Advice Needed

[elevenses 3]

Hi All

 

I am new to the forum and I am hoping someone can give me some advice.

 

I am trying to keep rabbits down on a livery yard, I am only shooting them at the moment.

I am looking at an alternative to accompany the shooting. I would normally net rabbits using ferrets but I am unable to keep ferrets at the moment so this is out.

I have read the great article’s on snaring.

I have also heard of drop box’s and other traps (also as seen on this forum) but have no idea how to use or how reliable they are. The fields are only bounded on 2 side's with rabbit proof fencing (the owner has not go the cash at the moment to address this)

 

My concerns on snaring are there are badgers in the area and obviously horses. As I am inexperienced I do not want anything to suffer (including the target quarry) because of me.

 

The horses are not in the fields of an evening so this is not a main concern for the snares but for the drop boxes I would not want a horse treading on the wooden lid and breaking a leg. I have thought about covering it with a metal sheet or a stone slab when not in use but not sure if this would be sufficient.

 

So any advise would be greatly appreciated

 

Many thanks

[Guest Catcher]

Hi All

 

I am new to the forum and I am hoping someone can give me some advice.

 

I am trying to keep rabbits down on a livery yard, I am only shooting them at the moment.

I am looking at an alternative to accompany the shooting. I would normally net rabbits using ferrets but I am unable to keep ferrets at the moment so this is out.

I have read the great article’s on snaring.

I have also heard of drop box’s and other traps (also as seen on this forum) but have no idea how to use or how reliable they are. The fields are only bounded on 2 side's with rabbit proof fencing (the owner has not go the cash at the moment to address this)

 

My concerns on snaring are there are badgers in the area and obviously horses. As I am inexperienced I do not want anything to suffer (including the target quarry) because of me.

 

The horses are not in the fields of an evening so this is not a main concern for the snares but for the drop boxes I would not want a horse treading on the wooden lid and breaking a leg. I have thought about covering it with a metal sheet or a stone slab when not in use but not sure if this would be sufficient.

 

So any advise would be greatly appreciated

 

Many thanks

 

 

Hi mate what are you shooting with. You should use traps that can be home made.As you say the owner has not got the Cash. you cant use snares at a liver yard.ask for some help in this forum from any one that lives near you. I am sure you will get lots of offers.As most of us are always looking for more ground.Keep up the shooting the more you kill the quicker the problem will go away.ATB Catcher.

[elevenses 3]

Hi mate what are you shooting with. You should use traps that can be home made.As you say the owner has not got the Cash. you cant use snares at a liver yard.ask for some help in this forum from any one that lives near you. I am sure you will get lots of offers.As most of us are always looking for more ground.Keep up the shooting the more you kill the quicker the problem will go away.ATB Catcher.

 

Hi Catcher thanks for the reply

 

I'm using a .410 hushpower as the land is not suitable for rimfire and I don't own an air rifle that I believe is good enough for rabbits.

I can't use the 12g on there due to the noise.

Edited February 14, 2009 by elevenses

[IanB 0]

Get some mk6 fenns down the rabbit burrows or snare the fenceline if possible, failing that use hoop snares, should be shown clearly how to make them in woodgas DVD

[Holdaway 2]

I agree with IanB, if you can get the rabbit holes use Fenns, if not then snare them on the rabbit proof fencing. Woodga and many others have put up some great posts on fence snaring.

 

If the horses are not in the paddocks at night then hoop snares lifted before the horses return are another alternative. The badgers will only be a problem when they take your rabbits but will not get caught in rabbit snares if you use the new breakaway ones designed by snareman.

 

All the best

 

H

[elevenses 3]

Get some mk6 fenns down the rabbit burrows or snare the fenceline if possible, failing that use hoop snares, should be shown clearly how to make them in woodgas DVD

 

Cheers for the reply I have no idea what "mk6 fenns" are sorry

 

 

 

I agree with IanB, if you can get the rabbit holes use Fenns, if not then snare them on the rabbit proof fencing. Woodga and many others have put up some great posts on fence snaring.

 

If the horses are not in the paddocks at night then hoop snares lifted before the horses return are another alternative. The badgers will only be a problem when they take your rabbits but will not get caught in rabbit snares if you use the new breakaway ones designed by snareman.

 

All the best

 

H

 

 

Cheers i will look up hoop snares and have a go

 

I have PM'd woodgs for a copy of his DVD