chas0218 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 So I was planning on using some of my grandfather's old duke 110 body grip traps for squirrels. These are like new used only a few times to trap pests in the barn. Anyone give me some tips for trapping them? Unfortunately they are in my garage and unable to shoot them without hurting something in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREDATE Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Well first off you'll need to let us know if you're in the northern or southern zone because in the northern zone you can't use bait or lure with bodygrip traps after December 10th. Then make sure you have a trapping license. Squirrels are creatures of habit, if you can locate their entry then you can box it off to "funnel" them into a trap. Sent from my LGL16C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PREDATE Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Or you can put a bird feeder outside the barn and plink them off the feeder Sent from my LGL16C using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 Southern zone and have a trapping license. Steuben county 8F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Take a cardboard box a little bigger than #110 if you can find one. Cut hole to fit spring of trap thru the outside. Throw some peanut butter at other end of entrance hole. Hope this makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I'll give it a shot I need this thing gone. It has ate thru 3 squash already and ruined a dozen apples. I hate those little tree rats. Can't believe it came in while I was cutting my deer up with music playing not to mention our 2 pointers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Real_TCIII Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Snare them, there are some cool YouTube vids on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kludes Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Fox or yote urine scares them away Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kludes Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Snares are not legal in ny Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhu Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Good time to get a .177 multi-pump. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Real_TCIII Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Snares are not legal in ny Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk really? I had no idea, thanks for the heads up. I always meant to try one by my shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 By the way my wmu is 8x sorry for the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY Region 3 Trapper Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Squirrels aren't a furbearer. Shoot 'em instead. More fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I wouldn't think that a trapping license would even be required to trap animals that are INSIDE one's garage or home and doing damage. Steel traps, snares, drowning buckets, whatever.. As long as you have the conibears, Chas, I'd set up some kind of baited cubby like Turkeyfeathers suggested, or blind sets or snares on the holes where they are entering, if you know where they are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I would love to shoot them but I don't have a pellet gun...I know I know almost everyone has a pellet gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnplav Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 You can use a small havahart style trap also. Harbor Freight has them for $7. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kludes Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I wouldn't think that a trapping license would even be required to trap animals that are INSIDE one's garage or home and doing damage. Steel traps, snares, drowning buckets, whatever.. As long as you have the conibears, Chas, I'd set up some kind of baited cubby like Turkeyfeathers suggested, or blind sets or snares on the holes where they are entering, if you know where they are... Again snares are illegal in NYSent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Again snares are illegal in NY Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk are they in nuisance control? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Again snares are illegal in NY Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Is there an echo in here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culvercreek hunt club Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/81531.html This page is intended to help you identify whether a permit is required to legally "take" an animal that is causing a nuisance, damaging your property or threatening your safety. "Take" or "taking" means to pursue, shoot, hunt, kill, capture, trap, snare or net wildlife and game-or perform acts that disturb or worry wildlife. Taking an animal is only suggested if other best practices do not help alleviate the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kludes Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Is there an echo in here ?Np there's just enough bad publicity out rite now cause someone's dog got caught in a illegally placed snare in Manchester and it got stuck in someone's Christmas lights in there from yard and is all over the news the last week ... us trappers don't need any more bad publicity so I'm just making sure people know that they are illegal unless you have certification for it and you are a licensed ADCSent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 10-4 Good Buddy...Good point... Gotcha covered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kludes Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Go to garden store and get fox piss it will scare them from your garage I've seen it done Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kludes Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Or havahart with peanuts Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skully Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Go to garden store and get fox piss it will scare them from your garage I've seen it done Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk That might work for one week at best. They get use to it quickly....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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