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Trapping is less Labour intensive than Shooting? Where Rats are concerned Shooting is sport, Rodenticides and Trapping are Pest control.

Thats two minutes of my life i will never get back reading that Guff.

www.theflatpack.co.uk Excellent trap markers at a good price in various sizes to suite. I just wrapped a small piece of red insulation tape around the loop of them and they are ideal when setting large numbers of Snares/ Mole traps.

It is when you actually see the numbers on the ground. It wasn't a free for all though, from what i know, smallholders/ landowners had to register for the scheme, were then provided with the traps and paid on their returns. No doubt some of them made a few quid out of it but im guessing most were just covering their losses as a result of the damage being caused. If it ever did become a free for all i would happily spend my summer holidays up there running a couple of hundred traps to reap the benefits!

Shetland council had a bounty on rabbits and Polecats (mostly feral ferrets) up until recently. 25p a rabbit tail and £14 per polecat! And the council were even supplying the live catch traps! Now thats good money! We were up there on a rabbit cull and still saw a good number of polecats while we were there.

Wind up. Quite a poor one as well.

What are peoples thoughts on the best quality Lab training dvds? Been looking at the Shadowbrae series and the Drakeshead dvd, considerable difference in price. Any guidance appreciated. Cheers