We left our Have a Hart trap in MO . . it was pretty worn out after all the critters we caught there. Yesterday we went to Tractor Supply for a new trap. We got a bit carried away, as we often do at Tractor Supply.
Our receipt was long! They didn’t have the trap we wanted but we got one which will work til they get more in.
There’s an old pear and an egg in there. I can hardly wait til daylight so I can go see if we got anything. In Missouri, every time we set the trap, we caught either a raccoon, possum, groundhog and even caught a turtle. Since we lived in the city, animal control would come and get it and take it to the conservation area and release it.
I can hardly wait til daylight so I can go see if we caught anything. I would love to catch that fox but I’ll be surprised if we catch him. We’re probably much more likely to catch Peter Cottontail!
Krista says
It seeems to me that would be a never-ending proposition, trying to catch all your critters. I probably don’t want to know what you do with the ones you catch, but won’t new ones just move in after them anyway?
JudyL says
No, we don’t even want to catch all the wild critters out there. A fox coming that close to the house is a problem. He may have had eggs before or he may be after a chicken. He will remember what’s here and he will be back to he needs to be removed. Wild critters serve their purpose and there are probably countless ones living in the woods but any time they begin hanging around the house, that’s not safe for us or the chickens.
Hilary McDaniel says
We caught the 3rd armadillo last night. They really play havoc with the soil. We are fighting wild hogs now. It’s so dry, the other night, they dug up our water line and busted it. They are looking for water. The large creek behind our property is bone dry, and the Brazos River to our east is almost as such. You can walk across it. We are going to lose 88 acres of trees soon as the stress is showing badly. I’m sick about this. I’m like you about trees. We do everything to protect them but there is NO water to give them. I keep praying for relief and hope this isn’t a repeat of the 50’s.
JudyL says
It’s not looking too good, is it? I’m sorry you’re about to lose trees and sorry the wild pigs are there. They are so destructive.
Terri says
odd, our Tractor Supply receipts are always really long also. Must be a TS conspiracy 🙂
Good luck with the fox.
AngieG9 says
Will a fox fit in the trap? I know they live in this area but have never seen a live one. As for wild pigs, YIKES! I’ve never seen one except on TV and it was big and viscious! I don’t even want to tangle with a domesticated pig. The more I read the more I love Kentucky.
Judy H says
We live in a neighborhood – nothing like your area – and we have a Havahart trap that we use to catch possums. Sometimes we catch the neighbor’s cat by accident!
We always just transport the possums to another location where they’ll be happy without bothering us. Last time my hubby came home grumbling about the possum pee in the back of his truck, and I thought that was really funny! Of course he wasn’t quite as amused. 😉
Susan says
Looks like the trap we put in my attic that finally caught the raccoon that was playing up there.
Ranch Wife says
We used a trap like that to catch a skunk…the one who ate my baby chicks!
Sara says
I understand about the danger of the fox so near to the house and the chickens. We have horses, and some have babies. We also have coyotes in the area, and worry about them being so near. (Have lost 2 good cats to them.) I have advocated getting a donkey. They hate all canines, and will kill them. They actually make good guards for herds. Did you know that foxes mate for life? When you see one hit on the road, it won’t be long before you will see it’s mate also hit. They are loyal to their mates. It is kind of sad to see.