first rat of year.

bill9044 · #1 03-01-2015, 04:18 PM

First rat of the year. I'm not looking for praise. But I am saying keep your eye open. I caught this guy in my shovel trap. Seen him going across the slough. I couldn't find his exit hole. But I found him.

H380 · #2 03-01-2015, 05:14 PM

Nice lookin skrat .. shovel trap ...hmmm . does it have a D handle or just straight ?

Tfng · #3 03-01-2015, 05:32 PM

Depends how fast you are maybe? Straight will provide better reach and trap speed due to longer handle. Is it worth the extra money to go aluminum?

bill9044 · #4 03-01-2015, 10:06 PM

Hahaha More of a spade trap. You could go with a cheaper model but you may risk splitting the trap handle. So... It is a trade off. My dad asked me why bother? I said to him would you not run down the street to hit a 5 dollar bill right in laurier's head with a shovel and pick it up?

Hydro1 · #5 03-01-2015, 10:14 PM

Haha, another shovel trap rat eh?
Nice to see they are runing around further south. Shouldnt be too much longer around here.. I hope.

PCP_ECOM · #6 03-03-2015, 03:13 PM

My rat race will begin this weekend,with warm weather on it's way down here for next couple weeks time to hit spring rat spots