Guest houndblair Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 On Sunday last week, i set one mk 4 up and did the usual palced in tunnel, put two sticks so other animals other than the quarry could not enter! made a false run so it looks like other animals have been going in! Placed it on the edge of the wood by a gateway (no public footpaths) near a drey! But i have still nothing touched it My mate said it can take a few weeks but im sure the ones before had them in in days!! Im setting 2 more up when i have more time to check them more often!! Quote Link to post
john b 38 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 What exactly are you trying to catch ? How are you siteing it ? Any evidence of traffic or are you just dumping it anywhere ? Quote Link to post
Guest houndblair Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Squirels, Sited it by a drey where we seen 4 a couple of weeks before setting the traps! My mate said we need to put more out as wevee only got noe out at the mo just waiting for sat to go down to the gamefarm for more How fast have they taken to your traps? Quote Link to post
john b 38 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I've had squirrel in the same afternoon as I've set them. Are you baiting ? what with ? Quote Link to post
Guest houndblair Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Not baiting no, my mate said it was illigal But if not ill try putting some nuts down yer? Quote Link to post
john b 38 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 You want to be carefull listening to your mate. Live bait for things like foxes is illegal - you're fine with nuts. My rule of thumb is blind tunnels baited, straight through unbaited. But squirrels will run through an open tunnel without bait. Quote Link to post
Guest houndblair Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Well ill set some more up this weekend! Hopefull will have one in the current one there before Quote Link to post
FPO 0 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Well ill set some more up this weekend! Hopefull will have one in the current one there before Husband finds whole maize is quite a good bait where squirels are concerned. (he will use a 25K sack in a couple of months) try putting a few bits outside of run, then trickle though and over trap to encourage. Sticks definatly needed across the tunnels to prevent headless pheasants and dead dicky birds! You dont need to have it set too heavy for squirels or rats or you will probably find you get false trips by mice. Quote Link to post
gnipper 6,900 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Feck knows how it got to it the little sod but one of my layers decided to peck one of my mk 4's this morning , she must have moved the sticks and really stretched her neck. They are now in underground tunnels Gnipper Quote Link to post
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