what kind of predator makes this print

[Kim95037]

I'll bet you thats an opposum print. Check out the claws on this guy that I trapped, looks exactly like your print! This guy was tearing up my yard, so I caught him and drove him down to the lake and turned him loose. Did this guy break into your coop? I hear they're pretty vicious, racoons are too, but I think you're print looks more like a possum. I bought a trap at the Tractor store and it didnt take long. I put some cat food in there (first I captured my stupid cat) so I reset it and about 2 hours later at 11pm, there he was........

 

[Kim95037]

Check out my chicken run, I put some one foot squares all the way around so nobody could dig underneath it. You probably dont need two rows, I have only one now because I stole the second row for my expansion. Dont know if this is pratical for you or not. We have skunds, raccoons and opossums.

 

[Paul3874]

looks like possum. Ask around and see if anyone has doble ended traps> We used peaut butter in the bottom of a dish and sliiced marshmellows pressed in . Put your traps aroud large trees (uncut vegit),, and carry a shotgon when you check them them the next day When you shoot them this time of year, a family usually has four, but keep your traps out for a week.. Good luck and I know how it feels to loose loved birds

 

[Paul3874]

I'm sorry to say he ain"t your only one. This time of year families are still together. look for about four and shoot them. Saves me the damage and problems

 

[Kim95037]

I got lucky I guess, the one that I trapped was a loner. Havent seen one or evidence of one since.

 

[Chris09]

I got lucky I guess, the one that I trapped was a loner. Havent seen one or evidence of one since.

I leave my traps set year round, where there is one there are others.
I just got a female last night and the trap was out in the middle of the garden. When I bate the trap I like to use a good sweet feed [one with lots of molasses] if you don't have that on hand take a tuna fish size can of scratch grain and add enough molasses to it to make a sticky mix. They love it.

Chris

 

[The Lazy L]

If you can't bring yourself to use the remains of your rooster, just use storebought chicken.

That would be a way the Rooster could get revenge!

 

[Hazelrah]

thanks all, I am going to buy a trap today and hope to soon post a picture just like the one above from Kim95037. Also thanks for the good ideas on bait.

 

[Kim95037]

CANNED CAT FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[firestrike09]

opossum