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    Sep 23, 2019 4 minutes

    TWO LESS TARARUA RATS

    When I joined our local community pest free group (Pest Free Aotea), I made a tunnel trap from fence paling and wire that contains a mouse trap and a rat trap. I haven’t caught anything in our garden yet, but I did find success on a recent tramp.

    On a trip to the historic Cone Hut in Tararua Forest Park, I took my trap with me, because in my experience ‘historic’ can also mean wonky, holey, drafty and ratty. The hut was very tidy, but definitely had a few holes and signs of rat.

    Success! Two Tararua rats

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