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Mon, Jun 4, 12 at 7:48
| Just curious - what are others using for bait in your traps for maximum trapping? I've tried mixed birdseed w/sunflower seeds removed, crumbled oyster crackers or saltines among others. Ideas? |
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- Posted by mrwiggles2 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 4, 12 at 13:08
| Millet, cheapest seed you can get. If it has white millet in it, it will catch lots of house sparrows. I only feed black sunflower, but my neighbors all feed junk seed. All the hosp go there, they don't like the sunflower seeds.. except in winter. |
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| I use bread crumbs and popcorn. I like to try to use things the HOSP will love, but other birds won't. So far no other birds have been attracted to this mix, and I've caught as many as six HOSP in one day. I do occasionally get a chipmunk that is attracted to those foods though. |
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- Posted by ohsoblue77 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 6, 12 at 2:17
| The only way I've caught additional HOSP in a baited trap (DRST in my case) was by trapping them in a nest box with the Van Ert or in Purple Martin housing and then throwing the bird in the trap. As far as non-living bait, I buy millet and millet mixes that are sold by the lb at the local pet store. I also use feathers from old Tree Swallow nests and occasionally break up actual House Sparrow nests. I would recommend avoiding seed like black Oil Sunflower, as it attracts natives. ~Tim~ |
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