kobidog 1 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Can anyone tell me how to make a seesaw trap for squirrels. thanks Link to post Share on other sites
john b 38 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Can anyone tell me how to make a seesaw trap for squirrels.thanks Oh now I'm glad you asked that There are several threads on here that should help you http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=10886 and this http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...ost&p=87052 and if that's not enough try here http://www.fourteenacre.pwp.blueyonder.co....rovedSeesaw.htm Link to post Share on other sites
kobidog 1 Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 thanks but i don't understand how it traps the squirrel and the "U" wire bit. Link to post Share on other sites
john b 38 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 OK, see if this helps. The 'U' is pivoted under the see-saw and folds underneath it when the ramp is down and the trap is set. Once the target gets passed the middle of the see-saw, the see-saw tips and the entrance ramp rises. This allows the wire 'U' to swing upright where it props the ramp in the 'up' position. Link to post Share on other sites
kobidog 1 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 thankyou!!!!!! what material would you use for the "U" just normal wire? Link to post Share on other sites
john b 38 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 It needs to be strong enough but otherwise yes - any wire. I used a section from a wire coathanger on the first few I made. This worked a treat but after a while started to rust and so didn't always swing properly. Obviously if you use galvanised wire it will last longer. Link to post Share on other sites
ellir0305 9 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 It needs to be strong enough but otherwise yes - any wire. I used a section from a wire coathanger on the first few I made. This worked a treat but after a while started to rust and so didn't always swing properly. Obviously if you use galvanised wire it will last longer. i little bit of high tensile fence wire should work a treat you will need a vice and hammer to bend it at that angle but once done its really strong and its galvanised;) Link to post Share on other sites
kobidog 1 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 thanks but last of all what bait should i use? (i was thinking bird seed and peanuts) where should i site it?(near the birdfeeder?) and how do you dispatch them? i was going to use an air rifle but then i would have to clean up the trap all the time because of blood. thanks Link to post Share on other sites
john b 38 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Are you sure you've read those links ? Anyway, no bait required. As long as you make the closed end higher than the entry and so that light and air can flow through then curiosity is all you need. To dispatch you're best bet is to 'decant' your catch into a stout sack - work him into the corner and give him a sharp blow to the head. I build mine with a mesh inner roof so I can see what's going on and a quick release door at the end. Link to post Share on other sites
kobidog 1 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Oh yeah! i'm suprised i forgot that no bait is needed because i thinking of putting one on our fence without any bait!Do you think that a fence is a good place for it to go on?or maybe by a bird feeder. thanks for the info Link to post Share on other sites
Gazza.H.18 2 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Can anyone tell me how to make one of these seesaw traps in detail and the measurements etc.. I have attempted making one , but found that if i place the piece of ply on the pivot point that when the end is down at the entrance of the trap in blocks out the light from the other end , were the mesh is , any help would be much appreciated . Gazza Link to post Share on other sites
john b 38 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Can anyone tell me how to make one of these seesaw traps in detail and the measurements etc.. I have attempted making one , but found that if i place the piece of ply on the pivot point that when the end is down at the entrance of the trap in blocks out the light from the other end , were the mesh is , any help would be much appreciated . Gazza Gazza Did you make the box taller at one end than the other ? That's what you need to get the light through. Like this one. It's about 7 inches high at the mesh end and 4 to 4.5 inches at the entrance. The whole box is about 30 inches long. Link to post Share on other sites
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