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    This might help too http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=15345 To be honest I've not had much success with these but I think that's down to me
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    This is a 'basic' one that a friend of mine has just made as another test of the plans. This is good quality marine ply and he's very good at this sort of thing - has a garage full of powertools. (Edited to add that when I say 'basic' I am not intending any sort of slur on H's trap. It's just to distinguish this one from the 'Improved' design with all the sliding doors.)
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    Does it look like one of these ?
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    That is a shame.
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    well I the pit will be about 2ft deep - it's not impossible that a fully grown adult rabbit could jump that vertical distance but they'd never be able to time it right. However once they've seen where the opening is it's concieavble they could jump 'at it' I suppose and may be scrabble out. I really don't know. The big danger is if you use an all wire pit liner becuase then the buggers would climb that and would get out. It's very eay to add mesh to the underside of the frame and block that section - can be secured on three sides. The drawback od that is that when it comes to emp
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    I don't think there's much secret about it. You can make 2 from an 8ft by 4ft sheet of 12mm ply. A sheet of that in exterior grade WBP is about £20 although you really want 'marine' which is more expensive around £30. Then there's a couple of lengths of roof lath which would be about £2 or £3 all in. A length of allthread, so thats another £1 and a few screws and nails. So what's that - about £20, not including the catch cage underneath. As for buying one ready made from me ? well if someone was close enough to fetch it perhaps but they're too heavy to post around t
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    Been working my way through my plans this week. Been putting this one off but it was OK in the end. I built a small stand, same size as the cage, to test it out on
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    I appreciate the plug Holdaway - I really do. However YoungMiller there is probably enough on here already to get you sorted. My original one http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...ost&p=87052 And this excellent 'how to' one by SINASOX http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=10886
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    The 2007 ? It adds the 2500 on there with the same stipulation but ofcoures the AO only show the changes, don't repeat what has gone before. The AO before that (1997 was it ?) isn't on line anywhere Just to be clear, this isn't any kind of personal crusade on this I just want to make sure we're giving people the right info.
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    nope That's what I use to think, but look at the link. It states Kania 2000
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    Ah, mybe that's it. I wondered if perhaps it had been removed for the pic an Rolfe had forgotten to mention it. It's worth highlighting though - I didn't realise myself until recently, but luckily I hadn't had any Kanias at that point.
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    Rolfe, I have just deployed one exactly like that on a tree where I've been asked to deal with a squirrel problem. To be fair I built it following a description given on here before - probably my you I expect. The only difference is that I have added a mesh tunnel on the bottom half of the board too, as I understood that was a legal requirement for the Kanias. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19952427_en_2.htm
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    Corky There are people on here who trap more rats in a week than I do in a year so I'll let them answer your question - but lets have a look at these cages you've made. Put a pic or two up John
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    Very interesting post - I have never seen that before. I bet you had a bit of a game sorting that out. Just goes to show how tough these little fellas are and why you should check regularly
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    What a good idea. Again. As the trap arms move in an arc the top 'corners' of the straight tunnel are wasted space anyway. As long as the angle of the planks is sahllow enough so that there is no room in the point of the 'V' for the animal to be pushed above the arms. And the rain will run off them more quickly too. He is a clever bugger isn't he
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    Donks I think it's time I weighed in with some support for you mate I like the boxes too. But I have to agree with D-n-N that you don't need the ramps.
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    I've been sorting through my trapping pics and found this. Did I ever post it before ? I can't remember. Found this little chap one day when I think I'd got the see-saw just a bit too finely balanced.
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    Glad you didn't kill it Ditch...........worth £40.00 to me over here Rolfe. What each ? Bloody hell that's good money
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    Seriously you need to watch that timeout. My dad is a bee-keeper and it's quite common for 'keepers to get stung so often that they do build up a sort of immunity. The stings are then hardly a problem, almost like a weak nettle sting. Unfortunately what then sometimes happens is that over time, as they continue to get stung, they sort of go through that immunity and come out the other side allergic. Suddenly they go from nothing to a serious allergic reaction to a single sting - sometimes anaphalactic(?) shock. It really would be worth you having some antihistamine tablets in the car
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    Hawk trap

    john b replied to STUNTMAN's topic in Falconry

    And your a Mod Yep Miles am I and perhaps you're right I should have been more specific. I like the design and the way the two sides close to capture the bird. I think that aspect of the trap has many applications for other target species. I was thinking primarily of a magpie trap with a call bird in the 'cage'. Alternatively it might work as trap for other corvids based on a baited set. It would take some thinking through though to ensure that the sizes were right. I was not advocating trapping wild hawks, which clearly you thought I was. I hope that clears things u
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    I am sure I read somewhere (possibly on here) about an elderly couple who had lived their whole lives off the land who used to deep fry the little ones - a bit like scampi. Not my taste but it shows just how much things have changed in 50 or 60 years.
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    I can visualise what you've described. Cage set in thick cover on the run, bait by the door; foxy comes along, finds the bait, picks it up and trots off along his run pleased as punch. Then suddenly wallop - faced with a wall of mesh blocking his way. Drops the rabbit and scarpers. What I don't get is how he managed to get to the back of the trap without it going off ? I think that needs a dose of looking at. As for the return visit, I would advise you to just leave everything as it was and he might come back tonight for another look see. Leave it a few days
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    I like to think that somewhere on another site, "Irish Landowners Association" perhaps there is an equal and opposite post ..... Last night I drove all the way to the other side of town to see some fella who'd been recommend to me as as a bit of a pest control expert. Odd fella, a bit of a recluse who lives alone with a pack of dogs but supposed to know his stuff. Anyway I pulled up at his place and to be honest I took one look and almost drove straight off again. But too late; his dogs had kicked off and he spotted me and came out. We had a quick chat and I tried to sound him out a
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    The price looks like a fit for what you heard. I'd not heard anything about them before you posted so I'm glad you did - just googled it to get that link.
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    I wonder what their legal status is then ? If they're a form of grey then I suppose they can be killed but if they're a different species then they're not exempt. Someone write to DEFRA
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