Chipmunk Contest Update #2

It's been three weeks since I started trapping chipmunks for my 2016 Relocation Program. The 9 Day Chipmunk Streak was broken as soon as I mentioned it in my last update. I jinxed myself. Go figure.

I've taken five days off from trapping, because we visited family one day and I attended a four day Advanced Placement Summer Institute last week in the south suburbs of Chicago. (For the record, I teach AP Calculus for my day job and the training was a little dry, but it had to be done. Basically it was like attending math camp. Yeesh.)

Here are the youtube links to the visual proof of the most recent trappings:

Chipmunk #23
Chipmunk #24
Raccoon #1
Chipmunks #25 & #26
Chipmunk #27
Chipmunk #28 & Squirrel #2
Chipmunk #29
Chipmunk #30

My wife asked me to go after the raccoons, so I borrowed my dad's trap and have been setting that up before I turn in each evening. Only one so far in five nights, but I did remove fifteen raccoons from the neighborhood back in 2014. Maybe the one I've trapped was the the one making the mess in our backyard?

Here are your updated standings:

List of ALL 33 Entries:    (chipmunks, others, Cubs Wins, blogger)
5             3             69           irondequoit36
8             13           74           Tony L.

10           5             77           Stealing Home

12           7             79           JediJeff

13           3             81           Adam Kaningher

13           8             82           The Angels in Order

18           6             75           Mark Hoyle

22           2             79           Matthew Scott

26           6             76           Play at the Plate

27           4             75           Al Kawamoto

28           5             76           Nick

30           3             48          CURRENT NUMBERS (76 win pace)

31           1             69           The Lost Collector

34           7             81           Daniel Wilson

35           4             85           John Hazen

36           8             77           Jupiterhill

36           9             74           Swing And a Pop-up

37           3             77           Jane

37           8             107         B Man

38           3             71           jaybarkerfan

39           6             70           gcrl

42           5             78           Nachos Grande

42           6             83           CaptKirk42

44           4             74           KO Rob

47           3             76           Captain Canuck

49           4             80           Sport Card Collectors

49           9             78           Once A Cub

50           4             70           Fuji

52           4             79           RAZ

52           5             75           Adam Sanders

53           4             75           Wilson

55           3             81           Corky

61           12           79           defgav

74           3             74           Jeff

 

If the contest ended right now The Lost Collector would come away victorious, but I'm fairly certain there's more varmint to trap. Just yesterday I trapped chipmunks #28, #29, #30 and squirrel #2.  When we first moved into this house in 2008 I trapped SIXTY chipmunks and I'm currently halfway to that standard. It will be interesting to see where this winds up!

 

For what it's worth, I purchased a new trap while in Chicagoland and that seems to be working out much better. The smaller chipmunks weren't setting off the old trap because they didn't weigh enough to trigger it, and if they did set it off they were able to squiggle through the bars and escape to freedom. It was quite frustrating and I lost a LOT of unsalted peanuts as a result. I was hoping to use some of those peanuts as an ice cream topping!

 

Thanks for stopping by!