Kania squirrel trap

[csservices]

Don't think I have got a picture unless I've got one round the yard still, hole needs to be about 2 1/2 inch I think it is.

[csservices]

If you Google fenn box or fenn tunnel there are lots of pictures of various designs, I prefer the all wooden versions myself.

[drinksloe]

I'd imagine if u go on either GWCT or BASC sites should be info on the traps and making boxes.

Been a while since i made any but think it was 6" boards work nicely for size, also helps if dig a slight hole where trap sits so level with ground or slightly lower, otherwise trap sits proud.

Leave a lid to set access the trap and ALWAYS ALWAYS use the safety and flip it off with a stick.

 

Just to warn u there is talk of the MK4's possibly being banned under some EU trapping rule/law. Not 100% clear yet or wot to use to replace them

[csservices]

Leave a lid to set access the trap and ALWAYS ALWAYS use the safety and flip it off with a stick.

 

 

Yep only caught my thumb once but that was enough, was an old mark 4 some one had given me and had filed the trigger down to make it more sensitive.

[coppiceer]

Best way to catch squirrels is fenn mk4 traps in a plywood box, make the box just wide enough to fit the trap when set and just tall enough to hold the trap when sprung, about 16 or 18 inches long, use an aerosol can about wd40 size to draw round for the right size hole at each end and cut out, weather the traps before use to get rid of the smell of oil etc, don't bait just place at bottom of trees, on hedge lines etc, squirrels are naturally curious and go in anyway, my best catch was 180 out of a mature oak woodland in six months.

 

Thanks, I'll give that a try as well.

[coppiceer]

Thanks, I'll give that a try as well.

 

Also, would you set the trap at once or how long would you leave it before setting? Thanks again.

[csservices]

You can set them straight away or you can set them and leave them on the safety for a few days so squirrels get used to running through them.

[Alycidon]

As a part time gamekeeper I find Fenn traps the best. I use pretty long tunnels with two traps in each tunnel and some bait between the two traps. You do get doubles sometimes especially when mating.

 

I use standard size openings with something across the ends to restrict access size. One trap is good for everything from Mink downwards but I have have rabbits in them before now.

 

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[coppiceer]

You can set them straight away or you can set them and leave them on the safety for a few days so squirrels get used to running through them.

 

Thanks.

[coppiceer]

As a part time gamekeeper I find Fenn traps the best. I use pretty long tunnels with two traps in each tunnel and some bait between the two traps. You do get doubles sometimes especially when mating.

 

I use standard size openings with something across the ends to restrict access size. One trap is good for everything from Mink downwards but I have have rabbits in them before now.

 

A

 

Interesting; I like the thought of doubles.