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[Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>]

Use a wood pole - the cats won't climb it because they have no interest in 
the trap.  Dogs on the other hand may be interested in the bait and get a paw 
stuck, I like 5' off the ground to keep the trap out of dogs' reach.

Scott

On Aug 16, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Lee Reich wrote:

> 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
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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