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You can have a look at my bins darcy if your around tommorrow...
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To be honest I much prefer deerhunter to laksen, better quality allround...
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Nice dogs misty...
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Try the air rifle magazines ramcam... Also add your location to your profile you never know you might get an offer..
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The magnums already have safety catches on the spring bars...Also that speed dip is decent gear but gets everywhere, don't be hanging any traps on your washing line as your missus won't like anything left on her whites
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Gutted for you...RIP Tariq , he's still running up there meerihunter ....
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I think there was only a couple of cocks shot, all hens no breeding stock left
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Just out of interest, if you worry about the weight of a battery, how do you manage to carry rabbits? I'm never more than 100yds from my vehicle mate, I don't worry about batteries either way But when I used to be out on foot over large areas and all night something like these would have been a godsend... Variety is the spice of life...
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Myself and David off the site had a bit of driven shooting at one of the farms I shoot rabbits/fox on, it was a good day, accounted for 35 wild pheasants, 4 woodcock, 1 partridge, 1 woodie and a mallard.
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Yes one word, great there really light it weighs less than a 7ah battery by quite a bit but its a 10ah capacity... Charges quicker and no battery memory effect... Downside is cost, but they really are a world apart to the lead acids...
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Few More Observations On Fence Snares
IanB replied to Rolfe's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
The last image through the wooden rails just use a nail or U nail to attach your snare the the wooden lat... -
Ensure the snares are set at the right angle for the rabbits entry and exit under the fence, this will help prevent knocks also allow enough for the feet to pass under, if you set too low you wll still catch although probably around chest. Also make sure you have a nice pear shape on the snare this will allow smoother running and a larger horizontal kill area.. Make the fence opening larger so you have a bigger kill area too, pull the fence up as required with your hands...
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I live in Tea Leaf country micky a nice fenceline full of bodygrips and there gone... Snares are pennies to replace compared to BGs... But they all have there uses including BG's & Fenns its nice to have a change
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Thing with the bodygrips when trapping rabbits a snare will do the same job 9 times out of 10 ..
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You use the brass snare itself to form the hitch.. Example
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Yes all the way along staple on using U nails, around 6" high. Attach the fence snare using a sinple hitch like this although there is quicker methods, this is easy to explain and most people know how to tie a hitch. Can't comment on his snares hyperion, but stay away from the shop bought, they are poor compared to a full brass snare thats tighter spun...
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Ditch the peg snares for now... You have a travel area from hedgeline/cover to field. Get some fencing wire 2.5 mm and staple it 6" off the floor along the fencline of the posts to use as an attchment/anchor point, then attach some PROPER fence snares non of the losely spun added twine garbage.... Allow enough clearance for feet to pass under, set too low and you could body snare around chest/waist or leg.
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One word of advice, its too easy to go catching moles for favours... you must remember your time is valuable, as is everyones... I wouldn't class catching moles as fun, although its certainly time consuming.... charge them ,
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If you fancy a cabinet the Brattonsound 10 gun cabinet is excellent, centrefire my own personal choice would be Sako or Tikka, I'd avoid the varmint though as they add extra weight, just get the standard hunter models As for shotguns its all down to personal choice but you won't go wrong with a silver pigeon and they hold their value really well.... For scopes if your on a budget the Bushnell Elite 6500 is worth a look maybe...
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Ash is the best, its hard and has more give than the likes of oak, etc..
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There both good traps, the fenn being preferable for mouths of burrows....We all have our won methods but both traps are excellent.
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58gr vmax used to be £22.50 for 20 but I think they have went up to £24/£25 now for 20. Who needs 22.250's
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I agree peg, and the other comments... I'm all for new ideas but why waste time and money making something thats inferior to a simple Hi-Tensile wire hoop.....Sorry but it is quite funny, not meaning to upset
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Happy chrimbo moocher, lets hope 2009 is a good one for everyone...
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That article is a bit wrong in the sense it states use high tensile wire, when really it should be standard wire for the tealer.