80 How To Build A Wooden Rabbit Box Trap New

Acquire the tools and materials necessary to make the box.

How to build a wooden rabbit box trap. Wide and 3 ft. The trap is simply a box with a trigger system that uses the weight of a suspended trapdoor to enclose the rabbit inside the box once the rabbit bumps the trigger system. To use the trap place bait in the back of the box behind the trigger. Saw wire cutters pliers to bend the wire mesh.

Make sure that the brush you use doesn t interfere with the trigger assembly or keep the door from closing all the way. Secure a good sized box say 1 ft. A hammer small box of 8 penny 1 and inch galvanized nails one 10 foot long pine 1 inch x 8 inch wood plank circular saw jig saw safety goggles tape measure pencil speed or t square drill 1 inch paddle bit wire old phone cord would work a wooden dowel approximately broom handle width 3 feet in. As the rabbit enters the box it will hit the trigger before it reaches the bait.

Live trap plans using your new box trap. 1 extending the width of the box. A length of wood sizes are not critical but should be at least these sizes or the rabbit wont fit in the trap 36 inches 900 mm x 10 inches 250 mm x 1 2 inch 12 mm some stiff wire i used some square mesh left over from a rabbit hutch irony there a few staples some left over scraps of wood laying round the work shop. Board sloping from the end of the box to the cleat a.

From one end fasten a 2 in. And to the bottom about 10 in. This causes the trigger to activate which in turn causes the door to fall trapping the rabbit inside the box. Triggers generally take some trial and error and a bit of adjustment to get optimized.

When you find a trap has been tripped look through the back before opening the front. A dandy rabbit producing method is to set out boxes in known rabbit country with brush piled on top of the trap to make it look like a natural hiding place. How to make a self setting rabbit trap. Rabbit in a box.

This box trap is better than some of the other types of rabbit traps because it does not cause physical harm to the animal and can be used numerous ways besides hunting and.