I need the recipe for making poison bait for muskrats. I'd heard people talk about it so many times in the past but had always just used conibear traps, but the breeding fools have completely gotten out of control and are destroying my island! I have no desire to buy two dozen traps nor to set them all. Besides, I took a bit of a swim yesterday setting one trap from the boat; sans my wetsuit.
Two old guys I knew who taked about how they mixed up baits for unwanted raccoons or muskrats have both died, along with their secret recipe. One of them lived up close to where my other property is and he said that they had raccoons that were so aggressive that they would not only get into any outdoor trash cans, but would kill outdoor dogs to get their dog food. He told of killing 9 'coons in one weekend. His mixture worked so well he found them dead within 50' of where they ate the bait. I'd sure love to find out what works like that. I can reach 3' or so into the muskrat dens and place the bait in them.
I did buy mole poison and crawled around with a spoon, opening the top of main mole runs, putting poison down for them. I have a lot more work to do to get all of them. Rather than a few runs, they have some 8 lane super highways in my yard. Fortunately, I found that if you use a spoon, you can lift the top layer off and open up a very clear round underground tunnel into which it's easy to place the poison bait.
So, I'd be very appreciative if someone knows the secret mixture of making the bait that muskrats will eat and will kill them. I did discover that, although they are North America's largest rodents, they don't seem to have a taste for D-Con.
Two old guys I knew who taked about how they mixed up baits for unwanted raccoons or muskrats have both died, along with their secret recipe. One of them lived up close to where my other property is and he said that they had raccoons that were so aggressive that they would not only get into any outdoor trash cans, but would kill outdoor dogs to get their dog food. He told of killing 9 'coons in one weekend. His mixture worked so well he found them dead within 50' of where they ate the bait. I'd sure love to find out what works like that. I can reach 3' or so into the muskrat dens and place the bait in them.
I did buy mole poison and crawled around with a spoon, opening the top of main mole runs, putting poison down for them. I have a lot more work to do to get all of them. Rather than a few runs, they have some 8 lane super highways in my yard. Fortunately, I found that if you use a spoon, you can lift the top layer off and open up a very clear round underground tunnel into which it's easy to place the poison bait.
So, I'd be very appreciative if someone knows the secret mixture of making the bait that muskrats will eat and will kill them. I did discover that, although they are North America's largest rodents, they don't seem to have a taste for D-Con.