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  1. john b
    I have to agree with Fish - there are lots of posts on cage trapping in this forum, including this one http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/239015-time-to-start-with-the-rabbit-cages/
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    Seen a few orders come through now lads, one in Notts, one in Ireland and one for Northern Ireland. Thanks for those and they'll be posted shortly. Fourteenacre have published the book for Pass It On and it is on a Print On Demand basis so there's nothing but print costs and postage that gets taken out. I think the e-book route is a good idea and maybe something that we'll follow up. I'm always a bit concerned about the ebay pirates once a book has been made available electronically but perhaps this one people would only buy directly. Anyway - I thought you might be interested in kn
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    Just in case any of your trap enthusiast are interested, I have a limited run of these for sale. They are specially produced replicas of a traditional English deadfall mouse trap. Made from oak, it is a faithful copy of an early 19th Century original, with great attention to detail and a real effort to maintain the authentic style. Intended as a display piece it has been meticulously constructed so that the mechanism is fully functional and the trap can be set and fired. Available on the website or via PM if you prefer. Current price £40 plus £9.50 Special Delivery Link to Webs
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    Or have a quick look here http://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/professional-mole-trapping-dvd/
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    Well done Tony - glad you enjoyed your weekend.
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    You don't "reach in" to a trap that size, you get in there with them. You have to go about things in a calm and orderly fashion and do as little as possible to upset the birds. The most efficient method is to take one bird at a time, hold it inside a large sack or box, out of site of the others and use a pair of poultry dispatchers. This is quick, humane and causes minimal distress to the birds still in the trap. With these sort of numbers a priest isn't really the right approach. Oh and wear a hat and safety goggles.
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    Plank you would be surprised just how small a hole a rodent will get through. Mice will comfortably get through a 1 inch hole. This photo is of a commercial rat bait box and you'll see that the entrance is pretty much 2 inches across. That's not to say that all rats would get in there; I know there have been some giants recorded. In my opinion the importance of the restriction is what you exclude rather than what you let in and I'd always go for the smaller opening. Cheers, John
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    tegater The best I can do is point you at a description of one, in an online copy of one of my favourite books, 'With Nature and a camera' by Richard Kearton. Follow this link and start reading from underneath the photograph of the box trap. With nature and a camera Cheers John
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    This is a way to get in touch with your local beekeepers association who will coordinate the removal of swarms. http://www.bbka.org.uk/help/find_a_swarm_coordinator.php
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    Here you go - managed to get a picture of one of the traps in action. You can see that there's plenty of room for the birds to move about, spread their wings and perch naturally. Even when there's a technician approaching they're still fairly relaxed. Like any other live catch trap these need to be check daily. When first deployed at a site and catching this sort of numbers we usually check them 2 or 3 times a day.
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    As you're in Scotland the law is a little better defined - and luckily they've put together a guide on it, downloadable from here Snare Guidelines on the BASC site
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    It's not as simple as that. in order to use the license legally you need to comply with it. If you're challenged, which it sounds like you might be, you're going to save yourself a lot of grief by being able to point to a copy of the licence and explain that you know the legal framework within which you're using it. I know of no reason why you can't use it in your own garden, provided that you own it. If it's rented it might be a different matter. The file is a PDF File, you can download a free reader from here http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/ Just as a bit of background,
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    Trapping of magpie's to conserve wildlife is covered under General Licence WML-GL06, if you're in England and Wales. Scotland and NI have their own. http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/wml-gl06_tcm6-24151.pdf The overview states - "This licence permits landowners, occupiers and other authorised persons to carry out a range of otherwise prohibited activities against the species of wild birds listed on the licence. This licence may only be relied upon where the activities are carried out for the purposes specified, and users must comply with licence terms and conditions.
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    I agree - although I could see someone arguing that fencing round the Larsen and/or raising it off the ground would fulfil the 'duty of care'. For me the concern is that 'killing or taking' would be clearly intended.
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    Hold your horses a minute or two. Snaring round a chicken coop is very different to snaring round a captive decoy bird. I know that the General Licences allow magpies to be used a decoys, but that's only for trapping birds on that licence. I think that setting a snare round a larsen could be argued to show an expectation that the fox would be attracted to the decoy bird - effectively using it as a decoy in contravention with the legislation below. I might be wrong, but I think you shouldn't just rush in. Wildlife and Countryside Act, Part 1, section 11 (1). 11 Pr
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    If you're going to be doing much of this sort of thing a staple gun is well worth the money. Saves me hours. I like the ladder modification wires - be good to see how they perform.
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    the 'smoking rabbits' question does come up on here every now and then This is an old topic on the subject http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/12258-smoking-rabbits/
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    As a quick footnote to this topic, I've just been told that one of our traps took 68 birds off a supermarket roof in 1 day this week.
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    Make yourself a pigeon trap with either a funnel or bobwire door. These are large ones that I make for big buildings but the principle is the same.
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    Looks an interesting trap. Mind you they are buggers to try and clean. If this Bank Holiday is another sunny one I might be sat in the garden with a toothbrush and a jar of warm water.
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    Ahh I see. I didn't spot the lock the first time round. Clever.
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    well that's certainly different. I'd be a bit concerned that they could push their way back out though.
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    Oh come on Mick - you've got to show us some pictures of that. Sounds very interesting John
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    seem to be spending all my time making pigeon traps ...

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    That's true enough Ian. It can depend on the environment where you're going to be using them and I prefer to have a good distance between the trap and the mouth of the tunnel just in case.
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