Ouell 4-11 for Big squirrel

Our neighborhood has become over run by the squirrel population. Destroying the garden, ravaging the bird feeders and trying to get into the garage. It was time to take action to prevent any more damage. This trap has been incredibly effective. It is extremely rugged and we'll built. It works, buy it if you have a squirrel problem. For more details, see below. In the last 3 weeks, we have eliminated 15 squirrels and 2 chipmunks with one of these larger sized traps. I'm sure that number would be much higher, had I been home to reset the trap during the day and if I had known about baiting it properly. The count generally goes up over the weekend when I'm home all day and down during the work week when I'm not. My baiting tips. At first I baited as the manufacturer suggested, with a soft granola bar piece on the nail in the trap. That yielded nothing but ants for me. Since the squirrels are going after our bird feeders, I decided to try that. A small pile of peanuts and sunflower seeds in the trap has been very successful. My trick is to make sure the pile is visible with a few accessible where they can be reached. They get a taste and then they are committed. See the attached photo. Make sure the trap is in a safe location. Keep far away from children and pets. This thing will easily break adult fingers, so it could do great damage to children and pets. In my case, I have a fenced in back yard with no kids or pets. If someone came over, I'd be sure to remove the trap. It's a little intimidating setting it the first couple of times, but it's quite easy after only a few tries. Make sure to follow the instructions. I've looked up videos on YouTube and some people were demonstrating it incorrectly. Watch the manufacturer video, if in doubt. Be advised that this trap typically kills the squirrel instantaneous, but not always. I've witnessed it in action. Most of the time it works as intended and breaks the neck of the squirrel and it's over before they know what's happened. I've also seen a squirrel dodge into the trap and get their shoulder into the trap. If that happens, it's not quite so quick, FYI. There have also been a couple of occasions of some blood. Only 2 out of the 15, but I thought it might be worth mentioning. Squirrels don't seem to care about smell, blood or their dead relatives. I've seen squirrels squeeze by a dead one to get the bait. Ruthless little rodents. If you need to reduce your squirrel population, look no further than this we'll engineered beauty. July 2025 update: approaching 80 squirrels that have been taken with this trap. Still functioning great. The only change I've made is to mount the trap on a larger, heavier and wider board, to keep it from getting overturned when a larger squirrel thrashes about for a few seconds if it's not killed instantly. Still plenty of squirrels in the neighborhood, but I'm doing my part to keep the population in check.

We feed the birds everyday, which in turn attracted Squirrels. We didn't mind feeding everyone, until the squirrels decided bird seed wasn't enough and started chewing electrical wires. Almost $4000 later, we made the decision to buy a non lethal trap for catch and release and a lethal trap as we weren't sure which trap, if any, would work best. We set up both traps and sure enough, both work amazingly well! This lethal trap dispatches squirrels extremely fast. Once the trap hits, the nervous system of the squirrel reacts for literally less than a minute, which happens to everything on this planet with a nervous system after it passes away. I've read other reviews about this trap that said the squirrel was not "killed" right away. This trap has literally caught 5 squirrels and everyone of them was done quickly. We have a camera out back because it also shows our car as we live in the City. Even if the squirrel entered the trap at different angles, the squirrel did not suffer much, if any, based on how strong this trap is. I captured some video from our out back parking area so you can see how the squirrel died quickly. I take no joy in killing anything, so if it wasn't a fast kill, I would have sent the trap back. Watch the video and make the decision for yourself if this is the right trap for you and your family. Below are some tips on how to use this trap as the first two weeks were a bust until we modified some things: 1. Make sure you use the safety hook when setting this trap. This trap will require some strength to set. Once you get the first trap bar pulled back, the second bar goes pretty easy. Make sure you use both trap bars or the animal might suffer. (Maybe that's what happened in other reviews where people said the animal did not die right away? Not sure...) ALWAYS Use the safety latch when setting and baiting this trap. 2. Instead of mounting the trap onto something with the mounting hole at the back of the trap, I weighed the trap down with some pavers to anchor it as other reviewers said to make sure it was weighed down or mounted to avoid the trap flying in the air. Any weight on the back will hold this trap down. 3. I tried putting the bait in the back of the trap like the demo video and had no success, so I started putting a handful of peanuts in the front of the trap just beyond the tripping mechanism inside the trap. I did not leave any food outside of the trap as recommended. I found that putting about 20 shelled peanuts inside worked better than even peanut butter which would wash away in the rain, attract ants, and just overall make a mess on the patio parking area. Sometimes Bluejays would take the peanuts directly at the entrance but would not set off the trap. I learned quickly to use 20+ shelled peanuts (handful) as the first 5 peanuts would be taken by the Bluejays and the trap was bait less after that. Bluejays are very smart and will rob your trap without setting it off. The Bluejays rob this trap often, which is why I recommend using a handful of peanuts spread out from just beyond the tripping mechanism inside the trap. Make sure the peanuts go all the way back to the nail inside the trap. Make sure to set the safety latch, BEFORE BAITING, if the trap is set while you bait it!!! Using this method of baiting, I have caught 5 squirrels in the last two weeks. 0 in the first two weeks trying the video recommendation baiting method. 4. Use gloves when setting this trap to hide your scent. I do not use gloves on the peanuts, just when setting the trap or handling the trap. I also leave the trap outside so the rain washes away any scent including any urine from the dispatched animals, etc... Once it rains and the peanuts get soft/soggy, I empty the trap and use fresh peanuts as bait. Fresh peanuts make a world of difference compared to soggy watered down peanuts (squirrels would not even look in the trap with soggy peanuts). Fresh peanuts the night before usually ends up with a catch the next morning. That's about all I can think of at the moment. I posted a pic of how I bait this trap also. This is a great lethal trap for squirrels and other possible rodents. It works quickly and seems quite durable so far. Highly Recommend this trap if you need a lethal squirrel trap!!!

This trap is AWESOME. So far I’ve trapped and killed 3 HUGE squirrels who were trying to nest on my roof In my attic fan that’s dorment. I had bought a big bucket I was going to use in case the squirrels weren’t totally dead. I was going to drown them . No need for the bucket. One snap and dead it was. The trap is super strong and almost hard to pull the spring back. I put shelled peanuts in the back and I rolled a piece of bread in a ball. Then I covered it with fresh oily peanut butter. I put it on the nail inside the trap. I also put peanut butter in front of the trap with a butter knife, Less than 15 hours later I had one. Excellent trap and worth the money !

This trap is a beast, it's strong, very well built, and has ample safety measures so that you don't smash your fingers. I was skeptical, but I'm seriously impressed with the build, usability, and how well it works overall!

Our company uses these devices to eliminate Eastern Grey Squirrels from attics and in yards when they start to damage property. The design and quality is very good and highly effective - just note that these are EXTREMELY dangerous to non target animals and can be difficult to work with. They will easily kill a cat or anything else that tries to interact with them, so don't be careless with placement and make sure you know what you're doing.

Worked first time of using.

A little delay coming from "trapper central" (Canada) but really excellent. No question. Very good and strong construction. Should last for many years. Only, very small, downside is that you may have trouble pulling back the two sprung arms if you don't have strong wrists - but you'll find a way. Generally, this is an excellent and humane dispatcher of verminous tree rats. Updated: having now tried out this equipment several times: it really is excellent. Worth the price. Thoroughly recommended.

Very effective - does what it's meant to do. Watch one of the You Tube videos on how to set it up and you are good to go.

I started out giving this trap one star because, although I am a weightlifter and exercise my hands with "grippers", I couldn't overcome the springs to set the mechanism. I removed one of the springs and now it's 5 stars. To remove a spring you need a big screwdriver and a strong pair of pliers. Not too difficult. The thing still packs a punch to kill a panther (if he could get in). This is a great trap. I have the BIG model (which may explain the challenge with the springs) because we have a problem with BIG non-indigenous squirrels. I still use the "Rat Zapper", highly recommended here on Amazon, but larger squirrels are hesitant to enter. This product is designed for big squirrels and they seem to find it inviting. The trap is well-designed for safety. Following are some tips and observations. 1 - There are 2 "U shaped sprung neck-breakers. 2 - The smaller one is mostly to help you set the trap. Always working from the back of the unit, pull this back (it quickly gets easier as you go) and secure it with the built-in safety hook. But first, get that escapement wire out of the way, positioning it to the back. 3 - Now pull back the bigger business-end "U" (it's easy now) and secure it with that same hook. Stay to the rear. This trap could easily break a finger. 4 - Place the escapement wire over the secured "U"s and insert its bent end into the exterior loop of the trigger apparatus. It's like setting a traditional "Victor" mouse trap. 5 - Open the rear door (this is safe) and deposit the bait. I put raw peanuts just back of the trigger mechanism at the front. They can't resist! 6 - Hold down the "U"s just a bit and remove the safety hook. Satisfying results await you. Recommended but you may have to remove a spring. It's an effective solution for a difficult problem.