Trapping an Eastern Gray Squirrel 

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.

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

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

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

+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?

Soundtrack name?

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

Is this the main music off project flight?

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.

Thank you was very informative

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

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!

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/

Are pet squirrells legal in Canada ? Permit ?

The trapper be like: Lads! Lads I found him! It's the bliggity blole who can't get any damsels! HAHAHA

Combination live trap/crab pot.

what triggered the gate to close?

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

0:36 I see the camera, you.

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

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

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

Y he jump in the trap tho

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.

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

Put the food in behind the tuger

Everyone loves wild life 😁

Cool

Love the music, great job!

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...

I have the same trap

Recorded horizontally😀👍

Just need a bucket of water to finish the job

Camera make please ?

Great job..mantapp..

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

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

WOW

Keeeeeeep it

Why ruin the audio?

LMFAO

im gonna buy this 8 dollers squirrel trap in amazon later

Thank you for showing us and releasing the Squirrel

And now, here comes *DINNER* Just kidding!

I’ve got the same trap

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

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

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.

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!

Pest control please

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

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.

Just got one... for raccoons

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

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!

Reminds me of the american prison system

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

ha that squirrel is a turd

Cool music....

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

Judged, Juried and Executed!!

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

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

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

Thank you for not eating him.

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

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

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.

Poor ssquirl!

Next step, submerge trap in water.

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.

I read this as eastern gay squirrel

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

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

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.

back ground music 2ooooooooooooooooooo irritating