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Posted: 5/26/2016 7:44:40 AM EDT
Hey guys, hunted all my life but never messed with trapping. Had to pick up a few traps this week to take care of a possum problem under a rental property and they were cheaper buying in a "combo" pack (possum sized and a smaller one inside) than just buying the single possum/raccoon size trap. Now I have 2 small (roughly 6x6x18) traps sitting here not doing anything that came with the bigger traps.  I have 4 boys that love anything outdoors, what kind of game or varmits are these sized traps useful for and what can we bait them with?
Link Posted: 5/26/2016 2:35:08 PM EDT
[#1]
Squirrels, chipmunks, maybe rabbits.
I'd guess peanut butter for the first two.  We always used a chunk of carrot for rabbits.
Link Posted: 5/26/2016 3:17:22 PM EDT
[#2]
weasels may go for sardines or a scrap of chicken..........

of course,those in Washington REALLY like stacks of 100's






Link Posted: 5/26/2016 9:47:39 PM EDT
[#3]
Thanks for the replies guys, I was thinking rabbits in the backyard, I'll have to go to the farm for squirrels (only a mile or so away, but not where the kids can walk of the back door and check it). No weasels around here, at least of the 4 legged variety, and I'd never seen a chipmunk in person until work sent me to Massachusetts about 10 years back for a class. Funny thing about that, I always thought they were squirrel sized, turns out they are itty bitty things, only about 1/3-1/4 of the size of the grey squirrels I'm used to seeing
Link Posted: 7/12/2016 1:36:11 PM EDT
[#4]
i am no expert at trapping at all.  I was kinda in same boat.  raccoons killing my chickens.  I bought a dozen duke dog proof traps.  in less than 3wks I have caught 19 coons and 7 possums using a mixture of cat food, dag food, and small marshmallows.
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