good stuff. get into it guys. lots of us hunt the same area regularly, check trail cams etc. how about carrying in a stoat trap, add another aspect to your time in the bush? its pretty good fun, sort of like setting a net or long line, you never know what you might catch. bloody rewarding when you catch one of the vile little bastard things! plus you are helping your game bird, rabbit and native fauna and your doing your bit for the bush we all love
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Ive had stoat traps x3 set for 2weeks on the farm and havnt caught none yet . Years ago i saw a stoat take down a half growen hare it had it in a dryed up drain i got our foxy on to it but the bastard got away.We had caged quail they got those and we had 3 canarys all taken in the one night left dead in there cage.
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once out doing spraying with a co. worker we saw one carrying the biggest rat i have eva seen across a grass paddock but was far to quick to get away when it spied us. we did tell the farmer but i dont know if he traps etc. river on all 3 sides of this farm.
We have upped our kill rate significantly by using gloves for handling baits and setting traps. Fish oil with canola for lure. Use best and freshest meat. Had an unbelievable kill rate ...wait for it using venison backsteak.Cats are not being caught by paw but by neck.i.e. Possum Master traps.
irony=a thread bitching about lack of ducks can go 20 pages any day of the week. a thread about actually getting off your arse and helping to create more ducks for YOUR enjoyment gets six replies mainly from people who already trap
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Trapping stoats significantly improved two spots I shoot in the Waikato and up the Coromandel Would amaze you what it does for the pheasant numbers too. Get into it, look after your sport and enhance the environment!
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ive made a few traps like these pretty cheap to make http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6oMTWzcDU put them around a few of my ponds nothing yet but a couple have been set off and the farmers seen a couple