Sorta figured they were rats with fluffy tails that flew through the trees.
I used to put it under the truck and tractor both of which were under the 15' roof extension that runs the length of my shop and every morning it would be gone. I do have a pretty good rabbit population and have seen them in the area under the covering when I come out in the morning. Since rabbits are another form of rat and are nocturnal this surely makes sense. I have also found corpses in the yard.
This year I have the bait box I built putting it under the tractor (neighbors moved in with loose dogs) and moved the truck inside as mentioned. I put 4 cubes of Tomcat on a wire inside the box and need to check it to see if it's getting any customers.
I hate the smell of dead critters also but traps just don't get them at my place. The peanut butter flavor of the Tomcat apparently is the right flavor.
My building was settling after drought and being 10 years old so I sawed off the bottom of the doors so that they would move before I figured out how to raise the building which I am current half through the process. That and the sloping, cracked concrete made for the big gap.
DBF yesterday I took 2 pieces of purlin and cut to fit and laid them across the opening. I have slots at the door supports for the ends and the center anchor for the two sliding doors makes for a great center anchor. I have to have something portable as all the potential permanently attached to the door solutions for closing the holes interfered with the lower rail bracket that holds the bottom of the sliding doors. I think it will work. Checked it this morning and no bait gone and purlins still where I put them.
My Pecan trees have died off but I have Hackberry and they like the berries since with no Pecans that's about all they have to eat. The place is covered with them (make nice firewood) so the attraction is there for the critters.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Old Time Threshing - by Anthony West. A lovely harvest evening late September 1947, I was a school boy, like all school boys I loved harvest time. The golden corn ripens well and early, the stoking, stacking,.... the drawing in with the tractors and trailers and a few buck rakes thrown in, and possibly a heavy horse. It would be a great day for the collies and the terrier dogs, rats and mice would be at the bottom of the stacks so the dogs, would have a busy time hunting and killing, all the corn was gathered and ricked in what we c
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
