Table 3.
Field location marking and preparation supplies including examples and estimated cost
| Item | Purpose | Example | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility flag stakes | Mark trap locations | Empire pink flagging stakes (Home Depot SKU 1,002,378,475) | $7.98 |
| Flagging tape | Mark trap location and facilitate easy travel from one point to the next | Empire pink flagging tape, (Home Depot SKU 114348) | $5.97 |
| Reflective markers | May be useful in dense vegetation and can assist with trap line trail location | Presco stripe vinyl flagging (Forestry Suppliers SKU 57988) | $2.65 |
| Permanent marker | Marking flags and tape | Varies | Varies |
| Handheld GPS device or GPS App | Documenting GPS locations of traps for future mapping | Appliance: Garmin Oregon 700 App: HandyGPS |
Appliance: $289.99 App: $6.99 |
| Vegetation lopper | Removal of dense vegetation for easier travel | Fiskars Bypass Lopper, (Home Depot SKU 91416966J) | $34.98 |
| Meter wheel | Marking trap line distances | Komelon 60 Series 19” metric wheel (Komelon) | $49.00 |