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lol@sidebyside it took me 2mins to get that

[Netter 0]

My dad used to work on a pig farm, he would find a breeding stop, neck all the little 'uns, then drop them in the swill boiler for 20 mins, then take them out peel their jackets off and eat, he reckons it's well worth trying.

[ianrob 2]

@:GNIPPER i know exactly what you mean.I so tried to discount that wriggling.However reading the posts you good lads posted has got it straight in my head now.Thanks guys

All good points well made, and it's reassuring that most of us are still sensitive about some aspects of trapping.

 

I'm not a pro, but I'm clearing around a garden for a woman at the moment. I started off snaring with few caught, for a few reasons, firstly, the womans brother has educated them by using snares you can see 100 yards away. Secondly there aren't good runs, and the garden, basically all lawn is brightly lit by street lights, so I'm using Mk 6 Fenns and even set up with the pall fully engaged, I'm getting tiny babies as well as adults and all sizes in between. Killing half to three quarter ones I've always done as they're the best eating, but killing babies upsets me a bit, however as the pro pesties pointed out, Ditch in particular, they've all got to go, and at what size does it become right.

[ChrisJones 7,975]

I can see why people would be put off in this situation but it's a necessary part of pest control. Rabbits are a serious agricultural pest and cause a substantial amount of crop damage every year. I know a lot of the sportsmen honour the breeding seasons but for me this is a 365 day a year job. I can't afford to sentimental when it comes feeding my family at the expense of theirs.

 

You're offering a necessary service. Without people like us rabbit damage would increase even more significantly than it has. This would push up the price of food. This means that the high costs of living would increase further. This means that supermarkets, in order to keep costs down, would import even more food from abroad. From places where their pest control methods are a lot different to ours and in many cases far from sentimental and humane.

 

The law requires that all food producers/distributors/retailers have pest control in place. Every time someone buys food, in the UK, they pay blood money to a pest control company or technician.

 

I'd rather that be someone like you, that gives a shit about their craft, than one of the many "professional" outfits that use outdated and sometimes cruel methods. The fact that you care puts you well up in the top percentile of real pest controllers. Take solace from that if nothing else!

[wabbithunter_15 0]

i made a post on the ferreting section yesterday about my catch on saturday and one rabbit was pregnant and the young were still wriggling about, i couldnt help but feel sorry for them lol but the ferrets didnt mind them..........