You couldn't make this up
#5323129
12/19/15 08:18 AM
12/19/15 08:18 AM
|
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 4,828 Southwest Michigan
Michigan Trappin
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 4,828
Southwest Michigan
|
Ok I have lived in the same house since 1988. The only nuisance animals I have ever had has been raccoons Use to get 10+ year in the chicken coop. But it's been about three years with only one in that time frame Anyway as many of you know I started my ADC company this year and here's that part you can't make up The first year I was here I shot a couple of red squirrels and had never seen one since, until this year now that I'm doing this I have had them in the yard, in the attic ect. So I caught the last one a couple months ago. Then couple weeks ago I start hearing them in the attic again But I can't catch them and never see them Then two days ago I'm in the basement checking mouse traps and... This guy was on the floor with a mouse trap on his head. I took it out of the trap and he seemed to recover fine so I took it to one of my fur trapping properties an released it. That is the cutest animal I have ever seen We have never had these in our house either. It's like they followed me home
Last edited by Michigan Trappin; 12/19/15 08:22 AM.
Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!
If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Michigan Trappin]
#5323667
12/19/15 04:31 PM
12/19/15 04:31 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 95 Florida
bjansma
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 95
Florida
|
Also like flyers. I bring them to a rehabber this time of year. Doubt their ability to make it through winter when removed from their nut stores.
Just gave an estimate to remove flyers from a home where they had knowingly lived with them since 1980. The home was handed down a generation and a new daughter in law said they have to go. The picture in your imagination of what that house may look like is probably pretty accurate.
Bob Jansma
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Michigan Trappin]
#5323699
12/19/15 05:20 PM
12/19/15 05:20 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 7,236 West Michigan
Getting There
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 7,236
West Michigan
|
The are common in our part of the State, they will feed at night at your bird feeders. The like sunflower seeds. When someone has a problem with noises at night, that is the first place I set a couple of small traps. The traps have to be set after dark.
To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Pest's Dad]
#5326838
12/21/15 06:56 PM
12/21/15 06:56 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 129 Dudley NC
Muddawg
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 129
Dudley NC
|
My whole family loves flyers. There just ain't that many of them around here, though, so I take special care when I have a job concerning them. The last flyer job I did gave us house guest while I trapped out the whole clan. I kept them together until I had removed the entire colony and released them all together. But they were a lot of fun to watch while they occupied the bird cage in my living room. 16 altogether. As far as cute goes, it's hard to out cute a flyer. Of course, we did have to deal with the occasional escapee while opening and closing the cage to put more in. BUT... I am happy to report that I got them all, all were released together as a family group and we left the cage in place with plenty of feed inside so that they could come and go as they pleased until they had established themselves in their new environment. The lady I took them to is a veterinarian with lots of experience with wild animals and she calls me from time to time to tell me how well her new population of flying squirrels are doing. I'm looking forward to the next job with flyers.
Muddawg
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Michigan Trappin]
#5330101
12/23/15 03:53 PM
12/23/15 03:53 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 71 culloden ga
bdrooks
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 71
culloden ga
|
muddawg what traps are you using to trap the flyers alive? i have caught them on rat traps but have a hard time catching them in cages
if it walks swims or flies im after it
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Michigan Trappin]
#5330116
12/23/15 04:06 PM
12/23/15 04:06 PM
|
Haggard
Unregistered
|
Haggard
Unregistered
|
Muddawg, in North charleston I have caught pure black and white flyers. I couldn't believe it! That was about thirteen years ago. Can't keep them in sc though.
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Michigan Trappin]
#5330243
12/23/15 05:35 PM
12/23/15 05:35 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 71 culloden ga
bdrooks
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 71
culloden ga
|
what are you using for bait? i have caught a few on sunflower seeds and peanut butter but fill there must be a better bait
if it walks swims or flies im after it
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Michigan Trappin]
#5330700
12/23/15 09:47 PM
12/23/15 09:47 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 7,236 West Michigan
Getting There
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 7,236
West Michigan
|
bdrooks: Find out what they are eating outside! Sunflower seed in a single door 4 by 4 trap works the best for me. I set the trap after dark. I like to work the bottom of the trap into the ground IF I can so they do not feel the wire. JMO
To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Michigan Trappin]
#5385182
01/25/16 10:17 PM
01/25/16 10:17 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 34 saskatchewan
saskamusher
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 34
saskatchewan
|
this is cool topic lol i never heard of trapping them live , we are constantly catching them in our marten and fisher sets they love meat
trapping with dogs
|
|
|
Re: You couldn't make this up
[Re: Michigan Trappin]
#5385279
01/25/16 10:57 PM
01/25/16 10:57 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 45,270 james bay frontierOnt.
Boco
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 45,270
james bay frontierOnt.
|
We Put a 2x6 board out in front of the picture window at camp and put sunflower seeds on the board.At night the flyers would fly down from the spruce and feed,and chase each other.Good entertainment at the cabin after supper while having a few wobbly pops.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
|
|
|
|
|