a sharp blow to the head. I build mine with a mesh inner roof so I can see what's going on and a quick release door at the end.

 

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Oh yeah! i'm suprised i forgot that no bait is needed because i thinking of putting one on our fence without any bait!Do you think that a fence is a good place for it to go on?or maybe by a bird feeder.

thanks for the info

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Can anyone tell me how to make one of these seesaw traps in detail and the measurements etc..

I have attempted making one , but found that if i place the piece of ply on the pivot point that when the end is down at the entrance of the trap in blocks out the light from the other end , were the mesh is , any help would be much appreciated .

 

Gazza

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Can anyone tell me how to make one of these seesaw traps in detail and the measurements etc..

I have attempted making one , but found that if i place the piece of ply on the pivot point that when the end is down at the entrance of the trap in blocks out the light from the other end , were the mesh is , any help would be much appreciated .

 

Gazza

 

Gazza

Did you make the box taller at one end than the other ? That's what you need to get the light through. Like this one.

It's about 7 inches high at the mesh end and 4 to 4.5 inches at the entrance. The whole box is about 30 inches long.

 

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