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    Sold to soapy, cheers mike
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    Yes mate, I need the money
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    On ebay now cobra merlin with dsa and 100mw laser http://www.ebay.co.u..._fvi%3D1&_rdc=1
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    £400 per ton at keele and at sandbach
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    There was a load released near me back in 1998. Once released most of them had a wanderful life, they travelled across fields running free, then got run over or shot within a few hours Not really the happy ending ALF were after BBC News' George Eykyn: scores of escaped mink run over or shot Animal rights activists are thought to be behind the release of up to 8,000 mink from a farm at Onneley in north Staffordshire. Mink farmer Len Kelsall, 60, has slammed those responsible as "terrorists", saying that he was "utterly devastated" by the release which occurred shortly before 6am. L
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    Well done John, another one bites the dust It's getting to that time of year when rats start to move out of the hedgerows and closer to home, especially when the maize is off the fields and the temperature drops. Was that fenn baited John or just set in a run through tunnel?
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    Some interesting posts on these traps, try this link - lots of pictures of various ladder traps in operation http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/14348-ladder-trap/page__hl__ladder Personally I would go for a sectional screw together type rather than a solid one piece trap. It makes moving and storing it when not in use a lot easier. I'd also considered a ladder with a couple of ground funnels, possibly the best of both worlds
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    Place your traps off the ground - either up trees or on top of wooden fences etc. This can be a bit fiddely securing them but it does stop the mice
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    An update of progress so far, I had my trap situated on the ground and the only problem was that mice were eating the bait. To combat this I fixed the tunnel horizontally on top of a wooden fence, this stopped the bait thiefs I also temporarily removed the bird feeders to make my baited traps more appealing and put a cage trap at the base of the tree. This cage trap accounted for one squirrel yesterday and one today for the bodygrip tunnel A good clean kill, right on target
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    any luck yet? No luck yet, I have got this trap situated at ground level by a wooden fence next to a bird feeder and I have a kania in a nearby tree next to another bird feeder. The two traps are about 20 yards apart, baited with the same bait(peanuts). It is not really a test of which trap will catch first just a matter of only having one kania and needing something else to do the job It may also be a slow catch as I have only seen the one squirrel here and he seems to be an occasianal visitor, time will tell, regards mike
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    Comanche The tunnel was originally designed to be mounted vertically, as in tied around a tree trunk for top entry or indeed bottom entry, although it should work in the horizontal position aswell - either on the ground at the base of a tree or tied around a leaning branch or fence etc. Maybe a 45 degree angle would work best when mounted up trees As for foul catches this will have to be looked at and addressed if need be. Maybe the 45 degree mounting angle will solve this, if not maybe a different trigger system or more weld mesh to enable the squirrel to move freely throughout the tunnel.
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    Just given it the final coat of green wood treatment, looks a lot better now ready for action
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    Being as I have a few bodygrips not in use at the moment and a shortage of squirrel traps I have made a squirrel run through tunnel to fit a 116 bodygrip inside. It is not designed as a replacement for the mighty kania all be it as a cheap alternative if you have plenty of time on your hands and a lot of offcuts off wood to use up, as I have. Firstly I modified the trigger to act as a bait station, this was done with 1/4" birdfeeder type mesh bent over and wired onto the trigger with thin wire. A few nuts were added then the top bent to stop them falling out. I may also smear some peanut but
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    I am well aware of the laws regarding the use of spring traps, which traps are legal and for which quarry, the siting and checking of them and use of tunnels etc, etc. I would like to clarify that I would never dream of using this sort of trap and understand it is for collection/display only, along with many others that I have - mainly gin traps including a nice gilpa dogless gin among others. Some of which are that rusty you wouldn't dream of setting if you value your fingers. I have an extensive range of modern traps also including mk4 and mk6 fenns (and springers), 110 and 116 bodygrips,
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    Cheers for the replies, modified corvid trap it is then OTC - the egg has been nailed from underneath the trigger plate. It always fascinates me the time and effort that has gone into the art of trapping in the past (and present), from the old blacksmith making traps to the trappers modifications such as this, all good stuff
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    I have come across this interesting old fenn trap with a rather tired painted wooden egg attached to the trigger plate. Does anybody know if this is original or has somebody made a wooden egg, painted it and fixed it to the plate And what would of been the pest in question, small mammal or bird maybe, what do you think, regards mike
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    Which size bodygrip trap do you prefer to use on rats I'm currently using 116's as it's all I have at the moment, but thinking they may be a bit over the top I'm thinking of getting a few 55's or 110's but not sure which size to go for So what size do you prefer and why
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    It all depends what type of traps you are after For genuine fenns try johnb off this site For bodygrips - the magnum trap company Cage traps I use killgerm and also have some homemade ones There are a lot of suppliers of traps, the main thing is to get genuine articles and not chinky crap that falls apart after a couple of uses
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    Getting back to the original question, is it legal or not?
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    I'm glad other people have picked up on this. I am under the impression that it is illegal to release any vermin back into the wild. Interesting to see what comes of it
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    Try killgerm Personally I would get mk6 fenns instead of mk4's just for that bit more power. I used a mk4 in a wooden tunnel baited with peanuts and peanut butter for tree rats. The last two I caught were still alive so I switched to the mk6 (and kania traps, although very expensive) and this has done the trick. As already said get the genuine fenn traps or springers at a push and don't bother with chinky crap traps
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    Thanks for the input lads. I am reffering to the one used by poachers not the one used to clear snagged hooks. How come they are more effective than one man with a rod - is it just the number of hooks on the board, as in theory if you tye 10 baited hooks to the otter board it is 10 times more likely to catch than the man with 1 hook on his rod
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    Has anybody ever come across (or used) these for fishing If you have any info or stories relating to the use of these then please share them, thanks mike
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    Looks to me like a "fabrique nationale" semi auto .22 rimfire Out of interest how did you mount that scope? As I seem to remember them having no dovetail rails
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