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  1. earth-thrower
    I think 'Facebook groups' with similar interests, lure a number of folk away from here also, Micky ? (some s...e expressed, by some on the 'mole catching' ones, for sure,......& it seemed it was a competition sometimes, with repetitive photos of who caught the most, etc )
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    Very productive mate,..good stuff !
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    Good topic, Eddie. (enjoyed it)
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    I tend to agree, mate,.....unless i was offered or could negotiate, some 'funny money' ? (for the inconvenience, possibly ?)
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    Hope your on a proper 'price' for this one ,.....for all that trouble ?
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    Good photos, mate. (wish it was as dry as that, where i am ,...lol)
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    It is not so big Eddie, it is a Bitch and i have trapped ferrets twice that size , i think she fired the other traps, the plates on a Juby have a long way to go before the springs are engaged and that split second is all it would have took for her to stop. Well, catching a 'true' native wild polecat, would have really bothered me, personally.......but what can you do, you cant avoid it completely, when conducting this type of trapping ??
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    I take it you wont be dismayed about this 'non target' ,.....cause its also on your 'hit' list ? (might possibly, have been helping you with the 'tree rats', though ?)
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    I never use markers where members of the public have access to the land. Indentations on mole hills, strands of wool, white spray paint; anything that'll point me to the spot but won't catch the eye of a footpather. Thats sensible, enough..but i personally never use any type, of evident marker,...Thats ok till you end up with a field full of mole hills, then the old timers desease kicks in, but if there’s only a couple of lines of hills then no issues, easy to relocate them, Yes, i get you mate, if youve alot of 'good' ground, & are having to set a high volume of traps , especially ?
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    I never use markers where members of the public have access to the land. Indentations on mole hills, strands of wool, white spray paint; anything that'll point me to the spot but won't catch the eye of a footpather. Thats sensible, enough..but i personally never use any type, of evident marker,...
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    j have never tried the bethel Rhodes traps, what are they like, I love the flat pack stainless traps, very good in this acidic soil up here, last for ages, Aye, a currently use & like those "stainless traps", & importantly can work with them ?,......"bethel Rhodes" were popular (maybe still are ?) at one point, but their 'quality' certainly dipped. in recent times ? (dont know about now ?)
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    Double catch, metal half-barrel type, definitely my preferred design,of a mole trap, overall ?
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    Dont know what they are like, nowadays ?,.....but in the past, 'fit for purpose', was questionable ?
  14. earth-thrower
    I agree
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    Too right,. charge him plenty ? ( although i wouldnt entertain them myself !,.....& thats not cause i dont need the money, either ,...lol),........
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    "or is it so you can use aluminium phosphide?",......you made me smile here,...cause it would be immediate expulsion from the guild, id bet ?, if you admitted to using that stuff ! ,.......(personally , i wish it would go, like the way strychnine did ? )
  17. earth-thrower
    Well said, mate !
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    Well all the credit, goes to Mr Merrin, actually,....for his brilliant films, & showing the way, with this trap design, of yesteryear !,....... it gave me the inspiration, to try & get one or two made, & have a go with them ?,.....only trial & error with me, these type,...so probably not made perfectly, or even 'set & installed' (by me) correctly, 100% of the time !
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    At least you had a go, mate ?,....best i done, was to use some dimensions (& some guess work ?) off of a certain modern 'plastic' version ? ,....& found a fella to make me one or two, out of wood ?,.......trouble is, was considerable expense, to employ his services lol,....hence, im never gonna have many ! ,....(guys a professional wood turner)One of Simon whiteheads pals makes then isnt there a bit of film showing how to make them and you can use plastic pipe if you want to go modern ?.Thats right, mate. Thats where i got some sizes ? Quite clever utilizing that "plastic pipe", &a
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    At least you had a go, mate ?,....best i done, was to use some dimensions (& some guess work ?) off of a certain modern 'plastic' version ? ,....& found a fella to make me one or two, out of wood ?,.......trouble is, was considerable expense, to employ his services lol,....hence, im never gonna have many ! ,....(guys a professional wood turner) One of Simon whiteheads pals makes then isnt there a bit of film showing how to make them and you can use plastic pipe if you want to go modern ?. Thats right, mate. Thats where i got some sizes ? Quite clever utilizing that "plast
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    At least you had a go, mate ?,....best i done, was to use some dimensions (& some guess work ?) off of a certain modern 'plastic' version ? ,....& found a fella to make me one or two, out of wood ?,.......trouble is, was considerable expense, to employ his services lol,....hence, im never gonna have many ! ,....(guys a professional wood turner)
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    Set one or two of these old style traps, on this (not long) topped ground,here. This ones slightly modified,& with a good strong spring, to help provide a swift dispatch, of the mole ?
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    Rabbits like hills , a cutting or embankment is a hillside I have lot of land along side a main line and there is a train every few minutes , the rabbits are very safe there they are also very well drained . Interesting stuff, Micky. Rabbits seemed to die out (for whatever reason ?) at one stage, & for a long time, in the local countryside, surrounding our scheme. But, they suddenly reappeared again one season, (rumoured to be a translocation, or two ) probably more than 10 year ago, now. Since then, they have colonised new ground, & thats mainly residential parts, particular
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    Well done, on 'taking the plunge',...& hopefully youll 'find your feet', up there, before too long,....now you are aware, its highly unlikely to be as dry as Norfolk (is it ?), arent you ? lol,.....(its ok though, cause it cant be more 'wet', than where i am,..much further south in Scotland, on the 'west coast',...which has got to be in contention,for the area, with the highest amount of rainfall, in the UK ! ) ATB
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    "most labourer are getting £125 aday",....really ?,...well, i was a 'brickies labourer' for alot of years (off & on, at one time), & NEVER came close to that, kind of money !,.. lol
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