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What kind of pole? A cat could climb a wooden one. A squirrel can't climb a 
metal one.

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On Aug 16, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Scott Smith wrote:

> I have been using Kania traps for 4-5 years and without them would be 
> harvesting nothing.  This year even with four traps going I lost a third of 
> my fruit -- the squirrels are out in ridiculous numbers this year and I was 
> not trapping aggressively enough in early summer.   I have a big problem 
> with birds eating the mast outside the trap, without which the squirrels 
> are much less likely to find the trap.  So they need to be re-baited 
> frequently.
> 
> My cats show no interest in my Kania traps even though they could climb 
> right up to them if they wanted to.  I have had birds set off the trap (but 
> not get caught), I caught a flying squirrel once in it, and one time a 
> raccoon got his hand stuck in it and was making a huge racket in the middle 
> of the night trying to get out of it. 
> 
> I think the best way to mount them is on a moveable pole about 5' high, out 
> of the reach of most non-target species.
> 
> Scott Z7 MD
> 
> On Aug 16, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Road's End Farm wrote:
> 
>> Huh? Cats climb posts.
>> 
>> Though I suppose it depends on the type of the post.
>> 
>> 
>> -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think
>> Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 16, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Elizabeth Hilborn wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> but by setting the trap while mounted up on the side of a post, they  
>>> are
>>> supposed to be safe for (will avoid trapping) nontarget species.
>> 
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