She does put out food for the females, but not a great deal so (she says) there normally isn't anything left when the male shows up. She's set the trap to capture him overnight, and instead caught a couple of raccoons and a possum. LOL

Does she know not to leave the trap unattended thru the night? She can set it until she goes to bed, then she should release the trigger and try again early morning or the next night. A trapped animal left overnight is prone to injury from within the cage and also injury from other animals. She should also make sure to keep the cage covered with a light sheet once she traps an animal.......reduces stress and keeps them calm.

Leave the trap unset out so the cat can get used to it being out there, start leaving food in the trap to attract him to it, then after a few days set the trapping mechanism use some tuna to bait the trap with.

Annztoo and Pea ... she has been successfully trapping critters for several years. This one male cat is just too wiley. He has not entered the trap no matter what type of food she puts in it. She says he walks around it yowling, and she thinks he's laughing at her.

We had one that was untrapable, he disappeared last month. I've asked around the neighborhood to see if someone else finally trapped him but sadly no one has seen him. I hope your mom is successful.

Several years ago, I was able to trap a male cat using Costco rotisserie chicken as bait. He was clearly in tact and picking fights with neutered females in the neighborhood. After he was neutered, he became a lovable house pet to one of my neighbors.

Kentucky Fried Original (leg or thigh) also works.