Larsen traps and foxes
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Rhodesianjess
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Two legged fox by the sound of it
Humour is alive and well! Incidentally this is the first time I've been subject to auto censorship. Imagine taking the P out of micturition.
Think camera close enough to get culprit would have 000s of images of flapping scald crows.
Off the ground sounds good . I could put it on top of a water trough and then the dowels would float!
Variety of catch over the years includes grey squirrels, rabbits , wagtail, chaffinches, magpies, grey crows and jackdaws.
I love the fact that for the last few weeks the only calling of magpies round the house and surrounding area has been the spare call bird in a cage.
I bought 4 quality Game Conservancy style larsen traps over 30 years ago, from Cornwall if memory serves me right. I'm down to my last one, and have found nothing since to match the quality.
Think camera close enough to get culprit would have 000s of images of flapping scald crows.
Off the ground sounds good . I could put it on top of a water trough and then the dowels would float!
Variety of catch over the years includes grey squirrels, rabbits , wagtail, chaffinches, magpies, grey crows and jackdaws.
I love the fact that for the last few weeks the only calling of magpies round the house and surrounding area has been the spare call bird in a cage.
I bought 4 quality Game Conservancy style larsen traps over 30 years ago, from Cornwall if memory serves me right. I'm down to my last one, and have found nothing since to match the quality.
Its just the dowels going missing. Think two legs would be releasing call bird, which has happened before. Its happened at different locations on the farm.
Freeforester
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Loosely connect the dowels by means of monofilament or similar in such a way that they are both loosely tied to the trapdoor bar.
foxdropper
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Two legged vermin me thinks .Trail cam hidden please 
foxdropper
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See no reason why a fox would do that .Sprinkle sand around the trap and at least see some prints .
Foxyboy43
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Hmm. I was pis gave up on the two dowels approach and went for the single stick with two notches approach - far, far easier to set and more effective.
Soooo - for the hard of thinking - cut a stick/dowel to about 3/4 or so of the diameter of trap section, about half an inch from the end notch it with the bias cut sloping towards the long end and leaving a 90 degree edge which will lock against the inner cage wire. Then about an inch or two from the first notch cut a second notch the reverse of the first - this will then offer a 90 degree edge to hold the cocked spring door in place. Ensure that the set stick is broadly parallel with the cage floor, repeat on second cage and retire or if over 65 already just go away. I frequently get doubles with this method and occasionally four - something the two dowels approach never has. It may not solve your disappearing issue of course but will definitely mean your dowel losses will go down by 50%!
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Soooo - for the hard of thinking - cut a stick/dowel to about 3/4 or so of the diameter of trap section, about half an inch from the end notch it with the bias cut sloping towards the long end and leaving a 90 degree edge which will lock against the inner cage wire. Then about an inch or two from the first notch cut a second notch the reverse of the first - this will then offer a 90 degree edge to hold the cocked spring door in place. Ensure that the set stick is broadly parallel with the cage floor, repeat on second cage and retire or if over 65 already just go away. I frequently get doubles with this method and occasionally four - something the two dowels approach never has. It may not solve your disappearing issue of course but will definitely mean your dowel losses will go down by 50%!
Wot? Wot?
And who do you think would be the first person to forget they did that?
BenBhoy
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You'd only forget once though!
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