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    Hi mate, you've got a lively debate going on here, and I'm far from being an expert, as I've mostly just had to put up with what I had, and being brought up old school, ie bread and milk and hutches, it's only these last few years that I've seen really happy ferts. I still use a hutch at the moment, but feed rabbit and James Wellbeloved and they're out for an hour every day in the garden, and a court is in the pipeline which is quite apt when we're talking ferts. You're thinking, where's this old git going with this, I'll bet. Well all I can add, is that regardless of line, all f
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    You could try forcing them onto the edge of the plate to get maximum leverage, possibly a couple of bits of fence wire pushed into the ground. Also the plate looks very low, nearly touching bottom, could it be bent a little, if so lift it in the set position and bend it up an 1/8". Ps with safety on of course. ian
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    You are right it would be heavy at 25 to 50yd, but these nets are supposed to be short in this style 3 to 5 yd tops. They are mean;t to be placed on runs in hard to reach places. The nets are heavy weight to deal with cover. In my opinion longer trammels really only need a light weight nylon small mesh or it would be heavy. 4 oz is what i would use on a longer trammel. regards Roger. P.S most of my kit is carried to site in a 4X4 or quad and trailer so weight is not really problem. See your point though. Very nice Roger. ian.
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    Good work Roger.
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    Traditionally 18 meshes wide by 18 or 21 or24 meshes long using 2" mesh. You'll have noticed that,s 3 ft 3ft 6" and 4 ft. Obviously you can make them any size you want, but these are the traditional sizes. ian.
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    Hi Mate, You want six strands for rabbits, ie 3 strands doubled. All will become clear if you read the pinned sections at the top on the snaring section, and as mentioned you can contact Woodga, as he does an excellent DVD on snare making and snaring. Good luck, ian.
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    I'm not as experienced a trapper as some of the other guys responding here, I only have 4 mk 6 traps and a dozen Mk 4s. The method I use however is very effective. I first go and fill in all the holes, shoveling as much muck as I can down them and I tramp it hard. I then trap the ones they open up. I push the unset trap down the hole to see how far it needs to go, ie it wants to nearly fill the tunnel when sprung. I scrape a shallow depression for it to sit in "I use an onion hoe from a garden centre, a little one handed thing". set the trap and put the safety on. place in the hole. I set them
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    Aye strange right enough. Do you think it just looked like ground with it being frozen. No,just ice 1/2 inch thick and clean ,the ice is only here overnight as the canal has a lot of traffic on during the day and cannot form, The canal is part of the Foxton inclined plane and is higher than the surrounding land and freezes over very quickly, They can be odd little little souls hares, I used to shoot loads of them, but now I only take an odd one to eat. Lovely animals.
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    Aye strange right enough. Do you think it just looked like ground with it being frozen.
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    Hi mate, Jackdaws are nasty little bast4rds. We just went to gas and though I shot 7 off my chimney, there was still a nest in it when I got the cowl on.
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    More handcuffs and KY for you my friend....
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    One less. How far can they swim?, looks like the one I saw last weekend. Well done mate, ian.
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    Look for runs ie tracks, sometimes there are no easily seen beats. Go in the last half hour of light as the low shadows make the runs more obvious. Once you see a run just set the snare on it as if it were a beat. good luck, ian. Ps the winter is the best time but frosty weather is not good.
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    I agree wholeheartedly with DUCKWING, you'll see no more articles of the quality that are pinned here. Suffice to say I agree with DUCKWING, his feelings on the matter sum up mine. ian.
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    Really ? I thought it was pretty explicit Good reason for carrying a knife may be shown by occupation as a farmer, estate manager, recreational stalker, gameshooter, angler or anyone else who has reasonable grounds for expecting to need a knife whilst pursuing a lawful activity. Carrying a knife in public must be in connection with the activity for which it is needed; going into a shop with a knife in your pocket if you are returning from or going to a place where you farm, fish or shoot etc. would constitute good reason I got that bit. But, by "Lawful activity"
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    Hi H' please read my reply to Matt as it applies to you too. It is not a personal thing, and it's an excellent post, as I said, Ian B' hasn't objected so I'll try to behave myself. Hope I didn't offend, ian.
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    Hi Matt, Nowt personal mate, it just seems a bit unfair to me, when the guy gives up a few of his hard earned secrets, only to have folk apparently cashing in on it. I've had no-one who agrees with me post anything, so perhaps it's me that's wrong and if I am then I'm sorry, however I'm yet to be convinced. It is not a personal attack, just that I feel the adverts are wrong. Ian B' hasn't objected and it's his site. I'll try not to bring it up again. ian
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    Now then, this is going to sound bitter and twisted, however, here we go. I am 57 years old, and I'd never came across anything as absolutely knowledge based, about snaring, as I did when I stumbled upon Mr Waters's articles on here. I was not a novice, but also I'm first to admit I don't work in any way as or like a pro. I'm a pot hunter, who carries out odd bits and pieces of clearance work for farmers locally. I'm self taught but had enough contact with a man taught by a pro to know the basics. THAT'S HOW I KNEW SNAREMAN WAS THE REAL DEAL. We now have people posting and cashing in
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    Cheers for that Sterry will give it a go on a decent night. bloody moon at the moment. pretty well summed up Sterry. For someone unsure, you're spot on , ian, least near as makes no difference
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    your right john you don,t want any type of smell on snare or run, peg out every run with a breakaway snare, when the weather is right, and if you are any good at it you will have the majority of rabbits snared in 3 mornings and any cats caught will release themselves , cage traps to costly, to bulky, and expensive to lose, i would have these rabbits cleaned up in jig time, stop worrying about the cats and get it done, i am looking at getting some breakaways , but one little question , whats the right weather? Mild dark and windy, weather is ideal.
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    nice to see you Roger, and as regards the nets, if it works don't knock it. ian.
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    And a good time was had by all, especially the little Russel by the look of things.
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    Are you sure the holes were occupied, as I get experienced workers refusing to look down vacant sets. Probably best take an older one along.
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    If you PM Woodga or Geordie either will quote you for top quality snares, tealers whatever you want. Both are on here and both are proper gents with a string of satisfied customers as long as their arm. ian. Ps the materials they use is as per the Glenn Waters articles. Can't say better than that, now can you.
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    Probably the worst two weekends we'll get all winter, so keep at it, it'll get better. ian. Use the time you have till next weekend, reading snaremans articles which are pinned at the top. you won't find better advice anywhere, that's anywhere. The guy is the master.
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