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    Right no laughing . I admit it; l'm a cheapskate. After the previous posts of amazing artisan lures l'm a bit embarrassed to post my recent efforts to make rubber lures on the cheap? Still, it'll possibly amuse or act as a warning to others who are too tight to do it properly. Having seen how many lures were lost or shredded on our last boat trip l determined to make a few and bought a litre of Plastisol and bit of Poundland glitter. Proper moulds are expensive so l used plaster of paris to make my own . I already had the PoP and some old plasticine in a drawer which
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    An active and inquiring mind . Never frightened to go beyond the norm when mining for gems That's Ken.
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    I got very confused . Trail cam talk bouncing from Pest Control to General section and through my inbox ( Trail cam in your Inbox- very Carry On) . Concerning Ken's conundrums centering upon camera commissioning , card compatibility and cable connections l can't really give technical advice. I think l just whacked batteries and card into my el cheapo Chinese camera, turned it on and waved at it a few times . As the cheapy cam has no playback screen l just popped the card into the PC and pressed things until l could see pictures of a monkey . Not sure l've ever set the cale
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    This little sod thought she'd been clever pinching my squirrel bait The trap was set a bit "heavy" so the squills didn't set it off by rattling the box and clearly Mrs Lightfoot took advantage. A change of baiting strategy caught her out though. She couldn't reach it without sitting on the plate!
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    My daughter has a drill on a stand left behind by her ex in her shed.l've had my eye on it for a while. l think it counts as abandoned by now ? I bought a set of very cheap copper cutlery a year or so ago just get the spoons. I should've known better. They've turned out to be copper plated over something that has repelled all attacks by a hand held drill. Years ago l made a big brass toby type spoon from a bit of plate that came from the doorstep of our local Woolworths when it was being demolished. It was at least 7" long and lt caught quite a few pike. Unfortunatly none
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    I'm snowed under with squirrel jobs in lofts and gardens. I've tried raising my prices so l don't become any more of the busy fool l am aready but it doesn't seem to work. The classic scenario starts with a customer being reluctant to kill them but accepting that perhaps "The one in the loft needs to go". Then as the body count rises the customer gets addicted having every one that sticks its nose over the garden fence caught . Then follows this conversation. Me ." We've got the main culprits . We could go on trapping but you've got to consider how mu
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    I've made lures from desert spoons and sometimes even caught the odd pike on them before they were inevitably claimed by the Snag Gods?. One thing that became quickly apparent is that they needed to be flattened a bit with a hammer so they weren't so deeply dished. Otherwise they either spun like maniacs in the water or had no natural action at all.
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    Those Earth Care odour bags are good. You just hang them near the smell and it absorbs it . Even if the source is behind a wall. Sort of thing used when a body has been laying unfound in a flat for too long. They are supposed to last 3 months when taken out of their bag . I know from experience that if you only need one for a week or so it can be put back in its sealed bag and it can be reused later.
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    It's the old conundrum " Would you prefer a live rat or a dead rat in the house Madam?"? And once caught they'll never fall for a trap again and might even educate other rats against them.
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    Just grab one ; lessen the risk. If you get two and they both turn out to be shxxt l won't be able to live with the guilt!
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    Late back to the party, sorry. The cheapos floated ashore from the Bay of Evil but it was a while ago. Not sure if anything similar is on there now. At the time there were plenty of listings on there for what were pretty generic "knock off" Trail Cameras from inscrutable, anonymous manufacturers and vendors .The blurbish claims and optimistic photos of exotic wildlife were so silly l expected them to be total junk. So much so l doubted my sanity in even considering taking a risk on one. To be honest the plastic bodies and hinges feel a bit brittle but for £25-£30 l didn't ex
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    Gotta say that people l know who bought expensive trail cams are the ones that end up disappointed. I ended up getting a £60 "cheapy" after seeing one set-up by a chicken run belonging to a very well off client. I didn't want to lose his custom so on spotting it l limited myself to waving at the camera rather than baring my bum.... Apparently he had originally purchased an all singing and dancing device that sent pictures and all sorts of information to his phone and computer . Unfortunatly the lens steamed - up all the time. As did the replacement sent by the manufacturer.
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    The orange one is a Stainless Alpina, £6 from my local gunshop .The green one is a heavy duty Carbon Hultafors Craftsman's Knife available for between a fiver and a tenner from tool suppliers and easy to keep sharp . The bottom one is a Hele Viking blade with homemade holly and bone handle ; my favourite but the other two are more in keeping with hygene regs due to their pladtic handles.
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    I've had a few "moments" with customers that are a bit hard-of-hearing . Conversations tend to be rather loud with the result that the jaspers are put into repel boarders mode before l go anywhere near the nest. One deaf chap followed me up a loft ladder with a torch beause he considered my little red lamp inadequate? The wasps used the torch and him as targets! Then there was the time a lovely , very arty but slightly unworldly lady asked me deal with the cluster flies that were finding their way into her art room. They were glueing themseves en-masse to her drying paintings.
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    ?? Doh; black bin liner, night in the freezer . And l could've saved thrupence worth of powder too! Win,win. Hindsight is a wonderfully annoying gift. ???
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    Just when l was congratulating myself on having cleaned up today's jobs by lunchtime a call came in. There was a hornets' nest in a 14th century alms house in a churchyard and the Warden,who apparently normally dealt with his own nests, had baulked at this one . The approach up a narrow spiral staircase to the upper room where the nest was hanging didn't offer much scope for manoeuvre . l opted to use a hand puffer to apply the powder as even a short lance would've been a hinderance. Suited-up ,l approached the nest which despite the time of year was in decidedly ful
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    Brilliant advice from everyone. Keep trying! Don't just stick the easy-looking burrows though . If the rabbit population is low they have plenty of choice where to acually lay-up . They may be investigating or playing around the lovely open burrows but actually lodging in holes that offer more cover. If you are going shooting with the farmer it is likely some rabbit control is already happening. The easily spotted ones in open fields may have already been creamed-off. At least if you go out a night with the farmer you'll get an idea of where the rabbits run to. This'll give
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    That could be it ; a local culture predudice . We have several different species of skates and rays over here. Their wings and cheek meat are highly prized regardless of species . Don't expect flaky flesh like bass or perch though. Never rinse them in fresh water, always use sea or salt water. Unlike a lot of fish they are probably better left sitting in a fridge for a day rather than being eaten dead fresh. They freeze and defrost well too. I think l'd have to find out for myself what they taste like . And if the local opinion proved correct l'd quickly bury the corp
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    Yes it's like not bothering to net those manky ,collapsed, blocked holes when ferreting ? .
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    Is that due to pollution of some sort? Or local taboo or custom as in parts of Australia? Rays are usually excellent to eat.
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    Anyone old enough to even remember pre myxy times is going to be close to seventy . Though as they would've been toddlers l expect their main contact with a bunny was in the form of a cuddly toy or ration-dodging meal. To have actually taken note of rabbit numbers or hunted them they would be a few years up on that. I wonder who the oldest THL member is? I know its not me,,,,,?
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    That's a bit like my philosophy. The Talpidaen Gurus ( a status easily reached by taking an on-line exam or attending a course it seems ) forever promote the search for a Perfect main / travelling / feeding runs or whatever sort of run the Oracle considers the Holy Grail . Oh so often though , l still seem to break through into what are clearly fun runs ,school runs or molish Red Light districts. Insecurity at my inability to find the Perfect Run every time has been ameliorated over the years . A sub industry guidelines tunnel created by some mole who hasn't read t
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    It's cost a few people a lot of money to put right. A friend has to take a torch with him when he walks his dog round the local rec at night so he can check the coast is clear before he lets it off for a run about. It rarely is. Heaven knows what'll happen when we all have electric cars; all that wiring could =carnage!?
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    No , the four legged ones. It's made a few recent headlines but been going-on for some time round here. Foxes have been eating wiring and brake pipes. It's not helped in this area by someone feeding them every night and attracting them en-masse to a nearby garden . The "experts" claim it's because they like brake fluid but l suspect it's as much to do with modern eco friendly rubbers being palatable.
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