My Larsen Season Started Today

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Noel gave me a bag of rank old hens eggs this afters, so I've just opened the doors on my Larsen. There's an egg in one trap compartment from last season - yeah; Did I ever handle That bloody thing gently! So that's my starter for five.

 

No nest. No shells. Just the open doors and that one, muck stained old egg, for now. Let them get used to it.

 

I have a maggie actually working through my own compound here. He flights up the ditch hedge, from the paddock to my trees and to and from beyond. So he'll likely work the stand of sitka the trap's set by. I figure to have him and use him to bag his mate. Then I'll take one of them up around Pat and Noels places to get the partner of the one I shot the other day up there.

 

So there's three on my list, look. Sort those out and I'll see what else is about. I'm in no heated rush. Early days yet and the b*stards won't be going anywhere - and I know where they live

[Guest little_lloyd]

As soon as that first bird pops in they all will,, Ive had mine out for three days now and the first customer stilll has not checked in,, but its ready and waiting

 

Had a good number of maggy's and the usual corvid collection last season,, lets hope its as good and productive this time.

[Guest little_lloyd]

the first one is the tricky one, i put a mirror in to get the first ,in try it hope it works for you

 

It normally take me a night to get that first bird,, but they are not playing ball this year

 

I set my trap where ive seen a few maggys on a hedgerow and in the morining i come to check theres noramlly one of two in there,, The first customer i ever had to my larson a few years ago was a jay followed by a carrion crow,, its took me an age to get my first bird then.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Mirror? Mate of mine does that for mink. I'd give it a try, out of curiosity, only I have no mirrors. Don't use them myself so have none around. Don't care what I look like, personally.

 

No, I've never had any great problems catching corvids. Been at it a while and got one or two in my time. I like joining in their little mind games

[snareman 3]

Mirror? Mate of mine does that for mink. I'd give it a try, out of curiosity, only I have no mirrors. Don't use them myself so have none around. Don't care what I look like, personally.

 

No, I've never had any great problems catching corvids. Been at it a while and got one or two in my time. I like joining in their little mind games

the mirror is also used in canada to trap wolverines in cubbies ,

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

the mirror is also used in canada to trap wolverines in cubbies ,

 

 

 

I'll bet that works a bloody treat too! As the nature of the wolverine was once explained to me, in regard to trapping him; " His vile tempered nature just gets the better of him! ". Seeing 'another' in a den, I can well imagine ones reaction!

[snareman 3]

the mirror is also used in canada to trap wolverines in cubbies ,

 

 

 

I'll bet that works a bloody treat too! As the nature of the wolverine was once explained to me, in regard to trapping him; " His vile tempered nature just gets the better of him! ". Seeing 'another' in a den, I can well imagine ones reaction!

i,ve known about mirrors for a long time ditch, and it works quite well , they certainly are a handfull , but the 330 bodygrip certainly sorts them out.

[Knifebar 0]

Well Stone the Crows! I have been trying to catch a F&*king Magpie this 6 weeks in the larsen, identical to the one posted here. Eggs, eggs! mite as well a put silage in it. F*&k sake even put a dam mirror in it. Next move is to run the trap over with the bloody tractor!

 

LARSEN TRAP MY ARSE!!

 

 

Knifebar

[DUCKWING 302]

WELL KNIFEBAR ,

 

DO YOU LIVE IN A TOWN ? ........... IVE CAUGHT QUITE A FEW OF MY FIRST BIRD OF THE SEASON WITH FISH AND CHIP LEFT OVERS IN THE PAPERS IN THE TRAP COMPARTMENT OF THE LARSON AT MY OLD MAMS HOUSE ............TOWN BIRDS EAT TAKE AWAY LEFT OVER DROPPED BY DRUNKS

 

ALWAYS GO FOR THE MAGPIES..... MAIN LOCAL FOOD RESOURCE

 

I ALSO LIKE TO SET MY LARSONS UP OFF THE FLOOR ON LOW ROOFS IF I HAVE THE OPPERTUNITY .... IT GIVES WARY BIRDS MORE CONFIDENCE THAN DROPPING ON THE FLOOR WHERE PREDATORS ARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Hell of a fog out this afternoon and tonight. So, earlier, I took advantage of it. Visibility down to barely thirty yards so old beady eyes wouldn't be able to see what I was up to. Which was this; I added my 'Nest' and 'Hid' the one egg in it. Give it another day or three and I'll begin 'Laying' in earnest Aim to end up with three eggs in there and a half shell or two, nice clean insides looking up to catch that beady eye.

 

Once more; Sorry the photo's a bit as is. I have zero editing software on this machine right now

 

 

 

Stage Two

 

 

 

See how I always 'cover' my eggs? Many of the more open nesting birds will do this when leaving their clutch for a while. I immitate that gesture as I feel the less " In ye face " and obvious approach helps allay the thiefs natural caution. Either way, I've always done it, from my very first, and always do now. Seems to work for me

[Rolfe 2]

Hell of a fog out this afternoon and tonight. So, earlier, I took advantage of it. Visibility down to barely thirty yards so old beady eyes wouldn't be able to see what I was up to. Which was this; I added my 'Nest' and 'Hid' the one egg in it. Give it another day or three and I'll begin 'Laying' in earnest Aim to end up with three eggs in there and a half shell or two, nice clean insides looking up to catch that beady eye.

 

Once more; Sorry the photo's a bit as is. I have zero editing software on this machine right now

 

 

 

Stage Two

 

 

 

See how I always 'cover' my eggs? Many of the more open nesting birds will do this when leaving their clutch for a while. I immitate that gesture as I feel the less " In ye face " and obvious approach helps allay the thiefs natural caution. Either way, I've always done it, from my very first, and always do now. Seems to work for me

I'm sure your method works Ditch.......but i always prefer the broken egg-shells along with intact eggs as an attractant. I feel it conveys the message that another corvid has already visited the "Nest" and the new visitor will take his share of the spoils too...

 

Rolfe.

[ianrob 2]

I was nearly onto that perch myself Ditch, looks spot on to me.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Aim to end up with three eggs in there and a half shell or two, nice clean insides looking up to catch that beady eye.

 

 

I'm sure your method works Ditch.......but i always prefer the broken egg-shells along with intact eggs as an attractant.

 

 

Oh Do pay attention, those of you at the back of the class!

[scottishlass 57]

well ditch after chatting to you in the chat last night i got my finger out my arse today and sorted my trap there were 8 magpies sitting in the chicken run this morning so its fingers crossed

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

That's pretty disgusting, SL! Eight of the b*stards.

 

I take it then that ye chicken run's open topped? Ok. Know what I'd do? I'd set the Larsen - like I told ye - hard up against the outside of the run, as if it's an extention of it. But then I'd leave it there for a week, so they get used to it, or even a few go straight ahead and get caught in it. In which case ye laughing. But then I'd get some of that Netlon. Cheap as chips and light as a feather. Run that over the top of the run to stop them having any free access.

 

Sink a pole with a 'T' piece into the middle of the run, to hold the netting above ye own head when ye go in there. Then see what happens.

 

See; They'll have grown more accepting of the trap by then and, seeing there's no other way in, they'll figure, " Aha! But the silly cow hasn't covered This way in! ". And, again, ye laughing!

 

Be interested to hear how ye get on anyway, now ye taking action