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Best Place to Buy Complete Rabbit Snares
Matt replied to glass22's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
You could try trapworks. They make good quality snares of all types, take a look at the site: www.trapworks.co.uk -
dunumberin............... Whatever you choose, please make sure you do it properly and ask the post office for permission first. I work behind the counter in our post office, and it drives me mad when people change the name of their house!!!!!!!!!
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Yet more rubbish! Lets clear a few things up: Pest control companies do NOT have to 'go through' the BPCA. It is becoming a more common requirement that any technician holds the RSPH level 2 qualification (or an equivelent), but that is nothing to do with the BPCA. The requirement to 'use the least toxic option' is part of CoSHH (the Control of Pesticides Regulations), which have been in force since 1986. I've been involved with training for a number of years, and non-toxic methods of control have been trained and examined for a long time. The fact that most professionals choose
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Twats like that give us all a bad name. Name and shame so that we can make sure this doesn't happen again please. BTW - did ye catch yer mole?
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That will go down as one of my favourite of the 'ironically funny' posts..... Yep, only a true genius could post anything that funny..... PMSL
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Some very mixed opinions coming out in this thread. My opinion, for what it's worth, is that Jeff is doing alot of good getting people together. I agree with some of the sentiments expressed in this thread about the quality of traps available, and the fact that the Guild seem to be promoting what many people consider to be inferior traps. I can't really comment about the 'show' that Jeff puts on, as I've never seen it; but I'm fairly sure it will be aimed at people who know little or nothing about moles, and would probably be quite irritating to those who do. I've very mixed feeli
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Lets just clarify a few things about the BPCA. Firstly, I'm not sure what you think they were saying, but I can assure you that the BPCA would not condone the use of any pesticide without following the label instructions. Secondly, you do not have to sit a BPCA course to make yourself eligible to buy rodenticides. The BPCA are just one of the many training providers who will train candidates to sit the RSPH level 2 certificate in pest control, which is now considered to be the 'entry level' qualification for the pest control industry. The law, although a little grey, requires anyone
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The problem with the original post is that you've openly said that you've killed a protected species. Ignorance (not knowing that bats are protected) is no defence in law. The majority of people on this forum are law abiding, and act in a responsible manner towards all animals. Killing an animal (even if it was'nt protected) with a tennis racket is also an offence under the protection of mammals act, to then come onto an internet forum and brag about what you've done is just a little silly. If you are not sure about something, how hard is it to google it? If you put 'bat' into go
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As Ratsnatcher has pointed out, there is the possiblility of secondary poisoning from all of the current anti-coagulant rodenticides, although there has never yet (to my knowledge) been a case of proven death of a raptor via secondary poisoning. The problem is that dead birds are being examined, and found to contain traces of anti-coagulants in their system. Whatever bait is chosen, the label instructions must be followed to the letter. Gradually, all labels are now changing, and permenant baiting will become a thing of the past. What has changed already is that you now have to remov
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I've had a set of Telesteps for around 15 years, and I wouldn't be without them. Mine are kept in the bag that you can buy for them in the back of the van, and are great for getting into lofts, and the occasional time when I need them for outside. As a rule, I do no ladder work at all. I've yet to come accross a wasp nest that I can't reach from the ground with poles, and I sub out all my bird work. If you need ladders for general pest control work, I strongly recommend Telesteps; the only disadvantage is that you always have to have something to lean them against. For flykiller
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Drop JohnB on here a PM; he sells genuine Fenn Traps on his fourtenacre website.
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Sorry, but you couldn't have pulled 30 wasp 'stings' out of your dog unless the wasps were still attached! Wasps do not leave their sting in the victim and can sting more than once (unlike bees). Most wasps will not attack you unless you are actually threatening their nest. The usual cause is people trying to be clever and knock a nest down with a stick or set fire to it. The exception to that is the German Wasp (Vespula Germanica) which are very aggressive, and have a very venemous sting.
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Ficam D is a professional only product, and the cost of a new DR5 duster (around £85 plus lances at £38 each + vat), makes it a silly suggestion for one nest. Call in a pro, it should cost between £20 and £60, as mucking about with it yourself could cost alot more than money. Alternatively, leave it alone if it's not bothering you much.
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Yes, all rabbits belong to the landowner. What makes people think that everyone on here is a lurcher owner? Hunting is about more than just running dogs.
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What a nice person you are. think you just like to see the bad side of things mate reality check :db: " if my gun was to hand. but if not, my first instinct would be to grabb the f#cker and stop the killing" :db: did i say tie up and murder stop the killing is the order of the day guess that makes me evil for protecting my stock eh ??? Not at all. BUT: To suggest you would kill a dog 'without a thought' doesn't sound very nice to me. Afterall, why should the dog (which may well be a child's pet) die just because the owners have not trained it properly? To ki
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What a nice person you are.
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Why would a dog that kills chickens or any other animals be dangerous to children? Some of the best terriers I've known would never harm a child. People really need to think before typing crap like this. I will repeat (for the hard of thinking) you ARE NOT allowed to shoot dogs except as a 'last resort' (i.e. after you've tried to catch it, or stop it some other way). Not doubting your knowledge on this one, but do you have a point of reference for your statement? I was in Wales last St Georges day and came accross a sign that said quite clearly that "any dog seen off a lead w
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Wrong, I'm afraid. It is only legal to shoot a dog as a last resort, while it is actually in the act of worrying livestock. You are right about game birds though. If they are penned, they are classified as livestock. If the dog doing the worrying can be stopped by other means (catching it and tying it up for example) you ARE NOT allowed to shoot it.
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Why would a dog that kills chickens or any other animals be dangerous to children? Some of the best terriers I've known would never harm a child. People really need to think before typing crap like this. I will repeat (for the hard of thinking) you ARE NOT allowed to shoot dogs except as a 'last resort' (i.e. after you've tried to catch it, or stop it some other way).
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Legally and morally this all sounds very dodgy. Legally, you are only entitled to shoot a dog as a last resort if they are in the act of worrying livestock. If you could have walked into the pen and caught the dog then you have broken the law. Morally, why should the dog pay the price for the owner? Often children misunderstand or exagerate a conversation like the one they are alleged to have had with the keeper. If he said something like "please keep that dog on a lead as we have a pheasant pen nearby, and if he escapes and runs riot he may be shot" it can easily change to "keep
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OK, you guys aren't interested in the reasons not to use a pistol, but I'll outline the safety reasons for you. Firstly, you run the risk of an ARU turning up, and a bunch of trigger happy plod pointing their H&K rifles at you. With a pistol (as opposed to a rifle) there is also the risk that they will be that bit more trigger happy because it's a 'nasty-wasty pistol'. Secondly, you risk the safety of yourself, and any possible onlookers (how many times have you heard people say "I didn't see him or her" if you get a ricochet off the bars of the trap. No matter how careful you ar
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It'll do your dog no harm at all.
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TXT talk?
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Professional Pest Controllers have to carry out task specific risk assessments by law. A risk assessment is just a way of acknowledging that you are capable of minimising risk, and common sense is a very important factor in it's completion. If anyone carries out a job of work doing pest control, then they have a legal duty to risk assess every task involved, and that risk assessment must be suitable and sufficient. I am suggesting that no professional who has done a risk assessment that is suitable and sufficient should use an air pistol to dispatch cage trapped birds, and it is ve
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Your employer? I thought you were self employed? As for you changing the industry.......... don't make me laugh. You are an unknown in the industry, and I'm fairly sure that you need a nurse to change yer socks.........