The world's best squirrel trap

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This should go hand in hand with the squirrel cleaning thread. :D

Like in the other thread, go ahead and hit "back" if you don't want to see dead squirrel pictures.
































I went outside this morning and was greeted by this little guy:

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He apparently tried to get to an apple core that was in the barrel and couldn't make it back out. We keep that barrel outside for our recyclables and, with all the storms lately, it has been filling up with water on a regular basis. We haven't emptied it out for a few days, so there was a good bit of water in there.

I dumped it out on the side of the house. The little guy died face down, so he looked like a little zombie squirrel with his arms and legs outstretched:

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So next time you go on a trip, take a bunch of barrels with you and have an endless squirrel supply!
 
The bucket trap is my preferred method of rodent elimination. They work great indoors or out and do not require much attention or tending. Used outside they will not harm birds and most any other medium to large animal.

I'm leery of using them for harvesting edibles though. They kill through a combination of exhaustion/drowning and given the amount of time and stress involved I suspect they might result in excessively gamey meat. In a survival situation I'd probably not complain, in any other setting I'd try projectiles or snares.
 
Haha, lovely. I think someone is selling plastic buckets with a stick for a ramp on Amazon.com has the world's best mouse trap...
 
TDahlgren said:
I'm leery of using them for harvesting edibles though. They kill through a combination of exhaustion/drowning and given the amount of time and stress involved I suspect they might result in excessively gamey meat. In a survival situation I'd probably not complain, in any other setting I'd try projectiles or snares.
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I forgot what forum I was in. I was kidding. I would not actually try to trap a squirrel in a bucket and drown him on purpose. :)
 
Reminds me of a time when I was hanging out on some state land one day. Sitting under a tree, I noticed a clear glass (liquor?) bottle lying almost on it's side not far from me and something was in it. A couple inches of rainwater had collected inside and a mouse went in but couldn't climb back up the slippery glass. Exhausted itself, slid back and drowned, head facing the exit. Only a mouse I know, but it still seemed like a lousy way to go. I felt bad for him and got him out, just a little too late.
 
Its happened here a few times when the bucket has been outside in the rain. It's amazing how they bloat up several times their original size after a few days in hot weather. Good thing they are not that big when alive or we would be in real trouble.
 
Bufford said:
Its happened here a few times when the bucket has been outside in the rain. It's amazing how they bloat up several times their original size after a few days in hot weather. Good thing they are not that big when alive or we would be in real trouble.
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Man, I'm glad I got it early then. My girl would have freaked. She was already sad enough seeing a dead critter in our driveway.
 
I built a bucket trap at a fishing lodge I worked for. Just used a 5 gallon bucket and a piece of suspended dowel. Man! It killed everything. Mice, voles, birds, squirrels. After a month WE were afraid to go near it . . . .:D
 
Oh no!! My cat saw this thread and is hauling buckets out to the treeline as we speak!
 
I have a horse and I can't tell you how many times per year I'm dumping out his water to remove a drowned mouse or chipmunk. What surprises me is that his water bucket is in a barn thats all closed up. Can't figure how a chipmunk gets in, although they are pretty small and can climb really good.
 
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