CleatMarks
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I have a moderate sized garden with a lot of different plants. I noticed a about a month ago that something was taking bites out of my tomatoes.
So, I went out and I got one of those Haveahart traps for ground squirrels and other such small rodents thinking that it was the ground squirrels since I have a few holes in my flower beds.
First night I set it with some peanutbutter crackers. I get up in the morning and the trap has sprung. Something got the bait though. I looked and I think I didn't have the door lock set because it got out.
Second night I set it. I make sure the locks are all set, bait it with peanut butter crackers and go to bed. I get up the next morning and the trap is sprung. This time I get a skunk. I say good, that will teach him to eat my tomatoes. I relocate the skunk about 15 miles away (sorry Topsfield).
Third night I set it again to see if there is a companion skunk. I set it up just like the the night before and go to bed. I wake up and the trap was not sprung but the bait was gone. Now I'm figuring that I might have something small like mice around and they were too light to spring it.
Fourth night I set the trap up the same way but bait it with some nice stinky provolone cheese (the good stuff). I also bait 4 mouse traps figuring that if they're too small to trigger the trap, the mouse traps will take care of them and go to bed. I wake up the next morning and the trap has sprung. I see the mouse traps first and they have all sprung. The problem is that the bait is gone but no rodents (Fvck). I check the trap and the trap has been moved and there is torn up dirt around it. Something got the bait and beat up the trap. In fact, the lock on the door is off even though I know for sure I set it the night before. My only thought is that something big sprung it from the outside and beat up the trap to get to the bait. If you turn the trap over on its top, you can unlock it without any effort and then you can open the spring loaded door. It isn't easy but it can be done. This is what I figure happend.
So now I'm pissed. I just went out and got a large trap for catching larger animals like raccoons and stray cats. I like this trap better because even if you turn it over, you can't really unlock it. You need two hands.
Fifth night. I just set the large trap and baited it with some more stinky provolone cheese since it worked so well last time. I did not set the smaller trap or the mouse traps. It got too late.
I'll let you know what happens in the morning.
So, I went out and I got one of those Haveahart traps for ground squirrels and other such small rodents thinking that it was the ground squirrels since I have a few holes in my flower beds.
First night I set it with some peanutbutter crackers. I get up in the morning and the trap has sprung. Something got the bait though. I looked and I think I didn't have the door lock set because it got out.
Second night I set it. I make sure the locks are all set, bait it with peanut butter crackers and go to bed. I get up the next morning and the trap is sprung. This time I get a skunk. I say good, that will teach him to eat my tomatoes. I relocate the skunk about 15 miles away (sorry Topsfield).
Third night I set it again to see if there is a companion skunk. I set it up just like the the night before and go to bed. I wake up and the trap was not sprung but the bait was gone. Now I'm figuring that I might have something small like mice around and they were too light to spring it.
Fourth night I set the trap up the same way but bait it with some nice stinky provolone cheese (the good stuff). I also bait 4 mouse traps figuring that if they're too small to trigger the trap, the mouse traps will take care of them and go to bed. I wake up the next morning and the trap has sprung. I see the mouse traps first and they have all sprung. The problem is that the bait is gone but no rodents (Fvck). I check the trap and the trap has been moved and there is torn up dirt around it. Something got the bait and beat up the trap. In fact, the lock on the door is off even though I know for sure I set it the night before. My only thought is that something big sprung it from the outside and beat up the trap to get to the bait. If you turn the trap over on its top, you can unlock it without any effort and then you can open the spring loaded door. It isn't easy but it can be done. This is what I figure happend.
So now I'm pissed. I just went out and got a large trap for catching larger animals like raccoons and stray cats. I like this trap better because even if you turn it over, you can't really unlock it. You need two hands.
Fifth night. I just set the large trap and baited it with some more stinky provolone cheese since it worked so well last time. I did not set the smaller trap or the mouse traps. It got too late.
I'll let you know what happens in the morning.
except that a Barrett 50 sniper rifle would be better than the shotgun.
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