A GARDEN VARMINT TRAP: MOTHER'S CHILDREN

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July/August 1987
 
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Now nail one end of the top onto the front to make the door. Put this assembled door in place on the box, leaving about a ¼" gap in the back so the top will have room to swing open and shut. Then drill small holes through your side boards and into the sides of the top for the hinge screws to fit in. The holes should be about ½" from the end of the top. Since you will want the wood screws to fit tightly in the top but swivel freely in the sides, you will need to drill the side holes larger than the ones in the top. Next, put in the l½" wood screws.

Rig up the string by driving a nail partway into the top piece right near the front. Tie the string around this nail and pound the nail over. Then run the string over the back of the trap, laying it in the notch you made on the rear piece.

To make the trigger, first cut a horizontal groove on the outside about 2" above the back wall's hole to help hold the 4" angled stick. Cut that stick, carving the ends to flat tips. Then cut the 11" horizontal bait stick, whittling one end to a point, and carving a notch in the other end as shown in the diagrams. Tie your free string end to the middle of the angled stick, assemble your trap ... and set 'er out!

Fourteen-year-old Matt Haight has been an avid MOTHER reader for years. In fact, when he was in third grade, he read our interview with educator John Holt (issue 64) and convinced his mother to home-school both his older sister and himself! He still studies at home today.

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