Waving white flag.
I wanted to report on the mr. fox that was shown photographed in this post.
I regret that I was responsible for getting that thread locked. I sincerely hope I didn't offend anyone with my intentions to do away with the creature. Here is my formal apology; i'm sorry.
As for the fox. The tunnel he had been working on got a little deeper each night. By the time the trail camera photographed him, his tunnel had progressed to underneath the frame and was starting to make an upward turn. All I did was fill in the tunnel about halfway, so it was still about 6" deep. I then proceeded to bury the trap (this model from Oneida Victor) halfway down the tunnel. Covered it with a paper towel so dirt wouldn't get in the springs or trip mechanism. Covered it a little more with about an inch of fine soil. No bait was needed as I knew he would return to complete his work. The trap was secured to the frame of the coop with a short piece of chain, deck screw and half-inch washer. That's basically it. It worked very well. I wish I had a photo of him digging but his excavation project was located on the backside of the coop, opposite the camera.
I do have chicken wire buried underneath the coop but I'm not taking any chances. I just wanted to post in hopes that someone can learn from my experience.
~thomis
I wanted to report on the mr. fox that was shown photographed in this post.
I regret that I was responsible for getting that thread locked. I sincerely hope I didn't offend anyone with my intentions to do away with the creature. Here is my formal apology; i'm sorry.
As for the fox. The tunnel he had been working on got a little deeper each night. By the time the trail camera photographed him, his tunnel had progressed to underneath the frame and was starting to make an upward turn. All I did was fill in the tunnel about halfway, so it was still about 6" deep. I then proceeded to bury the trap (this model from Oneida Victor) halfway down the tunnel. Covered it with a paper towel so dirt wouldn't get in the springs or trip mechanism. Covered it a little more with about an inch of fine soil. No bait was needed as I knew he would return to complete his work. The trap was secured to the frame of the coop with a short piece of chain, deck screw and half-inch washer. That's basically it. It worked very well. I wish I had a photo of him digging but his excavation project was located on the backside of the coop, opposite the camera.
I do have chicken wire buried underneath the coop but I'm not taking any chances. I just wanted to post in hopes that someone can learn from my experience.
~thomis
