Caught Today

[jall55]

Another carrion today and reorganised and relocacted a few larsens / clams

 

[jall55]

1 carrion this morning
2 more carrions tonight

 

[BenBhoy]

Had to take couple days off work as my lad isn't well and I stay in hospital with him.

Brought trap home into garden & my eldest keeping eye on them. Never see magpies here; got one of the pair and other 'dancing' around trap apparently!

 

[Nickb]

Had to take couple days off work as my lad isn't well and I stay in hospital with him.

Brought trap home into garden & my eldest keeping eye on them. Never see magpies here; got one of the pair and other 'dancing' around trap apparently!

Sorry to hear that , hope he gets well soon

 

[BenBhoy]

Sorry to hear that , hope he gets well soon

Appreciated

 

[sako751sg]

First year in many that i've not done the traps but well done all who are in here.
A huge contribution to helping the songbird and other species population.

 

[jall55]

First year in many that i've not done the traps but well done all who are in here.
A huge contribution to helping the songbird and other species population.

Its not too late to make an impact this year as you know mate

 

[jall55]

Just had an add up

Mainly caught crows - 65
Magpie 20
1 jackdaw

Foxes shot 22
Squirrels shot 41
rats shot 189
1 jay

Effort this year greater and numbers are down which shows it must be working

Also seen my first brood of pheasants and now must have well over 100 ducklings

 

[sako751sg]

Its not too late to make an impact this year as you know mate

Been nipping them with the rifle but a couple of things means the time for trapping isn't there at the moment but as you say still time.

 

[Nickb]

Just had an add up

Mainly caught crows - 65
Magpie 20
1 jackdaw

Foxes shot 22
Squirrels shot 41
rats shot 189
1 jay

Effort this year greater and numbers are down which shows it must be working

Also seen my first brood of pheasants and now must have well over 100 ducklings

Saw 2 pairs of grey partridge this morning on same field , hope they get coveys away.

 

[jall55]

Some prick has let one of my call birds out today

 

[Mike1979]

Some prick has let one of my call birds out today

What is it with these idiots ..... should keep the heck out of the countryside if that is how they are going to behave....

 

[jall55]

Had a busy day or two - but another 4 carrions since Sunday

 

[Cyres]

Might be worth putting a small padlock on the trap. I use D shackles.
D

 

[Bo Diddley]

They just break the trap open if you lock them.

 

[jall55]

They just break the trap open if you lock them.

Yes tbh i always cable tie them closed but they just snap them off

 

[Foxyboy43]

It was a while ago but a very large boar badger in a snare - I think it is now called “bycatch” but never have I seen such devastation over the radius of the snare - like Hiroshima and Chernobyl melded into one. The old boy was not happy when I approached indeed in truth neither was your hero - so I was very grateful for an old tip to always take a yard square sheet of plywood with a 6 inch slit on one edge, then catch the snare in the slit and walk into said slightly miffed badger. Note - make sure you keep the ply tight to the ground; it is also particularly helpful if Brock is the other side of the sheet. Then simply cut the wire tight against the sheet, the snare falls off and the oul fella runs off - most of the time….
Do you know how to do an impression of a Matador with 9 square feet of ply? Ol Foxyboy does…..

 

[Smellydog]

it is also particularly helpful if Brock is the other side of the sheet.

 

[Cyres]

How did you know it was a boar?
D

 

[Smellydog]

How did you know it was a boar?
D

He reached under the board and felt it's clackers of course .