Kit Adds Laser Trigger To Live Trap

Kit Adds Laser Trigger To Live Trap MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals 32-1-11 Niles Wildlife Pest Control sells laser-triggered traps for birds and small animals that sell like hotcakes. Now owner Randy Hushower has developed a conversion kit so you can add a laser trigger to an existing trap. One Texas customer recently ordered several kits to use trapping wild pigs. "He's going to use them on traps five feet tall and six feet long," says Hushower. "I have other customers who are using them to trap geese and other birds. The kit is so simple that it can be put on a cage trap in about 15 minutes. It's just a matter of a couple of eye bolt screws and ties to hang the solenoid assembly." The $125 laser kit uses an infrared microprocessor to detect the animal and activate a solenoid to release the trap door. It includes the laser module, reflector, solenoid assembly, wiring and protective hardware. Like all his laser traps, the battery-operated unit is designed to operate for up to three months without replacement of the battery. It also includes the trip time delay switch. The trapper can set it for 10, 20 or 30 second delays to allow time for multiple babies to enter the trap, as is often the case with raccoons and other varmints. The same principle is involved if catching multiple birds, suggests Hushower. "A single sparrow will fly to bait with the rest following a few seconds later," he says. Hushower, a former electronics engineer, recommends the animal control business to anyone looking for an independent life. He turned to it after tiring of the long hours away from his family in the corporate setting. Later he used his electrical engineering expertise to design the traps, but his main business is trapping. "It's not hard to get started in animal control," he says. "There's a lot of training information available. The National Wildlife Control Operators Association has a Wildlife Control Technology seminar. All the pest control companies show up to train people in everything from birds to bats to raccoons." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Niles Wildlife Pest Control, PLLC, 58300 Indian Lake Road, Dowagiac, Mich. 49047 (ph 269 684-1016; toll free 877 212-7378; sales @nileswildlife.com; www.nileswild life.com).

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