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    There is/was a Gray crow, living at South Stacks, Anglesey for years. Never known to have bred with the local Carrions.
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    The feckin price of them! Over 120 pound for a trap. Doubt if there's many sold in the UK per annum.
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    There is another thread running about fox traps, perhaps worth a look. Personally I don't have an issue using traps as they come, the fox walks on all sorts and through all things every day, he is used to wire and fences as he commonly tries to break into compounds etc. If you want to cover the base and everything else then give it a try, my experience tells me the fox doesn't give a toss, others may well argue. I have no doubt if this sort of 5 Star luxury worked on fox, then someone making traps would have introduced all this and shouted from the rooftops that their traps worked
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    Nice to see something different. Cheers!
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    True, but like a lot of traps, a bit of tweeking, can often make a big difference.
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    Question for you Wolfdog91, and sorry for hijacking this thread, but does anyone in the US supply Sauvageau trap pans? Haven't found anywhere, and i hear good things about them.
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    4~1/2 X 4~1/2 is as good as it gets I'm afraid. BMI 116 is a very popular trap over this side of the waters.
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    I think a certain amount of lads do cover the bottom of their cages, but others don't feel it necessary. As for painting them! They won't dip their bodygrips, let alone paint a fox cage. Lol
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    A white mole chasing a worm maybe Through water! Sorry, couldn't resist!?
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    Done the same with moles,,and fen 6 trapping squirrels,,,but both species are easily trapped,,,, Ive always wondered though,,,these speed dips,,surly they have some kind of smell,,even if us humans can't smell it,,,so it begs the question,,,would the trap be better left with a bit of oil on it... Look at socks pics,,,,mixed with petrol,,,why not just leave it,,, It's a bit like my Granny's gate. Lol My Granny has the same gate for about 40 years now. She paints it every year, and it still works. Would the gate be still there if it was never painted? Lol Also, I'm told that rust has
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    It certainly keeps traps running fast, and smooth! Like any coating on metal, i believe it will prolong the life of whatever you use it on.There are many types of dip, some cheap, some expensive, and some work better than others. I used to use spray paint, but now use a mix of Rustolium and spirits. I find this perfect for my type of trapping. So do you just make up a thin solution of rustoleum, without adding anything else just using thinners,it's a paint I have never tried, Yep! Flat black, or brown mixing 50/50 with thinners. A lot of US water trappers use it, and JD on here uses it too,
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    Stoat trapping is probably the only real area where there will be significant changes in the UK. http://www.gwct.org.uk/advisory/faqs/aihts/ More questions than answers, so nothing new there.
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    It certainly keeps traps running fast, and smooth! Like any coating on metal, i believe it will prolong the life of whatever you use it on. There are many types of dip, some cheap, some expensive, and some work better than others. I used to use spray paint, but now use a mix of Rustolium and spirits. I find this perfect for my type of trapping.
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    It's important to place traps where the rabbits are feeding, and not where their entering the garden, or beside burrows.
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    I recently read on a US trapping forum, where a guy was going to train a dog for trapping purposes. Don't recall what advantages the dog would bring to his catch success rate, but there must be something to it. I have a feeling its more on the canine side of things, more so than water trapping, that a dog would serve any purpose.
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    Wounding by shotgun or rifle is equally as bad , let's ban those too ? And air rifles... Agree! Snaring is as humane as any form of control. Of course it can be inhumane if not done properly, but so can any other method.
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    Wounding by shotgun or rifle is equally as bad , let's ban those too ? And air rifles... Agree! Snaring is as humane as any form of control. Of course it can be inhumane if not done properly, but so can any other method.
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    They ain't allways the easiest of birds to catch without a jay call bird hence why i've put them up on here rather than culling them straight off, "will they come into a different species of call bird?" these were caught with a jackdaw in one larsen and in a crow trap with a crow as call bird for the other one(first time me and the keeper have seen it happen though ),all corvids hate each other as they know what the others can do so yes they can pull in others as well as their own as well ... Thanks Fireman, I've only ever seen one near one of my traps, but then again, I don't trap near muc
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    They'd be Woodga snares lad. Can't get better than those!
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    They ain't allways the easiest of birds to catch without a jay call bird hence why i've put them up on here rather than culling them straight off, "will they come into a different species of call bird?" these were caught with a jackdaw in one larsen and in a crow trap with a crow as call bird for the other one(first time me and the keeper have seen it happen though ),all corvids hate each other as they know what the others can do so yes they can pull in others as well as their own as well ... Thanks Fireman, I've only ever seen one near one of my traps, but then again, I don't trap near muc
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    It would work of course, if all area's were trapped. Unfortunately, and obviously, this isn't possible. The way we looked at it was that if you can shoot and / or trap the corvids after they have established their territories and paired up, there won't be any newcomers until after the breeding season. And by that time the game birds should have got their first brood off. That does make sense.
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    They ain't allways the easiest of birds to catch without a jay call bird hence why i've put them up on here rather than culling them straight off, "will they come into a different species of call bird?" these were caught with a jackdaw in one larsen and in a crow trap with a crow as call bird for the other one(first time me and the keeper have seen it happen though ),all corvids hate each other as they know what the others can do so yes they can pull in others as well as their own as well ... Thanks Fireman, I've only ever seen one near one of my traps, but then again, I don't trap near muc
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    It would work of course, if all area's were trapped. Unfortunately, and obviously, this isn't possible.
  24. EDDIE B
    Nothing stopping you keeping your knowledge, and opinions for that matter, to yourself. It ain't rocket science! If you don't post on here, then none of these DIY people, can rob your hard earned knowledge. Problem solved then. Remember, this place is just a small part of "THE HUNTING LIFE" where most forums are dedicated to pastimes, we all share an interest in, and it's used to share knowledge, and experiences. That's what this place is all about! You also have to remember that "Professional Pest Controlling", is only a small part of this forum, it ain't the other way around, ev
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    Great going lad. Most important thing is to keep your call bird dry, and keep him on the move, as your doing.
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