Use a string or large twist tie to keep bait centered in your trap and that way he has to go in to get it also try tuna or sardines. when using sardines and tuna set a cat food can in the trap and poke holes in it to put a tie threw and tie it down in center of trap behind the trigger and he...
this all I have roaming in my hunting area haven't got any good bucks just a young one might be a 4 point if no one shot him last year
Didn't set cams out this year cause truck is broke down and hard to move deer in convertible lol
haven't tried snaring really rather live animal traps cause I catch and release unless it's a nuisance animal that I can't relocate. I think it might be hard to release the snare with out killing the animal first and i don't eat coon or opossum.
The pic came off my game cam by my deer feeder...
I'd love to see some pics when you get done and going I'm wanting to have some meat rabbits as well ( if my wife and kids don't just make pets out of them )
I have a 50 gal tank with creek chubs and 3 sliders don't know what type sliders 2 are wild caught and one given to me by a friend I'll post a pic when I get one
love these pics I've trapped all these as well but I do it for pest control or just to see what I can get only have pics of groundhog and opossum and maybe a few squirrels but I release all but the squirrels
I'd say get a good game cam that you can hide most people are going to be watching to make sure you don't catch them and probably miss the IR leds altogether i've used them several times and caught people tresspassing on my private hunting area a few times. The IR leds are easy to miss
I second rat snake/ chicken cause kings are normaly going to go after mice or lizzards or other snakes but I guess they could go after the eggs but never had a problem with kings going after my quail when I had them. Had lots of rat and chicken snakes coming around