Trapping an Eastern Gray Squirrel

Set up a Havahart trap to catch an Eastern Gray Squirrel. I used a self triggering Havahart trap which closes the door as soon as the squirrel steps on the trigger plate inside the Havahart trap. You want to make sure your squirrel bait is sitting on towards the back end of the trigger plate so you can make sure the squirrel with get caught. This is a very simple squirrel trap and is very effective at catching them. I do not kill the squirrels and all the animals I catch are released unharmed. This is a much more humane way of getting rid of squirrels as opposed to shooting them. I usually use peanut butter or bird seed to attract the squirrels. This Havahart trap also works for catching cardinals and other birds along with many other animals. Hope you all enjoyed and please don't forget to like and subscribe!
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[@pyrusrex2882]

That squirrel was totally doing a "felony stretch" before he went in

[@donf3739]

Way to educate him on avoiding traps, then letting him go so he can do damage somewhere else. In some states, like mine, Indiana, the DNR requires trapped pests like squirrels to be dispatched (killed), and not transported. They call them pests for a reason.

[@yamucha]

If he's on my property he's going in a pot, forget trying to save him

[@charlesreid3482]

Thank you was very informative

[@wigsy99]

Funny when I use this trap for some reason it always manages to fall into some body of water ON ITS OWN😮

[@ccdogpark]

Put a couple of thin metal stakes in the ground so that enough of the stake sticks up through the holes in the bottom of the trap, that the trap can't easily move.

[@muhammadsteinberg]

@@ccdogpark I think that’s their way of disposing animal and not an actual problem.

[@ccdogpark]

@@muhammadsteinberg Ok You're probably right. Is that your real name ?

[@muhammadsteinberg]

@@ccdogpark I'm just a sarcastic vet being cynical about my vacation time in the area on uncle sugars dime.

[@ccdogpark]

@@dave20thmay What's your more humane method, genius ? And I have to warn you in advance, I have very little patience for stupid ideas.

[@grahameedwards7972]

I use the defender trap, baited with peanut butter, acorns and grapes. For catching and dispatching greys in the UK never fails.

[@niamhmcdonogh2843]

Go to South America and go to Andys mountains and camp there for one night and try catch a wild chinchilla! They like tree bark and nuts and apple tree branches so one of them will work! Also it'll be very cool to see a wild chinchilla!

[@nhalcavusoglu6206]

Niamh Mc Donogh o

[@ccdogpark]

If you want to trap a lot of grey squirrels, the type of trap is the most important consideration. I've disposed of 350 grey squirrels since June 2014 from my backyard but most of them were caught when I switched to a new type of trap 3 years ago. The best solution to a squirrel problem is the Havahart #1083 "Easy Set One-Door Cage Trap for Squirrels and Small Rabbits" I used to use the old fashioned Havahart 1030 traps but I have upgraded to the 1083 and now have 3 of them. It also only has 1 door which makes it much shorter and I thus need a much smaller tropical fish tank to drown them in. You have to order them online, since the big box stores don't stock them for some crazy reason. This is the most humane way I have found to dispose of grey squirrels and I try and keep the water reasonably clean. The smaller tank uses less water. But most importantly 1-door traps are not only MUCH easier to set but they are also much easier to bait because the squirrel can only enter from 1 direction so the bait only needs to be behind the walk-on platform. You don’t have to “balance” the mechanism the bait sits on, thus the 1083 is also a much faster trap to bait. (My bird feeders and vegetable garden are both in the back yard and they attract grey squirrels, so I place my traps in close proximity to them. We have an Oak tree in the front yard but I don't have any traps in the front yard except in the fall.) The other great thing about this trap is that I never have any "set off" by birds. Every time this trap closes, there is a squirrel inside. The 1030 trap was frequently catching small birds, which was a huge waste of time. You will never catch a squirrel, if the trap is closed all day with a bird inside. Use cheap peanut butter for bait. And lure them into the trap with a few shelled peanuts. I then consistently take the carcass to the exact same place in a nearby woods for predators to find. I like to think this causes predators/scavengers to hunt rabbits and other small game much less frequently. I've recently discovered that possums will scavenge grey squirrels if you leave them in the same spot. I like possums, so this is a win-win for me. At night, I place mouse traps inside the closed 1083 so that only mice can get into them. (this keeps small birds out of the traps) I was surprised to discover a mouse infestation, that I was completely unaware of. The first 8 days I did this, I caught 14 mice behind our garage. email me or call with questions. devilsadvacat at gmail WRZ 2020-04-20

[@MrPomelo555]

Solid stuff man.

[@ccdogpark]

@@MrPomelo555 My number is approx. 435 now. I am getting about 100 a year now.

[@MrPomelo555]

@@ccdogpark Do you live on a planet proeminently populated by squirrels? 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿 🐿

[@ccdogpark]

@@MrPomelo555 Well there are an estimated 2 billion grey squirrels in North America. Does that tell you anything ?

[@biggstile]

@@ccdogpark Do new ones keep repopulating? It's a lot of work.

[@davel3325]

If you trap a squirrel for relocation make sure it is not a lactating mom. Lift the trap and check for nipples. If you take her away the baby's will starve to death. Learn about squirrel care and relocation here: squirrelforum.com/

[@mrsqueaksqueak8686]

+Marek Lipold @3.00 The visible part of the door was the inside, the door was fitted back to front, meaning the trigger mechanism wasn't holding the door open. When the door dropped, the squirrel was nowhere near the pressure-plate. The door triggered at 1.49, what released the door?

[@wildlifewilderness8087]

MrSqueak Squeak I had a string attached to a stick which held the door up. Pulled the string when the squirrel entered.

[@EcstaticCoffee]

I used to have a family of these in the tree in my back yard a few years ago. The mother squirrel was one of the meanest things I’ve ever seen. She used to climb to a beach on the tree that was the closest to you while still being a good 10-15 feet up. She’d chew a branch off, aim it right above your head, and then throw it at you as hard as she could. If you so much as stuck one foot outside for more than 3 seconds she’d start barking at you so loud you could hear it from 5 houses down. Now, I’d be more understanding if I hadn’t already been living in that house for years before she decided to move in. Sadly, she died in one of the most painful ways a grey squirrel can. Her tail was completely flattened by a car before she could move out of the way in time and she was paralyzed in the middle of the road from the hind legs down before one of my neighbors put her out of her misery. She may have been the biggest jerk in my neighborhood, but she was also a good mother. Thankfully she died right before her babies reached adulthood and not when they were newborns so they were fine.

[@panagiotiskokkaris6291]

wow that's an awesome trap. It can hartly fail!

[@jacktheripper7475]

Cool

[@Sabrina-hb3sm]

michael saunders l

[@mattbadot2625]

Combination live trap/crab pot.

[@memebobalsoknownaszot1808]

Everyone loves wild life 😁

[@FRmapple]

Soundtrack name?

[@Northeastcorridorroblox]

Is this the main music off project flight?

[@mdredheadguy1979]

Well, that’s one way to capture dinner... Kidding!

[@aidenmichelon5190]

Haha

[@ccdogpark]

I used to use the Havahart 1030 but I have upgraded to the 1083 and now have 3 of them. It only has 1 door which makes it much shorter and I thus need a much smaller tropical fish tank to drown them in. This is the most humane way I have found to dispose of grey squirrels and I try and keep the water reasonably clean. The smaller tank uses less water. But most importantly 1-door traps are also easier to bait because the squirrel can only enter from 1 direction so the bait only needs to be behind the walk-on platform. You don't have to "balance" the mechanism the bait sits on, so the 1083 is also a much faster trap to bait. Squirrels hunt for food by smell and birds hunt for food via their eyes and you need to consider that when baiting a trap or birds will steal a high percentage of food. I use peanut butter on a 1" x 1" X 5" scrap of wood and some of the peanut butter is facing down so the birds can't see it but the squirrels can still smell it. "Havahart 1083 Easy Set One-Door Cage Trap for Squirrels and Small Rabbits" This trap cost me approx $33 but it is a much better solution for grey squirrels. Squirrels are becoming a major problem in this country and part of the problem is a lunatic fringe that insists on feeding & protecting rodents that happen to look a little cuter than rats. Both of my neighbors have had squirrels invade their attics and sustained damage to their homes. I have thus trapped and killed 135 squirrels on my small property since June-2014 and we still have plenty more to replace them. I then feed the carcass to the fox and hawks in a nearby woods. Win-Win I like to think this causes predators/scavengers to hunt rabbits and other small game less frequently. (If you consistently take the carcasses to the same exact spot in a wooded area, scavengers will find them and then begin returning to that same spot on a more regular basis.) If you do a weekly google news search for "squirrel + fire", there are very few weeks when there is not a squirrel caused catastrophe somewhere in this country. Most weeks the number is more than 3. 2016-12-14- Bushy-tailed bandits repeated cause of power outages www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161214/squirrely-problem-bushy-tailed-bandits-repeated-cause-of-power-outages I'm pretty sure this story above could have been written in just about any small town or city in the US but most reporters are too lazy to research a story like this. email me with questions Bill Z devilsadvacat at gmail dot com

[@noahbergman19]

You dont drown it asshole,either shoot it or snap its neck...drowning it is not humane

[@noahbergman19]

@Ron Krzaczyk um,that's fucked up

[@utubepunk]

@Ron Krzaczyk Yeah, you're a fucking lunatic if you derive pleasure from drowning an animal. Fucking asshole.

[@ccdogpark]

@@noahbergman19 Yeah, I'm going to shoot a squirrel in a suburban neighborhood. You must be a phukin moron, to think that is a good idea. Please think BEFORE typing, asswipe.

[@ccdogpark]

@@utubepunk Get lost, scumbag.

[@wellthomychannel]

Great job..mantapp..

[@Ethanx-bn5wc]

Love the music, great job!

[@skamravec]

what triggered the gate to close?

[@wildlifewilderness8087]

The squirrels were being smart and not stepping on the trigger plate so I attached imaging line to a stick that would hold the trap door open, when I saw the squirrel enter I would pull the line and it would close the door!

[@abhisheksoni9841]

WOW

[@PheonixStarsx]

Are pet squirrells legal in Canada ? Permit ?

[@samgu619]

0:36 I see the camera, you.

[@ccdogpark]

Call me crazy but I would have included the name of the trap and the model number in the name of this video.

[@user-sl3zv8cq9k]

the squirrel accidentally caused the gate to shut. it did not step on the trigger.

[@jeanlenor1858]

The one I caught cut off the inside with its teeth and got out. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was very because this squirrel kept coming on my attic roof.

[@chrismason7893]

I'm going buy one of these. A squirrel is stripping my Japanese red maple tree.. Catch him and give him a new identity in the large pine forest about ten miles away. Love the music.. Ps the British government are on about culling the greys here. Give our natural red squirrels a come back...

[@dave20thmay]

I hope that you know it is illegal to trap and re-locate greys in the UK.

[@chrismason7893]

I know it's against the law folks... I didn't catch him/her.. I did catch some mice... And a yound black bird.. Let them all go. I'm hopeful that secret squirrel doesn't return in spring... Little git...

[@ccdogpark]

There are an estimated 2 billion grey squirrels wreaking havoc in North America. I question the intelligence of people traveling 10 miles to relocate grey squirrels. I have sent very close to 450 grey squirrels to squirrel heaven in 5 years with 2 Havahart 1083 EZ set traps in my small suburban yard.

[@SilVia-hs2kb]

@@ccdogpark what do you do with them once trapped? I had to trap one that was causing damage to my house, he was climbing my neighboors house and then started to scale mine, ripping my window screens etc I did release him 15 miles away, i didn't know what else to do.

[@ccdogpark]

@@SilVia-hs2kb I got a small tropical fish tank from the local tropical fish club and then I put the carcass out at night for scavengers. Win-Win That's the only way I could justify this.

[@onlybikers7373]

I have the same trap

[@daveellis5100]

Recorded horizontally😀👍

[@Ethanx-bn5wc]

They’re good fried. I absolutely love wild game. Organic and the best quality you can get

[@kristabonnot8362]

Put the food in behind the tuger

[@mattdyk9303]

Y he jump in the trap tho

[@elenamarintorres8355]

Keeeeeeep it

[@mdredheadguy1979]

And now, here comes *DINNER* Just kidding!

[@noahbergman19]

Squirrels taste great

[@aseemedris]

im gonna buy this 8 dollers squirrel trap in amazon later

[@ccdogpark]

The Havahart model # 1083 EZ-Set trap is the best trap for squirrels by a wide margin. If you intend to trap a large number of grey squirrels this trap will save you a lot of time and aggravation. But it is going to cost about $40.

[@Spark-Hole]

What season was that, the squirral must be very hungry. Normally this kind of trap can no longer fool most annimals.

[@nba8891]

I don’t need a trap actually I run about 16 mph. I do lots of running and track I once competed in track

[@lyrond3939]

LMFAO

[@prestons3400]

I’ve got the same trap

[@ccdogpark]

What model number is it ?

[@chiquita683]

Just need a bucket of water to finish the job

[@skamravec]

just need bb riffle to do target practice

[@saulstar5203]

I used to drown them seemed fastest n most humane death

[@Theineluctable_SOME_CANT]

Cool music....

[@andrewhills6535]

Camera make please ?

[@planetX15]

Polaroid

[@lightbeingaid3631]

Thank you for showing us and releasing the Squirrel

[@nk9670]

Well the traps that were set in our attic are either crappy traps, the exterminator doesn't know what he is doing, or this critter is smarter than he looks. All of the above. We need a wildlife expert out here to get these squirrels living in our walls and chimney. Two traps up in the attic for the last two days, nothing. Heard a noise earlier, like trap door had shut, but no other noise after that. Can't see in the attic because it is only a crawlspace and have no ladder to get up there. I would think that if they were trapped I would hear them freaking out in the cage. Dead silence. So my guess is that they tripped the trap somehow, got the food out, and did not get caught. NEXT..... Never hire a cheap exterminator (who knows little about this animal) to do this job, spend the extra money and call a wildlife specialist.

[@checkyoursix5623]

Try a conibear 110.

[@ccdogpark]

It would have cost about $40 for a Havahart model # 1083 EZ-Set trap. I would never call an exterminator to trap a grey squirrel.

[@pisces363]

I don’t get trap and release. What’s the point? It’s a waste of time if you’re not going to kill it.

[@thekandygarden]

Tommy Smith if they are pest to your area catching them and releasing them somewhere else is a good idea but also catch and release fishing is a normal thing i guess it could just be the fun of the sport

[@pisces363]

I don't have a squirrel problem anymore because I got tired of killing them. They used to raid my bird feeders. I finally gave up on trying to feed the birds, which were becoming pests, too. I had more starlings and house sparrows than anything else.

[@cyberassassin3623]

Tommy Smith well its sometimes just fun to catch them

[@angelinapeskens7713]

animals + nature =

[@thatonekidsucks]

Tommy Smith are you crazy to think that

[@checkyoursix5623]

In the old days, squirrels and bunnies made good Brunswick Stew - along with corn, potatoes, butter beans, etc., and a good recipe.

[@davidcrawford6505]

How about a Kansas city squirrel? They are smarter than my neighbors.

[@schuey089]

What's the point of trapping it if your letting it go????? Why did I watch this? They are becoming a nuisance in the UK!

[@wemcal]

Just got one... for raccoons

[@NoName-fx8op]

Thank you for releasing the squirrel. You are a good man

[@XP-nt9iy]

Why ruin the audio?

[@twentynepilot3654]

Well he got pet 🐭🐭 XD and he better let it free or not

[@haydenmyers1480]

right after 1:28 is when you introduce him to remington 40 grain of .22 lead

[@noahbergman19]

Haha,I prefer CCI

[@tusk3260]

Yeah but it wont work if you want it alive

[@noahbergman19]

@@tusk3260 what's the point of trapping it if your not gonna eat it

[@tusk3260]

If you kill that 1 you will have a small snack but if you trap a few then farm them you will have meat for a life time obviously

[@noahbergman19]

@@tusk3260 it would probably be hard to farm squirrels,but worth a shot

[@user-qq4rw8qo9p]

Pest control please

[@PortmanRd]

Judged, Juried and Executed!!

[@sonic_speed2415]

Let it go that makes me so sad😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@LOLR0FLMAO]

Funny, these were created as 'humane' ways to control squirrel populations without killing them, but people all talk about how INhumane trapping the squirrel is. Pick one. Death by pellet, or death by stress? A pellet would be much quicker, and probably more fun!

[@ernestgtipping3313]

I shoot & trap & shoot greys but a take no pleasure in it the only reason to is to protect the trees & bird life & most of all protect our Red squirrels the greys don't belong here and that goes for parrots & parakeets if seen in my neck of the woods. Cheers, Tippo, GB.

[@ccdogpark]

When people buy Havahart traps, they should use a permanent black marker to write the model number(which is always on the box) somewhere on the trap. Then after you throw out the box and later decide to do a video, you will know the model number of the trap you are demonstrating and you can include that in the video name. I have no idea why Havahart does not stamp every trap with the model number, so people would have this info for later reference. I would rename this video to include the model number or at least include that info in your description. Your video would have more views if people could also search on the Havahart model number to find it. WRZ 2021-08-06 Delaware County, PA

[@lebumjames10]

ha that squirrel is a turd

[@norrilsk3273]

Reminds me of the american prison system

[@brandom5138]

Nor Rilsk good

[@goldwolf0606]

What the fuck! You let it go? That’s some good eating man 😂 BBQ his ass next time.

[@dannysee1]

Thank you for not eating him.

[@drkritxic2324]

Poor ssquirl!

[@bootycock2469]

How do u spell squirrel so wrong😂

[@Mytube777]

OH MY GOD- These comments are horrid! No compassion at all! Even though I won’t do it, I was curious to figure out how to catch a squirrel that keeps coming up to my house because I feed them -but one eats out of my hand! He’s is so cute I I wish I could make him a house pet. Poor little creature, I’m thankful you let him go.

[@tusk3260]

Squirrel can be quite the vermin i can one that made a nest in my atic its so hard to sleep because squirrels are very eary rizers and they make a ton of noise its worse then a mouse

[@hwi3580]

man, do you know what a small animals like little birds can die from heart attack just because you pick them up ? (SCARED to death) squirrel's probably five with what, but not birds

[@ivanouano5549]

Rg

[@ivanouano5549]

Ramielle

[@ivanouano5549]

🦄

[@sandraabela247]

Ivan Ouano😐😐😉😉

[@sandraabela247]

Ivan Ouano ;6;8 0; 3

[@arandomcowjustchilling4237]

I read this as eastern gay squirrel

[@etoic4384]

0:47 the squirrel was begging the trap door to not trap him and that he has a family to feed

[@yourexpirednetflixsubscrip2314]

Trapping animals is cool to get a close look at them but mean at the same time.

[@tanyamarr7545]

Next step, submerge trap in water.

[@purplegirl5742]

This is illegal you can't release a grey squirrel.

[@jessereiter328]

This type of squirrel can be caught and made into a pet because they are extremely intelligence they will Play with you after a few weeks.

[@ccdogpark]

I question the intelligence of anyone who thinks that is a good idea.

[@gigitrue63]

what was the point of this? Just tortured and stressed the poor animal

[@brandom5138]

gigitrue63 why are you even watching this then

[@narayanarkau1060]

back ground music 2ooooooooooooooooooo irritating

[@stevenyan4141]

Regarding to a law in United States, you have just committed an illegal action. It is illegal to release a grey squirrel once you trapped one.

[@utubepunk]

Smells like bullshit.

[@barrygrant2907]

Horse hockey. Quote that statute.