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    Is the trap in the first picture the one that had the rabbit in it? The trap looked like it hardly moved from where it was set.
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    True! We got some greys, but reds also in the area. Nice to see the reds about.
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    Nicely caught Mr Teapot. Any pics of the box design? I'd love to give squirrel trapping a go, but too many reds around here.
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    Yea I see where your coming from micky. Thing is, with the bodygrip, it's already too late. The head is already inside those jaws. An animal instinctively jumps when a trap goes off. Can jump clear of a fenn, if cubby etc is too hIgh, but the top jaw of the bodygrip won't allow that. Why the majority of traps use the pan trigger. Anyway, think we're going around in circles here. I know an old boy who traps a lot of mink each winter. Thirty to forty a year, and he'll use nothing only Fenn. I asked him once, would he not try the bodygrips, tube traps etc? He answered, naaa, sur
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    But think about it micky. What would slow an animal quicker, a pan which could be covered with leaves or grass etc, or wires which have to be pushed out of the way with the animals face. One aspect of using pans on a bodygrip is that for the most part, it results in a body, or as they say suitcase catch. I think thats what we all aim for. That animal see's nothing in its way. Nothing to slow it down. Wires, especially unmodified, means he has to squeeze through it. You mentioned rabbits etc going through fences all the time, and that's tru. You also said that you find bodygrips work well on fe
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    Personally I spray paint with rustopium. I find it both easy on the pocket and it holds up well, even in water. Lots on here don't bother treating traps at all. They don't feel the need, and who am I to argue lol
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    Well each to their own I suppose. Personally from experience, I know I catch more with the pans, with t he type of trapping I do. I think theyou really shine used in cubby's, pockets etc. Don't get me wrong, I still use wire triggers also. But even at that, I tend to modify them to suit my needs. I always try to keep an eye on what trappers are doing in the US., and pans are really catching on there. I think those guy's know a thing or two about trapping, don't they. Ain't saying their the B all and end all, but certainly no novelty piece.
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    yea for free!
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    I think Glenn's methods certainly still work ten and a half years later. Take the bloody thing down if it's of no use.
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    That's a great price delivered
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    Let me ask you this micky. Do you prefer using traps which have triggers or pans? I don't believe novelty plays a part to be honest. Trap avoidance can be a real problem with wire triggers. Especially those bell trIngers when it comes to things like mink or rabbits. Why even in Darcy's video i think it shows a rabbit avoiding going through one of those triggers. Yea right rats and squirrel will push through them the majority of times, but not all animals are as easy catch as a squirrel. For me, I want my traps to work to their full potential, and if adding a pan to a bodygri
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    I think Buzzards take more than what is said. Saw some good video's on YouTube of them targeting rabbits. I honestly don't believe the whole thing of their feet being too weak to take anything of size. JMHO
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    Very simple idea I got off a guy Im subscribed too on youtube. I use thicker stuff simply because that's what I hado lying around in the shed. Check it out https://youtu.be/1KowN6gbQ20
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    It's a joke. They can use rat traps on Stoat too. Restrictions ain't as bad here in Ireland, but I have a feeling things are gonna change in the next few years. Hope im wrong on that one.
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    Yea the experts say their tallons are two weak to tackle a rabbit. Yea right! lol
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    https://www.gwct.org.uk/blogs/news/2017/november/trapping-defra-to-announce-consultation/?utm_source=All+Contacts&utm_campaign=7417e7ec60-Non-Mem-NL-071117&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dd843c5cb6-7417e7ec60-23118675&goal=0_dd843c5cb6-7417e7ec60-23118675&mc_cid=7417e7ec60&mc_eid=d58f20da16
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    Tyrellspass

    EDDIE B replied to jack44's topic in General Talk

    I have a number but not sure if it's still his number. I'll pm you with it. Not sure if Mick still does the taxidermy but he sure is a class act
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    Tyrellspass

    EDDIE B replied to jack44's topic in General Talk

    Mick Gill
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    Yea use them with great effect in pockets for mink
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    The add is there because that's what you were searching on Google. Fact! Lol
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    That's more like it micky!
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    Surely someone would stop. I know it was a slip road off a motorway, but surely someone would have pulled in somewhere safe, and went back to check it out. I know, I would! Especially those that saw it before it was mangled.
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    Probably an otter or something daft like that.
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    A lot of hard work to try find some rabbits micky. At least your getting out and about in 5 he fresh air. When will the affects of this virus subside.
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    micky is that a cap off a whiskey bottle I see in your bag? lol I know, I'm a nosey git! lol
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