trapperman
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i`ve made a few in my time just for messing around with i would say the best wood is either ash or holly if you look online there are a few places that sell the square type elastic i`ve always shot either bearings or marbles
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being a law abiding citizen i would do just what the police want us to do and let a burglar kill me before i attack him leaving him to rape my wife kill my children and then bugger off never to be seen again because the police are to busy catching speeders
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have never used one i always give mine a good feed before i go and have never had to wait more than 30-40 mins for a ferret to come out if it kills and this doesnt happen much but i have never ferreted really deep stuff so maybe of use in that sort of situation?
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Hi mate i have a sbs 410 i use when ferreting as a 12g can mess them up abit at close range i think useing a shotgun you will lose more rabbits than with nets unless youre a superb shot but it is good fun and with two people one each side of the hedge you can get around much quicker than with nets i use the standered size 410 cartridge with no6 shot good up to 25-30 yards
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i got mine from ratbait.com good strong traps about ish plus vat
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All depends how tall the tree is lol. i normally throw sticks of they are near the ground or just shoot the drey. The other week ma mate shot a drey and a squirell rolled out of the side, perfect head shot lol. 1 in a 1,00,000,000 shot lol. Just an idea have you not got any old tent poles that was they fold down nicely and you can add sections easily enough. Hughesey bloody lucky shot, when i was a keeper three of us went drey shooting one big drey took 10 shots from .22 rim and two barrels from a 12g just to get them moving 3 ran out only shot one as the others were reloading
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they are fooking useless i lost my border/russel cross (right side in my pic) from my smallholding whilst working, got him listed as missing sameday with a good discription any way no luck about 10 days later i saw a couple walking the footpath next to my holding with my bloody dog, they had rehomed him from the rspca turns out he had been handed in on the same day in the same village but they said it didnt match because they thought he was a pure border and i had listed a border cross do you think he looks pure border, they must employ some really dumb people put a complaint in, got a call
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Hi all ive got a y reg hilux with 205/80 r16 tyres is it worth going to the expense of bigger wheels and tyres and do they make a huge difference, a friend of mine who is a farmer reckons that thinner tyres cut through to get more traction as with some tractor tyres? i do some driving off road maybe 30% but nothing serious just tracks and fields will bigger tyres make a big difference on milage with the tyres i have i have only got stuck 2 times, i just like the look of big beefy tyres any advise cheers (forgot to say im asking this because i was offerd a set of i
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Well I totally agree with you on Duffus but am very surprised you have never come across the mole that always plugs the Duffus. They may be few and far between but when you do get one the Talpex is the answer. Regards Chris sorry but i didnt make what i was trying to say very clear when i said my usual traps, i do have a few of the old scisser type traps (years old and nice and strong but dont know what make) i use these on a plugger by putting two next to each other and moving the triggers to the inside this seems to work although i still get some misses with it. any tips on the setting
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Hi mate raco force paste is made with peanut oils its very good for mice i havent used it much for rats Its for indoor use only
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are the mk4s not up to the job? after all thats what there for they are a very good trap but it can happen that they dont catch correctly (maybe a very weary or fast squirrel) it doesnt happen often but it can happen. i just believe if youre in someones house it is best to avoid this if possible as we all know how this sort of thing can be blown out of all proportion cages once caught the squirrel can be taken away and dispatched and i have never had a live catch in a kania
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a squirrel in a loft should be used to eating off bird tables assuming theres other houses around so any sort of bird seed or peanuts should get him, but i have caught them with a corner off a peanutbutter sandwich out of my own lunch. i only use cages or the kania in lofts as sometimes however well set mk4s dont always kill cleanly and this maybe upsetting for the customer
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it would be for meat but was thinking that as they are smaller it would be easier to keep a sow on for breeding my own next year i have two young children and maybe this breed would be more manageable for us as well as being good to eat does the slaughter house charge the same for a small pig as a big one?
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Hi all am thinking of getting some pigs this year and like the look of the little kune kunes from new zealand i know there alot smaller but not worried about that just wondering if anyone has kept them before and what they think of them cheers
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try holding the trap against your stomach push the loop down with your thumbs and flik the holding pin over with your index finger once its located in the hook it shouldnt just go off then just turn it around and do the same again, it becomes second nature when youve done it a few times
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thinking about it i havent ever been in a situation where i have needed anything other than my usual traps the duffus is pretty flexible and can be used pretty much any where
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hi mole trapper your a duffus trap man like me, have you tryed the talpex trap i cant help feeling the pressure to give it a try
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hi everyone just a quick question, how do you rate talpex traps to duffus type traps i have always used duffus type traps but on a wildlife management course i did last year some of the guys on the course said they swear by the talpex traps, and the more i read here on this site it seems that some of you guys do to. just wondering if you can share youre thoughts pros and cons etc: i am going to get some talpex to try so any advise on where to get them would be great, and any tips on the best way to set etc: i am thinking that perhaps a combination of traps would be best to c
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hello and welcome
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welcome
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hello mate welcome to thl
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hello and welcome
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hello mate what part of oxford you from?
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i've heard catching one of these is supposed to fortell youre own death?. nice knowing you.
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which dealer do you order youre springers from
