Below are links to various guides, how-to videos for various traps, and Cam Speedies tips.
Below are videos about how to use a variety of traps:
Here are some of Cam Speedys key points on improving predator interaction with your traps, thanks to Predator Free NZ for sharing this information.
Cam Speedy has a YouTube video channel with advice on many different subjects regarding pest control.
Some trappers will find the Starters Guide to Predator Control on Farms, or the Starters Guide to Predator Control on Lifestyle Blocks (written by Cam Speedy) both interesting and useful.
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Well-maintained traps help reduce non-lethal encounters (which create trap shy animals).
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Fold the mesh at the entrance of the trap.
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Scuff up the ground around the trap to create interest.
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Pre-feed "Hansel and Gretel" trails of raw mutton fat, smear it on and around your trap. When luring pests, put 1/3 lure in the trap 1/3 on and around the trap, and 1/3 scattered further away from the trap.
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Promote your traps with scented flour blazing, using this recipe.
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Flipping Timmy and Flipping Kitty traps can be found by contacting Enviro Tools.
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BT200 traps for stoats and rats that Cam Speedy recommends can be source at Natspring.co.nz.
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Create a "possum nightclub" by prefeeding and luring during mating season (March/April and September/October).
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Freshly caught animals make great lures.
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Caught a stoat or rabbit, drag it's paunch around your trapping lines to create a scent trail.
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Change your approach if it isn't working; overused tools become ineffective and blunt.
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​Cam also spoke about the videos in the Cacophony Project, we recommend you sign up for their newsletter.
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Cam has a YouTube video channel with advice on many different subjects regarding pest control.
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