fox trap

[conshie 5]

what's the best bate to use for a fox trap

conshie

[stubby 175]

depends what the fox your trying to catch has been eating really, urban foxes may go for tottally different baits to country "chicken killers" everyone may have caught foxes on different baits, Id say anything, but the smellier the better

[sounder 9]

good question !!! i have one set near a town that i was ask to remove as it's stuck in the bin most night i can't shoot it too near the town , its set away from the houses but it's being set now for 3 weeks , i baited it with crow's / cat food / raw deer meat , no fecking good i have seen two foxes in the same place with the last 2 months , it is pissing me off lol so abit of help would be great ,

sounder

[oggy808 24]

try fish ,ask fishmonger to keep you some waste , i bag it then make 2/3 holes in hang it over trip plate . thanks oggy

[stubby 175]

sounder, Id try some cheap chicken pieces, at least 2 to 3 weeks past its sell by date

[conshie 5]

thanks lads had the trap out for a week now and f**K all need to try something els

 

thanks atb conshie

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

firstley you need to bed the trap in that means takeing off the turf an puting the trap in the hole them placeing the turf in the trap to cover the mesh. he wont feel it on his feet then.

if its a treadle trap the take the soil off the turf that goes behind the plate so it will still go down.

i have always used pheasants but anything will do you could even put freed feed outside the trap to get them use to feeding their then just baid up and set it it will take a while to get them. and dont take the dogs to look at it as the area will then smell of dogs or the dog will cock his leg on it and thats not good

[stubby 175]

again, depends if its a country or urban foxes, have caught ALL of mine, without ever bedding in the mesh, straight on dirt or even concrete, I suppose it depends on how hungary there are

 

[bagzi 0]

I catch a few Fox's every year in a cage trap. I caught one about a month ago. Since then I cleaned and moved the trap and have had it baited with a Cockeral and some bones I always put some bones on the outside to keep them interested, they went a week ago I'll put a couple more out if I haven't got Him by the weekend but it could still take another month before He goes in but I will get Him in the end!

[BI9JOHNNY 25]

I HAVE BAITED CHARLIE WITH CHIPS ON SEVERAL OCASIONS NOW EVEN HAD 3 IN SAME NIGHT BUT I AM RIGHT BY THE SEASIDE AND THEY DO THE ROUNDS IN THE BINS ....STUDY THE AREA YOUR WORKING IN TO SEE WHATS AVAILABLE TO THEM

OOPS SORRY FOR SHOUTING

regards

john