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  1. Rolfe
    I was informed yesterday that you can now use the Kania 2000 trap WITHOUT any additional tunnel fitted as the housing is classed as the tunnel once again. It originally was legal to use it this way but then had an amendment added that stated it had to be used within a tunnel. It now appears that this has been removed and reading the latest Spring Traps Approval order 2012 (No13) appears to support this fact as there is NO mention of it having to be used in a natural or artificial tunnel. It is a bit of a backward step in my opinion as it is arguably the most powerful trap of its type on the m
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    Setting up a trapping programme down on the lakes I noticed this Canada Goose nesting on the tiny island, trying to make herself as invisible as possible. In another week or so she will be completely obscured by nettles. You can just make her out on top of the Island in the long shot.
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    Thanks for that interesting observation.........certainly something to be aware of if i do decide to buy a couple....
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    Yup........Nothing going to bother this lot for sure......
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    I had to drop something off at the local Gamekeepers cottage today and i have never seen so many different types of fowl in my life. Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Peacocks, Guinea Fowl, Bantams to name a few, not to mention a miriad of chickens of every colour and size you could think of. Most were sitting on eggs, the mallards and turkeys especially so, one nest contained both mallard and bantam eggs both birds taking it in turns to incubate, god knows what the chicks will think they are when they eventually hatch. I thought it ironic that one mallard had nested under the keepers "BSA Bantam" vintag
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    Strangest catch i ever had rabbit wise, was two adult rabbits in one snare, one was caught cleanly around the neck and the other must have some how stood over the taught wire and then the rabbit leaped over it as the second rabbit was held by the wire twisted around its midriff. Another strange double happened when two rabbits decided to bolt from the same small bolt hole at the same time when i was ferreting a few years back. They both were held fast with their heads sticking out of the bolt hole and couldn't go forwards or pull their heads back, for a split second i thought i had caught the
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    I agree with OTC that a stronger spring on the Mk6 would make it a good humane trap again. My feelings are well known about the Mk6's Killing ability on adult rabbits and exclusively use the Imbra on my rabbiting trapping contracts saving the Mk6 for the little-uns and squirrel and mink trapping duties. If someone could design a light-weight Imbra type trap it would be a godsend because carrying a bag of Imbras about is no laughing matter. Fortunately i can drive along my trap lines and work from the back of the 4x4 which does make life a whole lot easier. As OTC alluded too............Mk6's i
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    Took the lurchers and terrier for a long walk around the rape fields in the glorious sunshine today. These conservation strips the farmers are oblged to provide are a haven for all manner of wild plants and animals. It's amazing what you can find in the hedge bottoms before the leaf and nettles obscure everything from view. I happened across this old milk churn that would make a wonderful planter in the garden (Next time i am up pigeon shooting it may come home with me in the 4x4). I also found where old "Brock" had set up home inside an old dried up drainage pipe which i hadn't noticed before
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    In theory you can use them straight away but they become a lot harder if you let them dry out for 12 months or so and the points will last twice as long as they would if you use them in the green state.
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    Nice to see traditional and modern alongside each other. I always have bundles of hazel wands drying in the shed somewhere........I was lucky enough to chance upon some ash self-set sapplings last year that also made useful long net pegs. They will get an airing come netting time again to see how they perform, but to be honest you can't beat a bit of straight hazel. The Ash wands are leaning against the wall.
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    Personally I do very little fox snaring nowadays, prefering instead to call and shoot or, on domestic jobs, to cage trap troublesome foxes. I too am of the opinion that snare manufacture has gone OTT, with so many added gadgets and gimmicks to cover every eventuality that you need a degree in animal psychology to even contemplate setting one. The turning point came when DEFRA in it's code of practise deemed the snare a holding device and not a killing device, this ruled out all the favoured trapping spots (like hedge run-throughs) where 90% of all catches were made (to avoid fatal entanglement
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    Nearly every post you reply to you riducule or make some smart ass comment to disrupt the post, just as you have done to this one. The point i am making is you NEVER put up posts about what YOU have done, just jump onto other peoples threads to cause as much trouble as you can. It is because of people like you that the members don't bother to put up decent threads anymore. I have better things to do than get into a slanging match with you however much you crave the air of publicity so this will be my last comment on the subject, but please put a decent thread up for us all to enjoy.
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    Not the most sensible thing to post that a dog finished a rat off.........what planet are you on. My terrier does it day in day out as a working terrier that is what she does........quite lawfully. As a moderator I am well aware of pictures that can be used by the Anti-hunting brigade and they are removed where and when it is required, but this is a hunting site, and if THEY or YOU don't like what you see then tough sh*t. Why don't you tell us all what type of fieldsports you are involved with (if any) and put some informative and constructive posts up with pictures if possible, then we can ri
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    I have never seen a post from R Docks that has been constructive or informative yet Stubby....!
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    Why Not?........the trap was correctly set in a cubby, and the dog was on hand to humanely dispatch it, foul catches do happen from time to time it's a fact of life. In an ideal world it would have been killed outright but we live in the real world and there is nothing wrong with showing what happens when things sometimes don't go to plan.
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    I entirely agree with the point Ian is trying to make, rabbits DO shy away from snares at times be they weathered or shiny new ones. The easiest place in the world to trap ANY animal is the ONLY entrance or exit to its feeding area (like a hole in "Rabbit Proof" netting for instance) or where a rat exits a hole in a wall..........the animal simply HAS to pass through whatever is there be it a BG or snare. As already pointed out it is a different ball game where there are numerous alternative entry points IE square sheep netting, here the rabbit, rat, fox or whatever, has a multiple choice, to
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    been using ruby snares for years rolfe along with other materials we were at one stage using teflon thread mixed in with the brass this also blended in well and made a nice noose use what ever suits you each to their own n all that I am experimenting with bird-wire snares at the minute........they are demons on squirrel poles........virtually invisible the nylon coated 7 strand stainless steel inner core has a 22kg breaking strain and they are friction free. As you say Woodga each to their own types and methods........and long may it continue as this is where new ideas and technique
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    Try spinning some "Ruby" snares (copper & brass twist) these are viitually invisible when set and the two-tone wire effect blends in beautifully with the faded grasses on the fence line or hedge run throughs. I was given a batch to try and was impressed by their re-tensioning properties. I have since made up several batches and they perform equally as good as the brass ones in my opinion.
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    This one had very pronounced teats so i am pretty sure she is suckling some kits somewhere. There are lots of old hollow sweet chestnut trees full of rabbit holes at the base around here........and i have seen stoats there on a regular basis, my hunch would be she has some youngsters stashed there. As a follow up to this ............I had a dog stoat in the same cage tonight, they say the best attractant is the scent of the same species........especially the opposite sex
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    Thanks for all the replies guys......certainly food for thought. On drilling where the deeks stand out nicely i have always had good bags just using dead birds in cradles and the odd flapper to catch the eye but drilling is few and far between around here now and it's mostly OSR and they have so many fields to choose from. I was thinking of using the magnet as a bit of a draw to some sparse areas of OSR to pull the flighting birds from other fields. Like suggested i will look out for a second hand one locally and see how it performs, the Hypa-Flappers look brilliant on the demo video....and i
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    like the pic rolfe had one myself a week or so ago in a coypu trap. i let it go.geting soft in me old age. Me too.....
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    I think kids nowadays should do what we did years ago and watch the frog spawn develop into tadpoles, they would learn a lot more than sitting in front of a computer playing games thats for sure...........they never get to see the real world unless they are lucky enough to have enlightened parents.........shame really
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    Thanks for the replies guys.......
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    I found this bitch stoat curled up fast asleep in one of my squirrel cages tonight, this is the second one i have had in this particular cage.....They will be feeding youngsters now so i expect she was foraging for food and the scent of a squirrel lured her in..........unless she was partial to hazel nuts..!
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    I have been a pigeon shooter for years........just deeks, real birds and the odd flapper have done me ok till now, but i was thinking about joining the 21st century getting a pigeon magnet and i have seen various sorts at various prices. My question is: Are there any do's and donts and what would be the best sort to buy, 2 arm 4 arm etc.......plus battery requirements, on-off switch boxes etc? Any sensible suggestions would be much appreciated
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