Caught Today
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Rhodesianjess
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Update on our "friend" - I've had over half a dozen people private message me with both his name and his address. Quite a few supportive posts supporting what we do on the estate re pest control for the good of wildlife. 2 very direct posts from locals,who I don't know personally, saying if you don't like what the keeper does don't avail yourself of the countryside that he's created,go and watch the magpies in town instead of the songbirds on the estate,who are only there because of the estate hard work.He won't be laughing if we can identify him, the boss will prefer charges against him if the cops don't, he'll make an example of him.
The usual thing, one idiot for lots of normal people
Thames Valley Police have been in touch with the estate office,at least a couple of people have been in touch with them, given name and address details.
So all in all I think that the majority of the local people in and around the two villages on the estate approve of what we do, they might not do it themselves but they're happy with the results of my work.
The Wildlife Liaison Officer that visited me told me that chances are he'll get a visit from TVP,read the riot act for fiddling with Larsens and warned against carrying bladed instrument on private property/in public. Basically a warning shot against future misbehaving.
All said,up to the boss what happens but at least TVP have stepped up despite the bad pressure the police get these days.
Bo Diddley
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Everyone likes a double ... even if it is mice around the buildings.
Another crow today
AND - stood in our car park after our work party - cock pheasant flies over followed by another then a partridge - mm odd
Some STUPID Fkin walkers dog running about in our nesting cover
How stupid and how selfish and how pig ignorant actually are these people
AND - stood in our car park after our work party - cock pheasant flies over followed by another then a partridge - mm odd
Some STUPID Fkin walkers dog running about in our nesting cover
How stupid and how selfish and how pig ignorant actually are these people
Smellydog
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Probably signed up to some anti group somewhere and we deserve all we get types.
I imagine these are the same idiots who cant control their dogs and let them chase deer...then they have a go at people for shooting..
Lots of self entitled people who think the countryside is their playground..same as people who litter...but lets not go there
Cracking through them mate. Keep up the fine work.
A bit of catch up but I’ve a single Fenn and a catch a live trap set behind the chicken shed in my garden
In the last two months I’ve caught four adult rats and 6 youngsters. Couldn’t catch until I started baiting them with whole peanuts and then caught most of the above in a week, they couldn’t resist them.
Had a few check shots through the rifle a couple of days ago and afterwards a carrion crow presented in a safe shot in the top of a tree (valley bottom), so I shot that. Expensive crow!
I don’t run traps like I used to, I do do not get down to the shoot every day now, but when I did I ran about 8 Fenns and a couple of Larsens and it was quite a tally most seasons. Rarely saw a stoat but caught plenty, although my intended target was rats. My theory is a travelling rat is easy to catch ie in a hedge gap tunnel trap, but trying to catch rats at a colony was very difficult, catch one or two to start then the others would know to avoid the tunnel/ trap.
In the last two months I’ve caught four adult rats and 6 youngsters. Couldn’t catch until I started baiting them with whole peanuts and then caught most of the above in a week, they couldn’t resist them.
Had a few check shots through the rifle a couple of days ago and afterwards a carrion crow presented in a safe shot in the top of a tree (valley bottom), so I shot that. Expensive crow!
I don’t run traps like I used to, I do do not get down to the shoot every day now, but when I did I ran about 8 Fenns and a couple of Larsens and it was quite a tally most seasons. Rarely saw a stoat but caught plenty, although my intended target was rats. My theory is a travelling rat is easy to catch ie in a hedge gap tunnel trap, but trying to catch rats at a colony was very difficult, catch one or two to start then the others would know to avoid the tunnel/ trap.
shakey jake
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I agree completely on rats, they love a box to hide in when they are looking for a new home.
But once they have a home trapping becomes very hard.
I only use break backs not fenns as they dont have any restrictions on checking( unless you listen to bpca then its weekly?!)
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