bait for livetrapping fox

[Mack in N.C.]

have a tomahawk fox trap.......whats the best bait for livetrapping gey fox....i was thinking about using dead quail from a quil farm.....thanks mack

[rascal (Joe Duncan)]

Mack;
  Just a guess since I have never tried live trapping them, but the quail sounds ok and I think if I were to try the live trap method, I would still use a good call lure (maybe just a little on the feathers of the quail).  Knowing a little about the habits of greys, I think anything that is his natural food source in your particular area would be good.  Some of the other members can probably guide you better than I on the live trapping.

[Newt]

Mack, When I trap North Carolinia for red and gray fox. I use soft catch traps or snares.The live market is better pay than the fur market.And the pen owners like to here that you are using soft catch traps.Even if you can do a good job with the right regular foot hold. I just punch the old standard sets,dirt hole,flat,urine post ect.If you trap Beauford or Pit Countys you can use snares.Burlington is in Almance county and you cant snare there.Snares are a great tool for the live market.No sore feet at all.And with a 2 1/2"deer stop a fox cant choke down. For bait I like FRESH beaver and of course I use my own SNARE ONE-PINNEY POWER LURES (how do you like the way I got that add in Bogmaster :-) ) the red fox gland lure works good for red and gray fox,coon too.Then just give the set a shot of red fox urine

[Mack in N.C.]

hello newt, funny you mention burlington...i grew up there...live 45 minutes away in cary nc now,,,my family has 2 tracts on land on the haw river near burlington......i aslo lease 200 acres of land in chatham co 1/2 mile from the river.....never used snares  but probaly cant in these 3 places because of domestic animals......i do need to get rid of some fox ........maybe ill just shoot them while deer hunting.....mack...im a wdc agent for nc but i have never tried to trap fox......wanted to catch 1 in a livetrap for the fun of it and because everytime i deer hunt in 1 cutover i here 1 rabbit die fromn a fox......mack

[Newt]

Mack, I got a North Carolinia WDC license too.When did you take the class?  I'll be back down in January to trap till the end of the season. .Maybe you would like to come down to Chocowinity. We could run my line.You might get a few pointers about snaring. I dont know much,but I get buy.

[Wackyquacker]

Mack, WATCH OUT...Newt has been known to bite! :-D

[Mack in N.C.]

took the class in 2000.....my num is 00-029..though i dont use it much........i looked at your website...i can tell you dont know much about trapping!!!!! probaly only 10,000 percent more than me!......i havent used steel in a long time and then only for mrats coon and possum......favorite set for coon on the haw river was a piece on alum foil on the pan and set along sandbars.........gave or sold most of the coon to guys to train dogs with........not too hard to trap squirrel and coons in livetraps as you know ....espically these city critters.......deer hunted this evening in chatham co...between me and 2 other hunters we saw 4 fox........want to get 1 bad in my tomahawk........thanks mack...would love to run a line this winter but i would have to use vac time.....mack