The days just get better. These between 07:30hrs - 10:30hrs so all Afternoon to nail a few more:
Sorry for delay in replying. All stalked/walked up. Had 6 more PM the same day.Nice work Klenchblaize!!
over a bait point or stalking??
Just import some irish pine martens ,i havn't seen a grey now in about 7 years and there were plenty round here i used to shoot 3-4 most mornings on feed rides and the reds are slowly regaining ground which is great to seeThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs advocates controlling grey squirrels and encourages land owners to do this on their website. Although they also say that it's not everyone's "cup of tea". You will always have land owners who are against anything being killed, so you are never going to totally eradicate them. They are so widespread that it is probably not possible to eradicate them from the British Isles anyway, as the Anglesey thing shows. However, that shouldn't stop us trying, especially in areas with reds and nearby areas.
Of that i am all to aware im sad to say , 250 plus phezzie poults in one night , dozens of my ornamental call ducks , fancy bantams and myriads of others stock from pet rabbits and guinea pigs to roosting peacocks and lambsProblem with that approach is Pine Marten are very adventurous in their diet and I don't just mean the West London variety.
K
A static assassin to assist your treetop rodent control efforts should shortly be approved for use in England.
Goodnature A18 Squirrel Trap
A24 version in action
useless where Red squirrels are present though.
Should be okay in about 98% of the U.K. then.
Apologies for posting another trap video but this one from Shawn Woods of Mousetrapmonday fame shows a squirrel getting whacked in an A24.
Check out his other trap videos.
this trap been approved for use under The Spring Traps Approval Order 2018 BUT ;-
''The trap must be so placed that it can only be entered by way of an artificial tunnel which is suitable for the purpose.''
So it can't just be planted on a pole / tree without a form of artificial tunnel or does the small tube count as the artificial ?