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if you can place your cage and be sure that no one will steal it as its in a secure garden area you dont need to cover the cage at all a squirrels natural greed and curiosity will be enough nearly all squirrels will go into a cage
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those are the one,s
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sheet netting is by far the quickest and easyest method of making purse nets ,select the length you want cut to size and stich your rings onto the net net or make your net two meshes longer and halfhitch the net onto the rings by sliding the ring over the end of the net then pass the rest of the net through the end meshes secure with tape add your bands and a peg your away i would go for the heavy 10z as this makes a good net ,there are some net sellers who sell nets made from sheet netting and the rings are not stiched correctly and in a short while the rings come away iv recently had to do
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badgers are a prime carnivore that will supplement its diet on any easy meat source it finds they play havoc with the rabbit snares often pulling all the skin back over the rabbits head and eating the flesh just the same as they do with young lambs iv seen it loads of times before and no doubt will see it again this spring we know of a shooter who lamps them with a rifle from the borders way down into northern england and hands the carcases over to the ministry for testing he is the only person i know who can legally cull them untill the law changes we are forced to leave the smelly feckers
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they work all right
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practice iv seen alot worse try and get them to look a bit like this and you will be on your way
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what a night the fields are holding that much surface water that every step was a knacker soaker the dogs were run on some good long slips. the rabbits were giving a good account with some good jinking and bending just as the dog was striking giving a good accout of themselves and more than once getting praise from us for there effort but they all were picked in the end with some good tumbling catches we ended the night with 21 rabbitsand an early night for us but at least the dogs had some sport
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a good hunt this morning are you that thight you have resorted to making your own lures to bring them in now :sick: one very unlucky fox to sit in front of you
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looks like a road kill to me looking good hope you have some good results with the rats
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rolfe just a little pointer you look as if you have set that last snare a little to far over the run this can result in a knocked snare you are correct about the borders around fiels being a good place to set wires
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what an afternoons sport it was absolutely freezing cold with a strong wind the dog was working imto the wind hunting up the rushes and reeds picking rabbits form small clumps of grass you wouldn,t have given a second glance as rob said the dog is to good as most of the time he is right on the rabbits tail making a safe shot impossible it was a pleasure watching him do his thing and when rob got four rabbits off one stand that made the day . a pity it had to end cant wait till next time
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thats exactly what they are john trev your hammering those rats now those 110,s really pack a punch i was fortunate enouh to accuire two dozen last night off mr moley for a late xmas present just about to start and make up some mesh tunnels and fit them with the banding straps as holders keep up the good work pm me your home no and ill ring you as the dog ate the phone book with all home no,s and addresses in it
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just now read of your shoot rob you have done really well and that fox was a bounus for you it seems as if you have adapted quickly to using the ou good start to 09 for you and long may it continue
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witch runs are used
woodga replied to aaronpigeonplucker's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
crack on boy , id like to see a snare set four fingers high in grass standing above your wellie tops catch a rabbit ?? you must know something we dont -
did you not find any three foot runs then john :11: , seriously though a good start for you when you bend the arms out you will alleviate the problem of forward catching and as rolfe has all ready mentioned straighten the trigger slightly moley used to snip some of the trigger off making the trap very sensitive the first of many for you
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well i have a few young ferrets that need to be shown the ropes before the season ends so we were out today giving them their first taste and they done themselves proud the boys were eager to hit an old railyway line embankment that holds a good few rabbits now the cover has all but gone we were working just the four ferrets today in setts with 20 plus holes in amongst black berry bushes here are a few pictures from today to peruse a good start the young ferrets went straight to work when the locked on they ment it first time dug to and a nice firm lock this rabbit was go
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good result trev cutting theat centre wire certainly improves your catch rate glad to see your still keeping your hand in talk soon
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now thats one very proud youg boy a memory he will allways have
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ratchermans first fox in the snares
woodga replied to woodga's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
thats what you term a loaded snare as soon as a fox hits the loop it fires forward when the snare is made i run the first 5 or 6 inches below the eye arond a nail this curves the wire making the noose round it needs practice to perfect though -
the hardest type of beating is out on the moors flushing grouse for the guns you break the line and see how long before you get a rollicking .its hard graft and your all ways knackered when your finished you earn your money trudging up and down hills and valleys,some of the lads get rabbiting as a perk but they in reality are helping the keeper who dosent have enough time to control rabbits as well as perform his other duties ,so yes to getting paid on estate,and syndicate shoots, , informal shoots with a group of lads just having a banter well thats a different story as its more about the
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good luck on your first venture nothing better than have to land you know has rabbits in abundance
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well done the first of many