heart of wales 19 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Customer lost Fourteen chickens to a few nights ago shot a vixen on the lamp the dog was lamp shy had him using my nv scopes,put this up as well just in case,started taking bait from field next to it must be another in the area..jpg] new_camera_002.jpg] Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Good luck mate.................martin Quote Link to post
Guest oldskool Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 i'm certainly no expert trapper but if you can spare a couple of bales of hay or straw and put them around the side of it it might be of benefit when you have a trap that size makin it blend in is essential!! its the same as mine and i've had only the rare success with it!!! me and the bro inlaw are goin to make one about 1 1/2 time the size and see if the success rate will be any better! he made one at the start of last year and his cousins have caught 14 with it so far... Quote Link to post
OldTrapCollector 377 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 The size of the trap is definitely the key to its success - they don't like going into small cages at all normally (although I have had them in the Larsen!) I have found that a good shovelfull of earth and or shavings out of the chicken run on the floor of the cage helps a lot. And a handful of feathers thrown in adds to the set. OTC Quote Link to post
heart of wales 19 Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Thanks for the replys all taken on board it is not my trap mine is out somewhere else will take photo tommorow,it is my cousins he come up and set it for me,the place it was on before middle of a town in an allotment caught fourteen,we were going to put more turf and soil down but it was f"""g freezing and going dark,went back this morning local hunt were out yesterday in the wood above massive shot ten,put more soil and turf in the base,spread some more feathers about. The question of size is intresting would make a good poll on here ,I have a smaller one and before you think it trap,it is a boughten one small mesh,had it over three seasons only caught eleven in it, Cousin knocked this one up it is massive compared to mine and he caught that in a season. I know it is difficult to base it on that different grounds might be more foxes in one area but would mind other peoples thought ? How do you do a poll I havent got a clue Quote Link to post
onelesscharlie 0 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Customer lost Fourteen chickens to a few nights ago shot a vixen on the lamp the dog was lamp shy had him using my nv scopes,put this up as well just in case,started taking bait from field next to it must be another in the area..jpg] new_camera_002.jpg] Hi Mate Glad to hear you have actually got round to shooting something with your night vision at last, next time you go to this customer call by Llanddewi and pick me up, you can see the new 308 in action. best wishes Onelesscharlie Quote Link to post
heart of wales 19 Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Customer lost Fourteen chickens to a few nights ago shot a vixen on the lamp the dog was lamp shy had him using my nv scopes,put this up as well just in case,started taking bait from field next to it must be another in the area..jpg] new_camera_002.jpg] Hi Mate Glad to hear you have actually got round to shooting something with your night vision at last, next time you go to this customer call by Llanddewi and pick me up, you can see the new 308 in action. best wishes Onelesscharlie I wish still using the old soviet bazzar the gb sights still no joy going to meet Bry of here to have a look at his ,just picked up another place will ring you we can take your gun and my lurcher deadly Quote Link to post
Guest lurcherboy2008 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 hope you succeed on a catch there mate when i set my trap its around that size ill put a few shovel fulls of mud on the floor i know people do use carpet and then mun but i cant see the point in doing it a few feathers like someone mentioned wont go a miss and iv been by a mate whos trap is set every day of the year sometimes he dont catch for weeks but soon as he has 1 and theres scent going in there he catches them more regular? Quote Link to post
heart of wales 19 Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Gutted Farmer phoned me had a big Dog fox last night He shot him been up this morning rebaited and reset the trap Proves its working though cousins a demon on these Quote Link to post
welshdragon 6 Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 hi heart of wales if you don't mind me askin what size is the both traps you are using atbW.D Quote Link to post
heart of wales 19 Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Hi the one in the photo My Cousin made it is about six foot he has caught loads in it,the other one I have was a boughton it is only Four Foot and finer mesh I have caught several in it but not as many as this one,it looks in the photo if there is no soil over the wires in the base but we added that and chicken feathers after we took the photos,and the other field alongside it I prebaited with bits of chicken.Caught the other night with a head of a trout Quote Link to post
welshdragon 6 Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 thank you heart of wales for the reply W.D Quote Link to post
heart of wales 19 Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Thanks will take a photo of the other one and set up as soon as I can Quote Link to post
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