We're probably not all that different.
Im into them long term too. Have had chickens 25 plus years on and off over the last 40. Also really like wildlife except when they threaten my birds/ animals.
We have about 300 birds right now. Almost every type of poultry. Except for some young ones and...
This makes a lot more sense to me. Your other post said trap it for id then release it to test coop upgrades. That didnt seem like the best plan imo.
Ive seen on here for best way to id unknown predator lots are using trail/ game cams. Seems like that would work great.
If you want to test coop...
I sure wouldnt go through the trouble trapping something to turn around and let it back loose.
Idk how that would test coop upgrades if there's no chickens in coop why would it try to get into it? If you want to test the coop why not do the upgrades, let it test it then trap it and dispose of it...