Squirrel Trapping

[SqirrelHunter05]

I have a live trap that ive been trying to catch Squirrel's in but I'm having no success. I have it set with peanuts and I have a squirrel feeder with peanuts in it bt they only eat the peanuts out of the feeder. Any suggestion's?

[fairweatherhunter]

We use pecans, in old wooden box traps, they go for them!

[CP]

Take care SH...them things WILL bite....hard to get them to turn loose too...:biggrin:

[SqirrelHunter05]

I think ill try the pecans got more of them we can use

As to the biting I've got some thinking to do.

[deerhunter]

Oh yeah them squirrels can bite clean through your ear................I know from experience :smack:

[JED]

Let me see if I understand this. You trap the squirrel. Keep it in a cage. Feed and water it until season opens. Shoot the squirrel in the cage and then show off your kill. When telling about what a good squirrel hunter you are, you fail to mention the trap and cage. Does the shotgun tear up the cage?

[CP]

I think that most of us trapped...something...tree rats, rabbits, possums, or other whatever things when we were 13 or 14. I know I did...but I can't remember what I did with them. Not many critters were safe when I went on safari with my Daisy pump. We all get past that stage I guess......:biggrin:


I used bad "management strategies" when I was real young. I had no one to help me make good decisions. Take a kid to the woods........teach him. :thumb:

[Remington]

i fixing to start trapping some rats myself...........just had a new litter of pups that gonna be needing some chew toys to play with.......got 2 more pups that needed tree training 2 months ago but still aint got a trap one out............i always use pine cones.......smear peanut butter all over the pine cone set in back of trap and get after em

[fairweatherhunter]

Use a tow sack with a draw string on it dump squirrel into tow sack from trap, draw string,draw it down tight and work rat in corner, pop it on head with mallet. You got a nice tree rat and it ain't shot up! :thumb:

[SqirrelHunter05]

Let me see if I understand this. You trap the squirrel. Keep it in a cage. Feed and water it until season opens. Shoot the squirrel in the cage and then show off your kill. When telling about what a good squirrel hunter you are, you fail to mention the trap and cage. Does the shotgun tear up the cage?

I planned on putting it in a cage that my grandpa has and if it doesn't eat after a day or two i'll let it go i want to end up with some baby squirrel's but chances are its not going to happen
I hear that wild animals+cage=Starving animals I dont want all that

[BTC]

I use whole corn for my trap. Put a few kernels on the ground at the entrance and a bigger pile near the trip panel and hope for the best. I bought a little trap from cabelas and caught 10 grays in the same spot. I then released them for my son's feist pup. Some lived. Most did not.

[SqirrelHunter05]

My Grandpa usually has a big sack of deercorn for filling Squirrel feeders up when its not squirrel season ill have to wee about getting some more.

[SqirrelHunter05]

caught some squirrels kept two for a few days then my dad made me let them go
Oh well i can get more