NoMercy,
Really respect your opinions; just looked up that 'yotes can be snared year round on private lands. Heh heh, knew I had some snares on the tool shed wall for a reason!
Sheridan,
Yeah, I'll probably strike out first year or so. I shot 350 ground squirrels (when I still worked) back in 2005 with my PCP air rifle. Then struck out 13 hunting treks trying to take a 'sporting grey squirrel.' Cornered 1 squirrel in a tall pine away from other trees. He eventually charged me straight down the trunk; inches from my face I dodged and he high talled it thru the brush.

Possible baits:
melons/cantalope
sour milk & fish eggs/guts
sardines
rabbit or chicken
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