i have no trouble catching them
at ALL
i use the smallest have -a -hart trap
i use half a slice of bread that's been spread with
peanut butter ...then ....I take black sunflower seeds
and mush them into the peanut butter for bait.
the door with the straight rod is the one i keep closed.
but first, i open it halfway and slide the 1/2 piece of bread
into the exact center just behind the door.
i then close it and lock it.
i set the trap against something so that the trip lever
is less accessible sitting on just half of the flat or 2/3rds
of the trip tray lever. they have to crawl over it to get to it.
i place a couple of small stones outside the lock catch
on the propped open door
and one larger one or maybe a brick on top of the
trap to keep-er steady.
it sometimes only takes ten minutes to catch them this way.
i even caught a squirrel in that lil ole trap the other day.
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