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Subject: Re: [nafex] Jerry's question on squirrels. An article I wrote on the subject.
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 13:37:56 -0700
Theses sound like good traps-- but have to think where to put them so that
my cats cannot get into them by mistake--any suggestions?
Idell Weydemeyer
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Subject: Re: [nafex] Jerry's question on squirrels. An article I wrote on
the subject.
Alans approach is great if you don't have trees they can jump from. I use
the trapping approach since I have too many trees I would have to protect,
including some owned by the neighbors. After four different brands of traps
I settled on the Kania trap as the most reliable (by far). It still not
easy to get them before they cause a lot of damage; they will not notice the
trap if there are nice apples or peaches.
This year I have a new technique, I mounted a Kania trap on a metal fence
pole and I move it from tree to tree as they get interested in different
ripening trees. I wrapped some junk wood to the metal pole so they can
easily climb up. I put out a lot of mast (nuts and peanut butter) all
around the trap and up the pole as well as in the trap, and its been nearly
100% reliable. With enough mast right by their favorite fruits you will get
them to switch their focus of interest. I have one movable trap now and I
am going to make several more out of my stationary Kania traps.