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    The Larsen trap is mainly a trap for magpies, although it also has been known to catch crows, jays and other corvids. It is one of the few traps where it is legal to use a live bird to catch others - not as 'bait' in the usual sense but by using the natural instinct of these birds to guard their territory. Dominant birds, or new birds entering an area, will approach the call bird and in the course of the encounter will be caught. The trap itself is divided into two halves; one forming the permanent cage for the 'call bird' and the other half divided into two catch chambers. Each catch c
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    This is where you'll find the various specific licence application forms http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/regulation/wildlife/licences/applicationforms.aspx#6
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    That would be my view too
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    Jake why can't you use the ones you made for outside, inside ?Are they permanent in some way ?
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    HoW The FENN Mole Traps these days are a scissor type, which it just so happens I do have in stock ......
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    So Myles - any luck then ?
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    You can get the bobwires from me http://www.fourteenacre.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index_files/Shop.htm
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    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7545774/David-Cameron-hunt-ban-a-mistake.html Sounds promising
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    If this carries on much longer, I shall have to run another competition ......
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    Bugger - I like that one. Mind you the CLA is on that site this year so maybe that has something to do with it.
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    The quarry needs to enter over the pivots so that the uprights of the jaws close in from either side.
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    These are a domestic goose then not wild ? http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/chinese.htm The Chinese Goose is a breed descended from the wild Swan Goose. hence their name Anser Cygnoides. Historic names include "Hong Kong ,Knob Fronted, Chinese Swan Goose and Spanish Geese" see Tegetmeir where both colours are described in detail. Chinese geese differ from the wild birds in much larger size (up to 5-10 kg in males, 4-9 kg in females), and in having an often strongly developed basal knob on the upper side of the bill. The knob at the top of the beak is more prominent on males
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    you forgot to add, that if anyone did do this, they would need to provide food and water for the fox until dispatch No, I think he meant cable tie them over the weekend (either closed or open), so that they can't catch anything.
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    Glad you're pleased - now just mind your fingers
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    Is there any sign that the bait is being touched at all ?
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    This would be a useful topic for you to have a look at - particularly the picture Rolfe posted http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=116117
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    Have a look at this topic http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=96170&st=0&p=1016182
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    Short answer, 'Yes'. The longer answer is that there were many traps designed for hawks and other birds of prey, some intended to kill, others intended to capture. None of these are legal to use in the UK. (There may be some special circumstances for scientific or conservation reasons where a very specific licence might be granted but these would be very few and far between). In some other countries, (e.g. the USA) it is still legal to take some birds from the wild for falconry purposes and in these countries live capture traps are still available. Anyone caught attempting to
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    http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37477 in the FAQs
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    Steve The trigger mechanism on that Flat Top and Full Barrel is virtually the same. The spring is bent down allowing the kill loops to hang down in position. There should also be a piece of cord on the end of the spring which passes through a hole in the centre of the trap. The trigger is then inserted into the same hole, from underneath, with the bulk of the trigger inside the trap. The tightness of the trigger holds the cord, which holds the spring. Moley, passing through the trap, knocks the trigger peg, dislodges it slightly, which releases the cord and so the spring, pulling u
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    @ trapperman Is this the voice of experience? I am wondering how the conversation went... "Hello love, I'm a mole catcher. I probe tunnels for a living ....."
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    No pressure now then
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    Does they use a Dyson ?
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    well done - looks like a good solid trap you've made there.
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    A few hints here http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37477
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