How To Make A Fox Trap From A Shopping Trolley -- And First Live Catch

How to use an old salvaged shopping cart/trolley to make a homemade trap that actually works. The materials were entirely free and it took maybe three hours.
We really like foxes (as we really like all the wildlife we are lucky enough to have around us) but one of the local ones has learned how to get over the fence of our hen run. We've lost a few, and of course we have a responsibility to our hens too. We don't have a gun, and we won't use poison or snares (for reasons which should be obvious if you watch this video), so that only left a trap as a possible solution.
Fox traps are expensive to buy (and how often do you need one?) so this is my really simple homemade design. The bait we used were bones, sausages, cat food, and finally a dead hen. The biggest problem was the rats -- they would eat the bait and not set off the trap, or the trap would spring but they'd just walk away. So it seems the hen is the only thing that will work.
You might notice that I have not included the 'B' word in the title, description or tags -- I don't want anyone looking up how to catch these wonderful animals.
We have re-set the trap and if we catch anything else we'll let you know..
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[@JohnDoe-pz7gx]

The guy with the badger is such a kind and respectable human. These little things are what matters

[@timeisnow9855]

You are a bloody legend! Great idea....foxs keep getting out chooks... thanks for the video....apparently covering the floor with the neighbouring dirt helps with getting the fox to walk in the trap....

[@WayOutWestx2]

Ben Jarvie thanks Ben - yes, that would make sense too. We've had no trouble with foxes since. (Some one must have shown them this video!)

[@alvinliu1102]

best design I saw on youtube

[@AubMar]

Straight around to Tesco tomorrow mornin, I saw loads of those traps outside the last day I passed 😂

[@roadwarrior8560]

Good idea, no old trolleys near me though

[@J354CAO]

Great idea, we lost our 1st hen to a fox yesterday so its all out war now i will be out later grabbing a shopping trolley !!

[@SaraHermans-nl8qz]

Let us all go steal a Shopping Trolley and make one

[@onelonemonkey]

Great video which inspired us. Made slight modification of attaching string to our wooden pole (holding up the door). The string was held under tension by an egg on the inside of the grill. Fox came in, ate the egg which released the string which allowed the door to close. Can’t tell you how happy I am given it had eaten all my ducklings and lambing (6 ewes) is about to start.

[@WayOutWestx2]

Well done - glad it worked for you!

[@jus10inla]

Id be interested to see pics of yours. My fox is stealing duck eggs. I cant shoot them fast enough

[@androcles6795]

Impressively ingenious T!

[@stevehughes1818]

fantastic ingenuity, this idea could save small holders hundreds of pounds i.e cost of a manufactured trap and restocking costs when the fox got in one of the best videos i have seen thank you

[@WayOutWestx2]

thanks Steve - spread the word!

[@workwithnature]

Wow, what a funny video. We have mice traps that work like that and caught 3 already this way. Laugh a lot when you got the... But really cleaver stuff Tim. Was wondering about the locking bit. Very smart.

[@ryangallagher5892]

I imagine this design would work well for a decent sized snapping turtle trap. Great video! I've been brainstorming how to turn a shopping cart into a live trap. I need not look any further as I will be referencing your awesome how-to video. Thanks!

[@GrnArrow092]

The badger looked like he was comfortable in the trap and didn't want to leave. He probably thought it was a shelter or something.

[@Jeffrich308]

Awesome Idea!! Great Work!

[@mdredheadguy1979]

Great idea! Looks like a nice way to handle animals before they cause too much of a problem for you.

[@mothballjim]

This channel is brilliant! Almost watched all the videos

[@rabbitphobia]

Fantastic, what's that old saying "Necessity is the mother of invention" great innovation there Sir....... *(Tips my hat)*

[@paul1962uk]

Shopping trolleys will always migrate down to the sea just before they head off to spawn!😂

[@lcj9564]

Nice trap, and durable!

[@kieranstokes7676]

you made the trap out of a shopping kart that's party smart to make that to work and all that

[@chrisburns6142]

I can't wait to build this with my dad

[@invicta4165]

I have more chickens killed by badgers than foxes and they don't kill the chicken as cleanly as a fox. I'm off to the local canal to find an old shopping trolley! Great videos, keep up the good work!

[@brusckez]

this is awesome man!!

[@ryantaylor6702]

very cleaver idea

[@kiskuclassy1196]

Nice 👍👍👍👍

[@tisalucchesi9910]

My catch with my not nearly so homemade trap this spring: 1 fox and 3 skunks (or one skunk caught 3 times). I would like to put "can release skunks from a live trap without getting sprayed" on my resume now.

[@loadi2865]

very well done could even catch rabits

[@lukephillips6134]

clever trap good video

[@emmanchuntic3808]

you gave me some ideas about the mechanism.. although i dont wanna be using a shopping cart.. good bye possum. ty

[@bolobobik5416]

Super

[@andrewevans698]

very clever !

[@MyDom55]

Belle vidéo

[@bobbythompson3544]

Genius

[@ik1lbl]

You are a genius !!!! i lost 5 hens and 2 rooster just last night !! im very sad... so i just have an old trolley on my back yard, i go to replicate ur project !! i let u know ! Best regards Mario

[@WayOutWestx2]

+ik1lbl Sorry to hear about your hens - good luck with a trap..

[@lordchesterfield227]

ElTano I also lost 4 hens last night, to a fox in Belgium. I'm also planning on setting a trap. did you catch the fox ..?

[@mre7550]

you would do better to secure your hens, its not the foxes fault

[@michaelcarr7207]

@@mre7550 ya in a natural setting they get up in trees for safety against such predictors then you make am stay in an unsecured box on the ground what you expect

[@varminthunter]

I built one of those traps . The trigger works but i would like to figure out how to put in a step-on trigger plate for it .

[@TheMrWoodsman]

You are a very clever man sir.

[@cane870]

That's pretty cool

[@andyjay9346]

If you set it up on a busy street you might catch a couple of supermarket CEO's! Not sure whether you'd let them go though. Well not at least til they genuinely stop ripping off customers.

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

Great idea! 👍👍

[@robertpreston6084]

Well I've made a trap following this design and it has worked 1 fox down.

[@user-rl9ej5wx7m]

Good

[@sergiotim7895]

спасибо! и в россии пригодится! лайк!

[@cacakartcross7196]

very good

[@naomi-g]

A badger! on my most recent cat trapping excursion I caught the same damn hedgehog 4 times.

[@Schralenberger]

+Naomi the Dogsitter Outsmarted by a hedgehog! He's knows you'll let him out(and he's safe from predators while in trap). Meanwhile, he's gotten four free meals out of you(I bet he finds tuna, tastier than grubs) . Who say's dumb animals. :)

[@vitanirose6341]

+Schralenberger Your Dumb I'm Keeping The Fox I Caught as a Pet!

[@Schralenberger]

Vitani Rose I was commenting about the Hedge hog, and to why he was coming back. I'm not sure how you and your fox, fit into Naomi'sthe Dogsitter's (+Hedgehogx4)= 0cats to the nth power equation. But the best of luck and health to you and your fox anyway .

[@harrykuntz878]

I had the size of the screen down at 100% I am getting older and I need reading glasses and I read your name as Niomi the Dogshitter and I wondered to myself that's an unusual username and if its something like a Bullshitter only angrier .

[@jk5099]

They say that the first month after this video was released, Walmart had 100,000 shopping carts go missing

[@UpcomingJedi]

Why don't you put one of the wheels up front so that you can cart the trap away like a wheel barrow instead of suspending it by your side where the fox can get at your leg?

[@danjm6164]

genial merci

[@DustyShowers]

I am a professional humane urban nuisance wildlife trapper in Florida, USA. This is an awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Saartje05]

+Dusty Showers The only nuisance wildlife are humans....

[@aryanprivilege9651]

Cool, live in pinellas county, I’d work for little if was educational. Don’t need the money really now, what types animals to you remove, invasives? What types? I could find them homes if non native.

[@davidtrees1714]

Oh and your cleaning up the shoreline too. Whilst they may rust, they also create a problem for wading birds whilst they're rusting and for paddlers like us who cut our feet on them. If the water is warm enough that is... You get the Gulf Stream by where y'all live right? Cheers David

[@WayOutWestx2]

You're right, David, - awful things left to rust away, but dead handy for all sorts of things too!

[@saqueoshot494]

esta si es una verdadera demostracion de como hacer una trampa efectiva en casa y con mucha facilidad. saludos de panama

[@WayOutWestx2]

Gracias!

[@mariabeserra7479]

saqueo shot

[@user-tt6kp8oz7j]

good

[@thundercloud47]

Have heard foxes were sly, this one sure seems to be...hope you can catch him, he needs to be hunting elsewhere for his meals :). Mrs Tc

[@4MrJ]

that was so funny :P

[@banyardskin]

TOP VID

[@user-pz9uu7rq5k]

cool trap

[@garyslater1243]

I have GOT to make one of these........

[@laszlokriszt6118]

Haha this is great

[@Chlorate299]

I would have thought that you need to bait a trap with mashed potato in order to catch a badger. Everybody knows badgers love mashed potato.

[@ThabangPhosa-hf7hb]

❤

[@oliverarchibald9710]

did you eventually get a fox then? me and my friend have just got a trolley today so are attempting to make this trap. looks a cracking idea.

[@WayOutWestx2]

+Oliver Archibald We improved the fencing and although we see them occasionally they haven't been a problem. Good luck with yours !

[@bamboogieb4676]

great work but people will still go buy a trap cause who has the time.

[@user-lr6dr4kv6b]

جميل

[@harrykuntz878]

I caugh a young fox years ago and I kept him as a pet I had him for 4 years . I even taught him to hunt rabbits . one day while out hunting with him in the fields he was chasing a rabbit and a hunter shot him with a rifle . I was gutted .my grand fox dead and he almost had the rabbit . it was a good shot though in all fairness .

[@blackscarfolfgaming4056]

poor fox xD

[@mizofan]

shame on the hunter

[@wyatttolbert1366]

For all that Hunter new is that it would look good on his wall so don’t hate on him

[@autisticpain1960]

i think you should make a handle on the roof so that you can carry the trap easier

[@davidtrees1714]

Cool. See what happens hey. What will you do to the fox when you get one? I would need to call my brother in law who has a licence to deal with it... :| still we need our hens. If we cannot fence them with electric fox proof fencing, we need to teach the foxy's to stay away.

[@WayOutWestx2]

I think the plan is to release the fox a long way off - 10 miles at least - and wait to see if he finds his way home again. Have to catch him first though!

[@prairledoggedrez4758]

WayOutWest Blowinblog 10 miles is good as long as it is out to sea!!! ~ just lost 12 chooks and a tame rabbit and not one taken :((

[@prairledoggedrez4758]

***** I do ;) The old .22 painkiller.

[@user-lr6dr4kv6b]

روعه

[@patrickmclaughlin2504]

Was that a shotgun I heard at the very end 😉

[@cexedinburgh745]

Is this a irish Fox, can you tell me the name as we don't get these in America, thanks love the films keep em coming

[@WayOutWestx2]

Hi Cex - Well of course it's not a fox at all - it's a badger. But we were aiming for a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) - which is widespread through the whole of the Northern Hemisphere, including the US. Thanks for your comments !

[@cexedinburgh745]

Oh a Badger I've heard of those, you must get alot of tropical animals over in Ireland. I would love to see some parrots or giraffes in your next video's.

[@sreenathkuniyil9443]

it works but i got a mongoose

[@h7oslo]

Nice job on the trap, Tim ! I like to see things re-purposed. Question... Is it acceptable when your chickens are eaten by a badger, and not a fox? Them badgers are a mean, diggin' machine! rc

[@WayOutWestx2]

+Rusty Case If they ever ate one of the hens, I'd agree with you, RC, but they never have. Can't quite see how they would be able to either - noisy rambling chaps, too slow for our hens. They're also a delight to watch.

[@h7oslo]

Oh Gosh, Tim ! Badgers are a fierce tornado of a snarling defensive machine probably close to the description of a Tasmanian devil ! I know.. Many years back we ran a desert trapline as the boots-on-the-ground element of the fur industry, to bring in a few sheckels, here and there. I was a small nipper at the time, yet recall how vicious they could be, in their own defense. I've only assumed that would also be the case if they were hungry. Our chickens were decimated by raccoons. They grow pretty stout on a good diet! But I got him, and it wasn't a fun trip to the sea in a trolley, I'll tell you. He ate a dozen of our hens before I got him. Basically, put us out of the home-fresh eggs for children circumstance. Store bought just ain't the same.. rc

[@WayOutWestx2]

+Rusty Case Interesting - we very rarely hear of badgers doing any harm at all. Perhaps they are a different species? Must look that up too..!

[@h7oslo]

..Sure Tim ! it's taxidea taxus, if you got the Big Book of Badgers. :-) Here's a pic... digital-desert.com/wildlife/336-badger-j730f.jpg Best rc

[@h7oslo]

Hey Tim... I should pass on a nice pic once and a while. :-) Here's one Sandra might enjoy. It's a desert tortoise.. animals.sandiegozoo.org/sites/default/files/juicebox_slides/tortoise_desert_tracking_device.jpg ..I spent quite a bit of time out in our 'high desert' over the years.. So different. Which might be part of why I enjoy your videos so much! Best rc

[@lm2193]

tat badger could be your chicken killer.

[@blkrnser5091]

ههههههحلو

[@wggooch]

What did you pay the store owner for the cart.

[@riyad114]

what i dont understand how does the fox trigger the mechanism.

[@WayOutWestx2]

+edwards edwards I had two versions - one was triggered when the bait was pulled, and the other when a foot-plate was stood on. Both worked.

[@shahriyarjoy5451]

@@WayOutWestx2can you show the foot pedal method as the bait one isnt working for me

[@jaded8578]

I only came here to look at the comments

[@harrykuntz878]

so how did they look ? its nice to see people aren't saying horrible things to each other like on a lot of youtube .

[@ThePoacherNo1]

Hi, Thanks for a great tip. Just finished my version and I've made an improvement on the trigger system. I'm after fox and them guys are sneaky litter buggers. To have the trigger mounted on the exterior at the back on the trap as you have in your video will result in the fox tripping it when it circles the trap trying to get to the bait without having to enter the trap. To enter the trap is a last resort for the fox, trust me, I've seen them try to dig themselves in to avoid entering. So I put in a system similar to what is shown in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqfUkn2CotSIl9k Works great!

[@WayOutWestx2]

+ThePoacherNo1 My set- up of the trap meant they can't get near the trigger from the outside. But you're right - there's always a better way..

[@Farmer2492]

What does your trigger look like

[@saqueoshot494]

ya compre las carretillas para unos coyotes que estan dando problemas...es excelente porque las trampa que uno compra de ese tamaño son caras mas la traida hasta panama mucho mas cara

[@derek38fishing]

Did you consider that it may be the badger doing the harm in your chicken run? I assumed I was having a regular visit from a fox as my hens were being depleted. One night I heard a rumpus in the hen run, I ran out to be confronted by a rooster, minus its tail feathers being chased by a badger, who suspiciously had a number of feathers in its mouth! Who'da thunk?

[@WayOutWestx2]

Good suggestion, Derek. I'm sure it happens but not in this case. We've seen the fox many times and a couple of times we've caused him to drop a hen he was carrying.

[@georgegibson707]

WayOutWest Blowinblog Just wondering have you found out for sure it was always the fox and not the badger (that killed the chickens) ? au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110204040544AAUZ5F1

[@WayOutWestx2]

George Gibson Hi George, We don't have forensic evidence either way, but the hens were taken in daylight while they were walking around - so unlikely to be a badger, surely? I wouldn't argue that badgers don't take hens - just not in this case.

[@georgegibson707]

WayOutWest Blowinblog OK, yes probably the fox. Forgot to say great job with the trap - very creative. I have an old shopping trolley that I was hoping to convert to a live trap. That's how I found this video - googling for inspiration.

[@WayOutWestx2]

thanks George - good luck with yours : - )

[@ucphaninh1809]

chan

[@megnathroy9353]

Please i well back

[@jdmknowledge626]

BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER MUSHROOM MUSHROOM!!!!!! im sorry

[@gangcai2876]

Steal a shopping trolley?

[@FoxyRoxy34]

Don't worry about me! I love chickens they are fun! They are actually my least fav meat!im a friendly Fox

[@djdimigaming5324]

Bloody fox got into my chicken coop, killed a mother of 4 and her baby. Plus two older baby’s. Now it’s got the taste and knows where dinner is. I’ll sort the little fucker out! With this trap

[@AA-sz5wm]

you need to put a plate with water on it, so the captured animal can drink while captive!

[@mre7550]

why would an evil sicko want to do that?

[@mecraig6291]

Badgers will eat chickens..... or kill them

[@WayOutWestx2]

+Me Craig Our species of badger don't seem to bother with them at all. You may have a different species?

[@MrFerretman11]

+WayOutWest Blowinblog that's what was killing your chickens! not a fox. I've seen my self

[@tomchung3168]

lol that's not even a fox

[@apothicd8770]

Why are they called shopping trolleys? Are the items and articles that are placed in such a device made aware that they are riding in a trolley? Do they get out at certain stations, what have you? Does your laundry soap need a ticket to ride? LOL Silly English, a trolley is something you ride in, not push things in. That's called a fucking wheelbarrow/slave cart. But whatever.

[@macjustcallme5725]

you should of killed it , if it was eating chickens

[@mizofan]

please be kind to foxes

[@fb5601]

He is

[@patrickfleming8768]

You better not kill the foxes

[@Saartje05]

Why would you want to catch a fox??

[@finn127]

did you watch the video?!

[@Saartje05]

+FanteFinn yes

[@finn127]

I give up.

[@Saartje05]

FanteFinn Lol. You never said a thing.

[@elliottspence]

Hens...

[@shaun7785]

Sad!

[@shadowwolf1632]

:""""(

[@fb5601]

Why?

[@MoBench25]

Get rid of the foxes and see a dramatic increase in the rodents population......( like in London with major rat problems)

[@fb5601]

But foxes don't even belong in Australia

[@Neil-vs4hh]

London has its fair share of fox's. The rat problem could easily be reduced by humans. Rats are nature's cleaners and are essential in disease prevention as they quickly clear away dead or rotting meat. But numbers do need controlling. The best way to do this is stop leaving food for them. Basically, dispose of your rubbish properly.

[@miabobian8814]

Look I love animals all my life and I always will I love to craft and it is possible to not catch an animal and not hurt it and still protect the others OK so please don't catch any animals

[@fb5601]

We don't care, we will catch them

[@miabobian8814]

You guys need to stop hurting animals or every single animal will become extinct I love foxes and wolves dogs and all animals people try to save them and others hurt them and I will never hurt one ever but mean people hurt them and the need to stop so I know this sounds stupid but who's with me

[@1JUSTINJAMIESON]

Mia Bobian I am assuming you are 10 years old, The only thing you seem to be saving is punctuation,

[@miabobian8814]

So what do you mean BTW I am using my Little's sisters account

[@WayOutWestx2]

Mia Bobian Hi Mia - Not sure where you live, but here in Ireland humans have already made many species extinct and more go every year. And I agree, it is terrible. But we have to recognise that now that we have changed the rules for so many animals we have to look after them too. All the domesticated animals would be killed in no time by wolves/foxes because we have bred them to be heavy and slow and calm. That wouldn't be fair either, would it? (BTW, we still haven't caught a fox!)

[@WayOutWestx2]

Mia Bobian Time to get your own account!

[@miabobian8814]

WayOutWest Blowinblog thats so unfair and not cool that stupid people kill animals and I am learning about extinct animals . Animals try to survive the same way we do not run into bad people and not get shot or hurt and they are animals so they don't have every thing we do :'(

[@debz123]

whats wrong way you people trying to kill wee animals

[@WayOutWestx2]

We're not. Did you even watch the video??

[@fb5601]

Way Out West Blow-in blog you should have

[@KavehBand]

DONT TREAT ANIMALS LIKE THAT OK OK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@WayOutWestx2]

Kaveh Yaghmaei Like what, exactly? We're looking after our hens, it's a live trap and doesn't hurt anything. So what are you objecting to, Kaveh?

[@WayOutWestx2]

+leah clark yes, Leah, we do

[@potentialgaminghd116]

+WayOutWest Blowinblog dont listen to him hes being stupid u didnt harm it and ur taking care of ur hens