Combing the Sound Lure and a DOC 200

The next phase of deployment is to combine a standard issue DOC 200 Stoat Trap (pictured left) in combination with a sound lure.

Currently there is no weather forecast for the next week or so, and a consequence the sound lure box is just to put the unit in place.   The solar panel is absent - the unit has been charged using the Lipo battery and mains power, which we are expecting to allow the unit to run for three or four days.   This electronic unit was put together by two ten year olds.  They were given the unit template and duplicated it in the classroom.     The visual lure is a standard egg.   The unit is being deployed in a stand of trees along a South Taranaki River.   This is the location that is described as 'Deployment Site One' where previously a sound unit by itself or a small rat tunnel baited with peanut butter has been deployed. 

The unit deployed (see video below) is a basic test situation.  Further deployments of this combination will see the solar panel fixed to the roof of the trap and the sound box itself further disguised to prevent it acting as a deterent to pests.    It ia intended to be in place for two days before it is removed and set up re-assessed.   There is a tracking camera in place directly facing the trap to record any interactions that occur.

The above video shows the basic set up for the sound lure/DOC 200 combination.  At this stage there is no solar panel connected, as we are wanting it to be a short term deployment, and the speaker is just sitting on the inside of the trap.   Both these will be addressed in future versions of this project.  In the second video shown below this is a brief description of the location of the trap and showing a short demonstration of the sound.