Trapping thread

[Roo5]

It’s been replaced to the other section.

 

[Roo5]

I didn’t even think of this!We have skunks here but I don’t think we have many in the area, but who am I to say that

Trouble is....what happens when should you catch a skunk? You won't be able to approach the trap without it spraying!

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

We have lots of predators here. No foxes, but there are skunks. If it wasn't for them, I'd have my trap out all the time in the front yard. I caught my armadillo in the fenced backyard. I placed the trap right in front of his hole where he enters. After what seemed like weeks of waiting, I finally got him!

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

Like I said in the other spot, when it comes to relocating animals, you gotta make sure you're not releasing it on someone elses property. It's better to shoot it and help decrease the pest population rather than it still roaming free, mating and adding more pests to the world.

 

[RhodeIslandRed5]

A cage trap might work for a fox, if you bait it with an irresistable food, and maybe cover the trap with a tarp, branches or boards so it won't look suspicious to the stupid animal.

 

[Top Rooster]

Posting so I don’t lose the thread

 

[Elsveta641]

Lol. Had a huge grey fox go after my geese and got some of my guineas and most of my chickens. It brought some babies with it, so now I’m trying to get it and it’s babies. The family didn’t want to shoot it till it killed our sweet chickens. Then they were like kill it! lol. That sucker is smart tho. It are some of the barn cats kittens any tips how to catch it?

He ate your kittens???? That goat loving son of a female dog
Fox are famously difficult to trap live from what I've heard. But snare and other traps are a no-no with cats around.
I personally would sit in camouflage alone in the dark like a unhinged veteran and shoot it in the face as soon as it made an appearance. Your best bet for catching a fox without a lethal trap is probably target practice then a stake out

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I’ve been researching and have found it’s possible.I personally want to shoot it,HOWEVER,the family wants to relocate it,

Hi there.

Relocating is illegal in most locations... and per your families concern, often an inhumane choice.

Shooting is considered a humane method to dispatch.

Yes, it's possible to catch a fox according to the folks I used to buy eggs from, who were expecting a raccoon one morning. Sorry, no further information other than a standard live catch cage likely baited with a carcass.

Have you lost animals to this pesky fox? Do you know if it's just one or a whole family? I sense your desperation and maybe hurt.

Consider adding an electric wire or two instead of trapping. It's usually an affordable option (maybe cheaper than gas to relocate them). Set at nose height and bait it. Very effective. Watch them tuck tail and run... or do they high tail it out of their?? probably depends on the animal. Most won't try it twice.

Best wishes whatever you need to do.

 

[centrarchid]

Thread for the people who trap predators.
Didn’t think one was on here so I made this one so people can show what they have caught and give ideas.
It’ll be my first time trapping.I have a red fox in the area that I desperately need to get rid of and I’m hoping I’ll trap it.I know how uncommon it is but I’ve been researching and have found it’s possible.I personally want to shoot it,HOWEVER,the family wants to relocate it, but I’m afraid it’ll just travel back to its original territory.We planned on taking it about an hour maybe hour and a half away more so to the city.I honestly don’t care what happens to it, as long as it’s outta of our area and gone.Any tips on trapping and relocation of animals?

Even if I don’t catch the fox I still am interested to see what I catch.

This is the second thread as I placed the other one in the wrong section and would like this thread to become something, and it’ll probably be more noticed in this area!

Check the Missouri wild life code linked below.

https://mdc.mo.gov/wildlife/nuisanc...ce-native-species/wildlife-control-guidelines
Pay particular attention to

DISPOSING OF TRAPPED PROBLEM WILDLIFE HUMANELY
Relocation not recommended

I think you will find that private individuals have very little legal recourse when it comes to moving and releasing wildlife away from point of capture when either point of capture or release is public land. I would catch and dispatch.

 

[slippednfell]

Like I said in the other spot, when it comes to relocating animals, you gotta make sure you're not releasing it on someone elses property. It's better to shoot it and help decrease the pest population rather than it still roaming free, mating and adding more pests to the world.

Relocating is illegal in most locations... and per your families concern, often an inhumane choice.

Shooting is considered a humane method to dispatch.

Relocating an animal may sound like a humane thing to do, but you are really just moving the problem to someone else's property and possibly into another fox's territory which will also cause problems. Moving it closer to the city also doesn't sound like the best move as it will encounter higher populations and more vehicle traffic.

I agree with what two others said (and I quoted) that shooting it is a much better method to solve your predator problem.