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PLATEAUBEAGLER
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Live Box Traps

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Does anyone still use these much. I have made several and several for friends and guys i work with and they love and say they will never go back to a cage trap, i know i have caught more out of these than the cage live traps i have. This is all my grandfather ever used even when he could afford cage traps.
What your opinion on using them?

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Post by mitch »

I've been having better luck using the pyramid trap.
Using an apple and spraying the trap and area w/ cider vinegar.

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i do let them set for a day or 2 with apples on the trails and i spray them with 100% apple juice to get the bunnies use to coming to trap before i actually set it to catch. seems to work for me.

Do you have the drawings on the pyramid or the url where i can find the drawings i will make a couple and see how they work compared to the box trap.

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Post by Huntin54 »

I had 3 of those and my good one got stolen idk who took it.

I'm down to 2 of them threw out 2 of my pyramid traps that i designed my self. I also have a cage trap. I've been catching alot of possums in the wooden boxes though, i also caught a groudhog in one in the summer.

I haven't put them out at all this year i might start soon though just to see what i can catch. Its always fun for my little 5yr. old brother to go check them with me.

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Post by PLATEAUBEAGLER »

yea when the boy's get bored i let them run the traps they get all purked up when ya catch one, kinda like feeding time at the kennels.lol
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