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World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap #12659283 02/21/18
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta hatari OP Campfire Ranger
OP hatari Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta	This guy has some interesting videos. Calls his series "Mousetrap Mondays". He's explored and built old designs, tested the new, and is fun to watch. I like this one: Walk the Plank. I actually ordered one to deal with some squirrels. We'll see how it fares. "The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

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Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12659340 02/21/18
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,414 Minnesota J Jerryv Campfire Regular
Jerryv Campfire Regular J Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,414 Minnesota	That is a very clever trap. I wonder how deep the barrel needs to be so a squirrel can't jump out if you don't put water in it to catch them alive? Jerry Minnesota; Land of 10,000 Taxes

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12659346 02/21/18
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9,189 North Alabama Beoceorl Campfire Outfitter
Beoceorl Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9,189 North Alabama	I have a friend who cobbled together something very similar that he uses to get rid of chipmunks. ===================== Boots were made for walking Winds were blowing change Boys fall in the jungle As I Came of Age

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12659424 02/21/18
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 1,085 Nowhere good O OrangeDiablo Campfire Regular
OrangeDiablo Campfire Regular O Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 1,085 Nowhere good	What also works is an old coffee/beer can. takes about 5 min to make an about $2....depending on your beer of choice I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery - Thomas Jefferson

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap OrangeDiablo #12659672 02/21/18
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,126 WI. R Redneck Campfire Kahuna
Redneck Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,126 WI.	Good way to make use of that hoppy IPA crap.... I LIKE IT!! Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!

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Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12659724 02/21/18
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,583 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana
jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,583 Orange Park, Florida	Then, for nuts like me, there's the Jim Corbett ladder-posing-as-a-machan method. First, you bait the rodent with peanut butter: Then you quietly climb up the ladder er..Machan and wait in the dark with just enough light.... The rat knows you are there, but eventually temptation sets in and a 9422 with rat shot does the rest.. Oh, and I almost forgot, I didn't have to pay to hunt... A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12659951 02/21/18
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,624 South Mississippi F Fanofthefortyone Campfire Tracker
Fanofthefortyone Campfire Tracker F Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,624 South Mississippi	He has some interesting videos on killing rats, like this one, https://youtu.be/oM09ZgY2qPM Ronnie

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap jorgeI #12660143 02/21/18
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta hatari OP Campfire Ranger
OP hatari Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta	Corbet would approve. So would Patterson. I see the movie now "Mouse in the Darkness". Hmmm, somehow not as scary without lions. Originally Posted by jorgeI Then, for nuts like me, there's the Jim Corbett ladder-posing-as-a-machan method. First, you bait the rodent with peanut butter: Then you quietly climb up the ladder er..Machan and wait in the dark with just enough light.... The rat knows you are there, but eventually temptation sets in and a 9422 with rat shot does the rest.. Oh, and I almost forgot, I didn't have to pay to hunt... "The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12660191 02/21/18
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,191 The Pennyrile of Kentucky JamesJr Campfire Ranger
JamesJr Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,191 The Pennyrile of Kentucky	Many moons ago, we were watching TV one night, and my wife screamed "there goes a mouse." One had run behind the TV. I grabbed a BB gun, and when it came out from behind the TV, I shot the little sucker. My wife had a fit, called my stunt dangerous, and said she didn't want to ever see me shoot a gun inside the house. I simply said.....mission accomplished.

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12660192 02/21/18
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 19,023 Canyon Ferry, Montana M MontanaMarine Campfire Ranger
MontanaMarine Campfire Ranger M Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 19,023 Canyon Ferry, Montana	Layers of defense. I use the bucket traps in the garage and under the house. Feed the feral cats outside fairly regularly. keep this killer on the inside of the house.

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Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap jorgeI #12660194 02/21/18
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,822 Alaska/Texas A APDDSN0864 Campfire Ranger
APDDSN0864 Campfire Ranger A Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 19,822 Alaska/Texas	Originally Posted by jorgeI Then, for nuts like me, there's the Jim Corbett ladder-posing-as-a-machan method...Oh, and I almost forgot, I didn't have to pay to hunt... You. sir, are my hero. If you don't mind my asking, what sort of stopping rifle do you recommend should your quarry be wounded and charge? Do you have guards on the ladder legs to prevent them from crawling up on you in the dark and ambushing you? Yr obt svt, Ed "Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12660211 02/21/18
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 44,934 North East Urth Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana
Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 44,934 North East Urth	Ed, I'd hazard a guess and hope he has a solid in the lineup after the rat shot to make sure of penetration on a charge. Geno The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap JamesJr #12660309 02/21/18
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,123 S.W. Wis. aalf Campfire Ranger
aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,123 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by JamesJr Many moons ago, we were watching TV one night, and my wife screamed "there goes a mouse." One had run behind the TV. I grabbed a BB gun, and when it came out from behind the TV, I shot the little sucker. My wife had a fit, called my stunt dangerous, and said she didn't want to ever see me shoot a gun inside the house. I simply said.....mission accomplished. My first ever kill was a mouse that ran behind the TV to hide. Grabbed my trusty suction cup gun, took the cup off the "bullet", and let him have it. Quite the safari for a pre-schooler.....

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap aalf #12660420 02/21/18
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 44,934 North East Urth Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana
Valsdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 44,934 North East Urth	aalf, I just love a good huntin' story. Geno PS, do they still make those pistols in this litigious society? Orange muzzles so perhaps those are recent? The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni) member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap Valsdad #12660549 02/21/18
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,123 S.W. Wis. aalf Campfire Ranger
aalf Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,123 S.W. Wis.	Originally Posted by Valsdad aalf, I just love a good huntin' story. Geno PS, do they still make those pistols in this litigious society? Orange muzzles so perhaps those are recent? I had no idea either till a google found them on Amazon, where I snagged the pic.

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12661084 02/21/18
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,503 Tip of the Mitten bruinruin Campfire Ranger
bruinruin Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,503 Tip of the Mitten	Lemme know if y'all have a good trapping setup for red squirrels. My last dog would tree them and I would shoot them and that kept their numbers in check, but she's been gone for 2+ years and I'm now overrun with them. Between myself and my son we've killed 14 since Christmas eve. 13 of them from my daughter's bedroom window with a 22LR loaded with Con's (thanks to a very generous campfire member who sent me some a couple years ago), and 1 with a rat trap. They seem to catch on to traps very quickly. After the first one got caught in a rat trap I had strategically placed near the hole they used to vet into my reloading barn, I haven't been able to catch another. I even bought some 110 sized body-grip traps, but no love. I've had it with the little bastards and have replaced the 22 and the need for precise shots with a 20 gauge and birdshot. 4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap bruinruin #12661506 02/21/18
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 95,521 J jaguartx Campfire Oracle
jaguartx Campfire Oracle J Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 95,521	Originally Posted by bruinruin Lemme know if y'all have a good trapping setup for red squirrels. My last dog would tree them and I would shoot them and that kept their numbers in check, but she's been gone for 2+ years and I'm now overrun with them. Between myself and my son we've killed 14 since Christmas eve. 13 of them from my daughter's bedroom window with a 22LR loaded with Con's (thanks to a very generous campfire member who sent me some a couple years ago), and 1 with a rat trap. They seem to catch on to traps very quickly. After the first one got caught in a rat trap I had strategically placed near the hole they used to vet into my reloading barn, I haven't been able to catch another. I even bought some 110 sized body-grip traps, but no love. I've had it with the little bastards and have replaced the 22 and the need for precise shots with a 20 gauge and birdshot. Darn. Free great meat. Better than $170/lb spanish pig. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/22/why-eat-squirrel-really.html Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left. A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind. "The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan". I Dindo Nuffin

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12661632 02/21/18
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,085 Kodiak & AZ D dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter
dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,085 Kodiak & AZ	My buddy put a 5 gal buck with water out on his place in NM. Had a 2x4 leading up to it. Killed 43 chipmunks in 2 days- they were thirsty buggers. NRA Benefactor Member Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap jorgeI #12661660 02/21/18
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 95,521 J jaguartx Campfire Oracle
jaguartx Campfire Oracle J Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 95,521	Originally Posted by jorgeI Then, for nuts like me, there's the Jim Corbett ladder-posing-as-a-machan method. First, you bait the rodent with peanut butter: Then you quietly climb up the ladder er..Machan and wait in the dark with just enough light.... The rat knows you are there, but eventually temptation sets in and a 9422 with rat shot does the rest.. Oh, and I almost forgot, I didn't have to pay to hunt... So, did your backup have two 45s? Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left. A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind. "The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan". I Dindo Nuffin

Re: World's best mouse/rat/squirrel trap hatari #12661697 02/21/18
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta hatari OP Campfire Ranger
OP hatari Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta	Probably his Verny Caron double in .450 NE. Ruark disciple. Use enough gun. "The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

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