pluckers son 0 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 got some permition on a farm yesterday to do rats, had a walk round and shot about 25 but i want to put some bait down and sit and wait for the dirty rat, whats the best bait, i took some soft maize with me that i use for fishing but thay just walked stright past it Quote Link to post
sminky 0 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 I have used Nutella chocolate spread - you can spread it on a vertical surface a bit off the ground so they have to reach for it a bit - it presents a better shot and they can't wander off with it - peanut butter is the same, other people swear by a tin of cheap cat food, just open the tin and leave it out and they'll go for it, still others suggest whizzing up cat food in a blender so again, there's no chunks for them to wander off with. good luck, i do enjoy a bit of 'bait and wait' with rats - i do not like rats. sminky Quote Link to post
ratattack 111 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Find what they are eating and use that or prebait with another foodstuff for a few days before going shooting. Quote Link to post
pluckers son 0 Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 cheers sminky will give it a try mate when we put the lamp on in some old sheds i said holy shit look at them, thay were climbing the walls on the roof in the roof inside the walls, rat shit all over some of it was about 3inch deep. when in the sheds we turned off the lamp and listened......... rats rats rats everywere screeming running past us boy i didnt sleep well that night lol back soon for round 2 Quote Link to post
nod 285 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Next time u cooked something in he grill pan, save the fat and smear it on where your shooting, let the rats lick the fat before you shoot cause if you miss they will be back they cant resist it Quote Link to post
santons 2 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 I have been shooting rats for the last four years or so and have tried just about every combination you can think of some of my better baits are, yoghurt stored in a used washing up liquid bottle so you can easily put it exactly where you want it, some of the thicker yoghurts I mix with a drop of sunflower oil and use a hand blender to mix.for fussy rats mix a small amount of gravy granules in with anything from yoghurt, believe me it works. Nothing goes to waste in my house if it can go in the blender it gets used, for a "ToP Tip" go to your local Tescos or Asdas and look in the reduced section you will be supprised what baits you can pick up and very cheap Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 peanut butter mate ul catch them in no time dirty fucks cant resist it hope u get them all Quote Link to post
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