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I have used canned jack mackerel as cheap stinky and effective bait, for most meat eating predators/pest for over 45 years! I was given that as a tip by an old trapper in the 1960's.I would suggest a fishy smelling cat food or other meat like canned tuna or anchovies.
That "tunnel" method is the best method for sure for leg hold or snare traps! However with live trapping of large predators , I have had faster results with a modified tunnel that allows the animal to see all the way through it. I think maybe, because they need to enter the trap deeper for the live trap door to shut behind their butt! I got fewer misses, when the live trap was triggered but contained no animal.I don't trap......I keep them at bay with an electric fence.
But if you DID want to trap a fox, this is the best method I've seen to date......with video right here on BYC>
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/i-caught-my-fox-updated-now-with-the-video.677983/
Study the technique and what you will see is a tunnel being created........trap is covered so there is only one way in. Live bait used here, but it is said that KFC....original or Extra Crispy will work as well.
I’m no expert but we just caught a fox last night with a cage trap baited with a can of tuna and our dead chicken’s feathers. When I put catfood in it the day before the fox didn’t take the bait, but the tuna worked. My neighbor who helped me with this also said raw chicken is a good bait.A few days ago, my neighbor lost a few of his chickens to a fox. He said he caught fox in act, but could not catch it. I told him I would set our trap out by his coop (which backs up onto our side pasture), but do not know the best way to bait it. We have had great success using canned cat food to trap raccoons. Would this work for foxes?