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Post by justwannano on Nov 21, 2013 13:01:31 GMT -6
I have a couple of places that I'm having trouble keeping barn cats out of.
I have to use live traps at both places and just use fruit loop cereal as bait. I'm still having trouble keeping the darned cats out of my traps.
The one place is a cattle confinement and the young owner shoots coon and wants the cats around to keep rats in check. There must be 15 cats there.
LOL he hates coon because they crap on his hay bales and "the cattle won't eat it." Guess who craps on his hay bales now.Yup the cats.lmao.
There are still coon around, although not as many, and they are simple to catch if it weren't for the cats.
Anybody got a bait that cats won't go to?
just
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Post by ~ADC~ on Nov 21, 2013 14:29:16 GMT -6
It may not matter the bait you usen their curious nature will draw them into your cages.
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Post by billallenisu on Nov 21, 2013 18:17:45 GMT -6
I am not sure if this really works all that well, but I have a similar place I trap every year. I just plan on catching cats the first week. When I do, I rattle the heck out of the cage before I release the cat. I guess I hope to scare them a little bit. I know it doesn't work with all of them. I have caught one of them probably 4 times this year alone. She is just sitting there waiting for me to let her out each time. This year, I actually went to setting the trails in the ditch leading to his place, too. I have picked up a few that way.
Bill
Lyon County, Iowa
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Post by coonnfoxtrapper on Nov 21, 2013 20:02:45 GMT -6
Iv been catching the crap out of Marshmellow Loving cats in my coon Dirt hole sets.
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Post by TRapper on Nov 21, 2013 20:14:42 GMT -6
store bought molasses mixed with shelled corn....works great on coon in cages, leave some outside the cage so the cat can smell it and satisfy its curiousity...coon will eat it up...if it wasn't for the corn I would eat it lol
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Post by jdrogge on Nov 21, 2013 21:25:45 GMT -6
Listen to bill, give the cage a GOOD shake before releasing the cat and they won't want anything to do with it again.
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Post by justwannano on Nov 21, 2013 21:49:46 GMT -6
store bought molasses mixed with shelled corn....works great on coon in cages, leave some outside the cage so the cat can smell it and satisfy its curiousity...coon will eat it up...if it wasn't for the corn I would eat it lol Normally that would probably work except the whole place smells like molasses because they use it in the cattle feed. I've done the cage rattle thing before but jeeze there are around 15 of them.lol just |
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Post by grinnergetter on Nov 21, 2013 22:23:02 GMT -6
Rattle the cage hard enough that it makes your arms hurt and beats them up a bit. it does help.
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Post by coonnfoxtrapper on Nov 21, 2013 22:46:43 GMT -6
I am not sure if this really works all that well, but I have a similar place I trap every year. I just plan on catching cats the first week. When I do, I rattle the heck out of the cage before I release the cat. I guess I hope to scare them a little bit. I know it doesn't work with all of them. I have caught one of them probably 4 times this year alone. She is just sitting there waiting for me to let her out each time. This year, I actually went to setting the trails in the ditch leading to his place, too. I have picked up a few that way. Bill Lyon County, Iowa I Have Never caught the same Cat Twice.  |
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Post by hvtrapper on Nov 22, 2013 6:25:24 GMT -6
I rattle cats up, too, the first time. When they insist on repeat offending, a good soaking with water usually does the trick. Stand the cage on end to restrict the cat's movement and either turn the hose on or dump a bucket full on it. Don't just get them wet, really soak them down like you were trying to almost drown 'em. P.S. Did I mention that I really don't like cats?  |
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Post by jdrogge on Nov 22, 2013 7:34:09 GMT -6
lol coonnfoxtrapper
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Post by TRapper on Nov 23, 2013 8:38:36 GMT -6
I rattle cats up, too, the first time. When they insist on repeat offending, a good soaking with water usually does the trick. Stand the cage on end to restrict the cat's movement and either turn the hose on or dump a bucket full on it. Don't just get them wet, really soak them down like you were trying to almost drown 'em. P.S. Did I mention that I really don't like cats? so basically water boarding cats |
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Post by bootleggerben on Nov 23, 2013 9:07:30 GMT -6
I rattle cats up, too, the first time. When they insist on repeat offending, a good soaking with water usually does the trick. Stand the cage on end to restrict the cat's movement and either turn the hose on or dump a bucket full on it. Don't just get them wet, really soak them down like you were trying to almost drown 'em. P.S. Did I mention that I really don't like cats? so basically water boarding cats Well, they are terrorist! |
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Post by rinknick on Nov 23, 2013 11:55:50 GMT -6
I had a similar farm watched a cat tear threw a styro cup 3 times and get caught 3 times .the farmer was watching also the cat ate marshmellows like crazy. The trick was to feed the cats first away from the trap area cost a little but saved time.
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