How do you plug a crat in a livetrap? (Plug'em with vitamin lead) Open the door and they take off too fast. Plug'em in the trap and it might hit the trap and break it.

Bayonet?

My buddy had a fish pond that was in his backyard. When ever we would catch one we would tie a rope to the cage and throw it. You would be suprised at what a cat can do underwater.

Big-un

Welcome to the insanity, jamon.
I too have run into this problem.
One solution is to buy anther live trap and trap a 'possum in it.
Tie the cages together end to end.
Open both doors leading into each others cage.
Good friends, cold beer and heavy betting make this a growing sport.

I've been working on how to get/make a bang stick for .22 ammo. I think it would make the removal of crats a much simpler task. Then again, my trap is mostly wire mesh, so the little character marks are easily repaired. I consider them badges of honor. I am also more worried about the blood smell keeping future tenants away, but so far the critters don't mind. My bolt action Marlin .22 with shorts or CB's lets me pop them at near contact range...just scratches the barrel slipping it through the wire.

Get a good, crat hating dog, and the release becomes part of the sport. Or send them to Yankeetown...DD's pets are always hungry.

Here's the story...
Crats crappin in the flower beds. My wife gets pissed and tells me to get rid of the crats. I catch one that I had planned on giving a bath in the crat trap in a large garbage can. She freaked and said no way. Take it away... I live in semi urban area and I did the unmentionalble. I took the crat to work and gave it the boot. Work is some miles away. Apparently the way was not travelled heavily enough by crat crunching tires because sure enough the orange tabby found his way back to crapping in my flower beds. I have been taking notes from you all. I will not let it happen again. My apologies to all...

One of those aguila .22 rounds with only primer power for propulsion is sufficient for head shots on cats in cages to dispatch them. Flop, twitch X 3 and you can put them in the rosebed. No problems and they slide right out when warm. Don't try to poke the muzzle into the cage for the shot, just flush with the wire.

It has been my experience that a well placed cb is the quickest way to calm a crat that is in a live trap, but the cleanest way is a pond. but there have been so many post latley about needing cat in heat sent and song dog calls that maybe you should keep the cat in the trap and sell it.

Live trap and all in the stock tank or in the pool .

Johnch

I have killed a lot of cats and more coons in my live trap, a 22 CB cap in the head does it, clean and they don't even bleed much. A skunk on the other hand is a little different thing. I use a 410 from maybe 20ft and try to surgically remove the head, if done right they drop and do not stink Let them stiffen up and they can be moved again with out any odor.

I have to admit that shotgunning a skunk in a live trap sounds like something I'd prefer to do at the neighbors house.

As to CB's and live traps, most of you know I have a different take on that but there was a time when I had a steel version. If you don't have to hurry just put the muzzle inside the bigger holes in the rear of the trap and have a bit of patience. Sooner or later it's gonna line up with the brainpan. You know what to do then.

Dan

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I have to admit that shotgunning a skunk in a live trap sounds like something I'd prefer to do at the neighbors house.

And I am glad that there is a pond between me and those critters...

Regards,
Marterius

Where I live it's only two miles to vacant land with no houses. I set the trap in the back of my pickup and drive up there to give the cat a sporting chance. I turn it loose.

If it can outrun 2 1/2 ounces of #2 shot from each barrel of a 10 ga. magnum, whip all the coyotes between there and town and walk the two miles back it gets to live one more day.

None have.

Extention cord. Neutral wire to cage, Hot wire to cat. Momentary noise and stink. Trap ready to reuse.

But you have to wet him first,,, I try'd that with a coon and he just bit the cord. then I hosed him down with the water hose and pluger it back in and ZAP, that did it and throughed the breaker at the same time...

Hey, that 410 think does work!!I would not want to stand back 30 yards and do it but from up close, like peeking around the corner of the barn it does a ggod job!!