EDDIE B 3,120 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I'm from American and just joined here. I do a lot of trapping: mink, muskrat, otter, raccoon, bocat, fox, coyote, possum. We trap these to sell the fur or to reduce varmint problems. I'm curious how common trapping is over there and is there a lot of it done for the purpose of selling fur. If so, what are some examples of prices paid for particular furs?Welcome aboard Rocky65! I take it your trapping season starts soon, you must be looking forward to getting out, and setting some traps!There is no trapping season over here! As said already, most trapping done in this part of the world, is done to keep problem species in check! When it comes to gray and red squirrel, unfortunately there is no natural ballance occurring here, and red squirrel numbers are very low, and grays are everywhere! Therefore, we must trap gray squirrel all year round, to try and reduce numbers,! Or ideally, eradicate them altogether! No hope of that I'm afraid! Eradicate them altogether !!!!!!!! Jesus, I thought this was a pest control forum ?..? Why the hell would total eradication benefit anyone here ? Don't you like money ? Not all pest controllers on here lad! The forum is snaring, trapping, and pest control! Rocky 65 will more than likely do a runner, when he see's all the bitchin that goes on here! 1 Quote Link to post
Matt 160 Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 I'm from American and just joined here. I do a lot of trapping: mink, muskrat, otter, raccoon, bocat, fox, coyote, possum. We trap these to sell the fur or to reduce varmint problems. I'm curious how common trapping is over there and is there a lot of it done for the purpose of selling fur. If so, what are some examples of prices paid for particular furs? Welcome aboard Rocky65! I take it your trapping season starts soon, you must be looking forward to getting out, and setting some traps! There is no trapping season over here! As said already, most trapping done in this part of the world, is done to keep problem species in check! When it comes to gray and red squirrel, unfortunately there is no natural ballance occurring here, and red squirrel numbers are very low, and grays are everywhere! Therefore, we must trap gray squirrel all year round, to try and reduce numbers,! Or ideally, eradicate them altogether! No hope of that I'm afraid! Eradicate them altogether !!!!!!!! Jesus, I thought this was a pest control forum ?..? Why the hell would total eradication benefit anyone here ? Don't you like money ? Don't forget that the Grey Squirrel is not native to the UK, and it has a serious impact not only on our extremely rare native Red Squirrels, but also damages broadleaved trees and commercial forestry. The government are desperately trying to encourage planting of native hardwoods here, after decades of wholesale destruction in favour of fast growing commercial conifers. Landowners are very reluctant to plant broadleaves because by the time they are 15 years old most are dead from squirrel damage. Our native Red Squirrels, who do little or no damage to trees have been pushed to the point of extinction by the North American Grey Squirrels which are immune to squirrel pox, but happily pass it onto the Reds. Most countrymen here in the UK would love to see the back of the Greys for good. Quote Link to post
Rocky65 6 Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Rocky, Hi and welcome Do you have to set your traps in a tunnel, natural or man made to protect non target species, or do you simply put traps up and catch whatever comes along? Do you have to check traps daily? Over here we check traps every 12 hours, legal requirements Is it correct that the Grey Squirrel is classed as Game in the US? There are various regulations of how traps can be placed. Most of my sets are in water. I will place a leg hold trap under a few inches of water and dig a small hole about 6 inches into the bank and put the bait at the back. The bait cannot be visible. In other instances I do "blind sets' which are also in water, but at a point where animals are moving long the back and are forced to walk in the water at some point by a log or rock. Thats for raccoons, mink, and muskrat. For otter or beaver i place the traps at the bottom of their slides. With these type of sets you generally avoid catching non-target animals. For fox and coyote, i do dirthole sets where I dig a hole about six inches into the ground at an angle and put the bait in the bottom. The trap then gets buried in front of the hole. That's more tricky in terms of catching non-target game. We are required to check traps every 24 hours. In the U.S. we have a number of squirrel species. As far as i know they are either classified as game animals or are protected. Even the hunting and trapping of animals and birds that are considered to be nuisance animals is regulated in some way. Quote Link to post
shropshire mole 190 Posted November 7, 2014 Report Share Posted November 7, 2014 Just goes to show I should read through what I write before posting. Yes, of course thee is no legal requirement to check every 12 hours, once A DAY, yes thats fine, even then the protection of animals act section 10 is actually is for Rabbits/Hares. I check my traps, when out at least once every day, sometimes more Quote Link to post
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