HAWK TRAP

[STUNTMAN 552]

I built one for a Wild Life removal expert from these plans. I thought I'd share it.

http://www.raptorsnest.com/Misc/GosTrap/index.htm

[BEARINATOR 2,825]

Excellent that mate, nice to see different traps from other countries

[huntinglover 2]

fairly big trap considering you would only catch one bird at a time but interesting

[kevin from bristol 95]

let me know if you get one haha

[John Keswick 119]

The old sparrowhawk traps were bit different from that but worked in a similar way. What todays larson traps are based on. Pity, i had a couple of old sparrowhawk traps but i trashed them as they were a bit rotten, wished i had kept the buggers now.

 

Top opening lid but with a bottom compartment to keep some song birds in as live bait. Obviously when the hawk went in, he couldnt get to the bait, but i suspect that the bait had a short shelf life due to heart failure.

 

The trap was rectangular in shape and bit higher than a larson trap.

[STUNTMAN 552]

The Trapper use pigeons in the bottom and has caught retails in it

[perthshire keeper 1,237]

hmmm what size is that?

[STUNTMAN 552]

PK- check the link out and I think mt bait cage was around 24"X24"[inchs] with the trap its self slightly bigger.

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Handy looking yoke for catching a call bird for a larsen, minus the live bait obviously, nice and open for wary birds.