Another mouse trap

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 05, 2018 6:26 pm

This should do the trick.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sat May 05, 2018 6:33 pm

Now that is cool as all get out, Lenn!

Nails em every time.

piller · Post by **piller** » Sat May 05, 2018 9:23 pm

Cool. I would like to see it in action.

fordwannabe · Post by **fordwannabe** » Sat May 05, 2018 9:26 pm

Hey Pitchy very cool, also remind me never to tick you off!

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun May 06, 2018 5:46 am

That's it, go medieval on those mice! Looks like Pitchy is having his own Spanish inquisition !
Since its warmed up it appears I'm over run with chipmunks-again! I really miss my JRT !

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sun May 06, 2018 6:13 am

As Gunny said, that looks medieval, should be pretty final to any critter unlucky enough to encounter it....

M. M. Wright · Post by **M. M. Wright** » Sun May 06, 2018 6:18 am

I can just see a video of it in action. Coming soon?

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:37 am

Thanks fellars, here`s a video of it in action.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGysdMlJRXk

rossim92 · Post by **rossim92** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:50 am

well pitchy you think you have prostate problems, think how the mouse will feel after that gizmo knocks on his back door!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:52 am

rossim92 wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 7:50 am well pitchy you think you have prostate problems, think how the mouse will feel after that gizmo knocks on his back door!

I don`t know whether to laugh or cry.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun May 06, 2018 9:32 am

Hey Pitchy- do you have a game/trail cam? It would be great to see a mouse get to test drive your traps!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 10:09 am

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 9:32 am Hey Pitchy- do you have a game/trail cam? It would be great to see a mouse get to test drive your traps!

Sorry I don`t and there don`t seem to be any mice around to catch, maybe the three fox that live under the barn have something to do with it.

Old No7 · Post by **Old No7** » Sun May 06, 2018 11:46 am

Pitchy wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 7:52 am
rossim92 wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 7:50 am well pitchy you think you have prostate problems, think how the mouse will feel after that gizmo knocks on his back door!
I don`t know whether to laugh or cry.

Too funny -- and I needed a laugh!

Well done Lenn -- I like it!

Old No7

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 06, 2018 12:05 pm

That was funny, thanks buddy.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Mon May 07, 2018 1:38 pm

Not quite up to Pitchy design standards but it works!

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I had to resort to this, the hav-a-heart trap didn't hold the munks when Win would grad the trap and toss it around! My shop walls seem to crawl in the winter months. Trapped well over 2 dozen mice over the winter and at least 20 munks last fall in the hav-a-heart, Win probably released half on them!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon May 07, 2018 1:41 pm

Good one and worked great.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Thu May 10, 2018 5:00 am

Got another munk yesterday, that's 3 so far!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 10, 2018 6:27 am

Cool must be a good design

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Thu May 10, 2018 12:19 pm

Great device Len

N.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 10, 2018 4:35 pm

Thanks Nath.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:31 pm

This afternoon I noticed my munk trap was knocked over. I figured that a tree rat shoved a paw in and set off the trap. So I go out to reset it, open the lid and there sits a young chipmunk on the trap but nowhere near the pan!
I looked at it, it at me both of us slightly confused. It takes off tries to go up a tree then my leg then back into the trap then out again before finally running off. There I stood wishin for my 44 special with shot shells!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 13, 2018 4:40 pm

could of been worse and went up the inside the pant leg

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Sun May 13, 2018 6:34 pm

Pitch, do you think gravity alone will give that iron maiden thing enough momentum to skewer Señor Mouse, or would a spring assist add to the lethality? Come to think you could probably use it to crack walnuts in the off season.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 13, 2018 6:39 pm

I think it will work fine Bill, I got the idea from mouse trap Monday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKfviA9Mq-4

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun May 13, 2018 7:36 pm

Trust me Lenn that thought crossed my mind!

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Mon May 14, 2018 8:10 am

Lenn, it looks mighty effective just as is.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri May 18, 2018 1:02 pm

Built another trap I seen on mouse trap Monday on youtube, turned out pretty good.

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYP0mtuUl_M

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Fri May 18, 2018 2:11 pm

Wow that's pretty neat, Lenn.
For such an old design, it seems more complicated than more modern ones.
Of course, I'm sure metal was tough to come by back then.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri May 18, 2018 2:19 pm

Thanks Jay, I like this one now if only there was some mice to catch.
I think Gunny is right I need to build a big one for bears, had two bears in the yard this morning.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Fri May 18, 2018 4:10 pm

Wow bud, you got some bear in your neighborhood. You could carpet your whole house!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 19, 2018 1:18 pm

Another fall type trap.

Video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozcP7ySl930

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sat May 19, 2018 5:09 pm

Well if I see a piece on the news about a PETA SWAT team raid in Michigan I'll know what that's all about.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 19, 2018 5:11 pm

Rusty wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 5:09 pm Well if I see a piece on the news about a PETA SWAT team raid in Michigan I'll know what that's all about.

Nobody`s perfect.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sun May 20, 2018 4:33 am

My munk boxes are working well! Now that I have the second box together it seems every time I turn around I've got another.
Yesterday morning I had a mole ( short tail & beady eyes)in one.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sun May 20, 2018 7:44 am

Good job buddy!
Now for some reason, that makes me think of a guillotine.
Hey........now there's an idea! Mouse guillotine!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 20, 2018 7:50 am

Thanks Jay and glad your traps are working good Gunny.
The guy on mousetrap Monday made one.
I was thinking about making one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmmFX5q7kCg

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Sun May 20, 2018 8:15 am

Nice!

Cue in evil laughter.........Whhhhhaaaaa haa haa haa!

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Sun May 20, 2018 8:54 am

All this talk of fancy mouse traps, and all the hard work that goes into making them. I have the ultimate mouse trap. It not only kills the mouse/rat/squirrel, but it disposes of the remains, as well.

As you cans see it is ever vigilant.

The only maintenance required is an occasional rubbing of the tummy or scratching of the ears.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 20, 2018 4:28 pm

Time tested, never fail.

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Sun May 20, 2018 6:56 pm

Pitchy wrote: ↑Sat May 05, 2018 6:26 pm This should do the trick.

WOW, GREAT mouse trap design Pitchy, You should call it "The Mouse Tenderizer". I subscribe to Shawn Woods "Mouse Trap Mondays" and especially like his homemade copies of mouse traps of old. I especially like his Guillotine Mouse Trap: https://youtu.be/hsdeG6JKXBk
My living mousetraps my two cats are great. My older gal cat that we found newborn and abandoned in a field next to my property when I lived on Maui. She is mainly a indoor cat but any mouse or rat that was foolish enough to get into the house stood no chance. She is small in frame but fierce for her size. She once caught and killed a HUGE rat that looked a quarter her size. Sad to see her getting old and arthritic and past her prime at 13 years. A friend of my son gave us a feral male kitten which was wandering the parking structure of his condo in Honolulu. This scrawny little guy at 6 months is now double the size of my old female and still growing so he will be huge when full grown. I don't like litter boxes in the house so at both my old home as well as my new home I constructed an outdoor "catio" (cat=patio) with a pet door to keep the litter box in. The tight weave lattice panels I used as exterior barrier allows B-52 roaches as well as mice and lizards to get into the "catio", and my new young male cat loves to catch these critters to catch and bring into the house as gifts to us. Fortunately all the critter gifts have been dead except for one large anole lizard, the drawback of having living mouse traps.

Sneaky Squeaky my new male "mouse trap"

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 20, 2018 7:15 pm

Thanks Ji, I`ll probably build the Guillotine Mouse Trap yet just for fun.
Sounds like ya have some nice cats and are fond of them.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Mon May 21, 2018 4:44 am

Last night our neighborhood bear was in the area. As soon as I let the girls out for the morning walk they got to huffing, low growling. The Bears have become completely nocturnal around here. It tossed my munk trap.
Pitchy, when you get your bear-apult done I'll take 2 !

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon May 21, 2018 5:55 am

I hear ya, aggravating critters, they not satisfied robbing the store they gotta leave piles of poop too.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Mon May 21, 2018 6:08 am

Fortunately I'm not having the pop problem- I'm very thankful for that as I'm sure at least 1 of the girls would roll in it!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue May 22, 2018 5:32 pm

Made the Guillotine Mouse Trap today.

Video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS1E07lbMjg

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue May 22, 2018 10:49 pm

My man, Pitchy! I never doubted you bud. Not many people or things can be counted on in this world.
You, sir, are one of em.
Great job.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue May 22, 2018 10:54 pm

Good late evening bud and thanks, was going stir restless in bed from the aches and pains so had to get up and move around a bit.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue May 22, 2018 10:55 pm

Yeah, surprised to see you up. I just got to work.
Sorry your hurting bud. Feel better, old buddy.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue May 22, 2018 10:59 pm

Thanks bud, have to go to sleep soon so I can dream up something else to build.

OldWin · Post by **OldWin** » Tue May 22, 2018 11:06 pm

Keep on keepin on Lenn!