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if they are honey bees and you have a swarm then call your local bee-keeping society. Bees are having a tough time at the moment and swarms are in short supply. Bob G
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What do people suggest is the best method of dealing with "chicken rats". I don't want to use poison nor sit for hours with gun. What do you reckon? Bob g
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Signed up Bob g
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It may sound obvious but do gun dogs go deaf or get the canine equivalent of tinnitus through prolonged exposure to gunshot? We wear ear defenders and given dogs seem to have more sensitive hearing........???? Bob G
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A bit harsh I think. Without them you wouldn't get your qualifications. You should ask yourslelf why they do the job? Gamekeeping is hardly reknown for good pay and some folk are forced due to financial reasons to go where the money is (sad but true). Others have taken it up for family reasons, babies, etc. It is a competitive market out there and land is decreasing so the work isn't as abundant. There are a lot of crap keepers out there without doubt. Some have only got their jobs through nepotism. I applaud those who have the common sense to seek a qualification for their profession and
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this is where I get mine. Good quality at a reasonable price https://www.theflatpack.co.uk/merchantmanag...?products_id=11 Bob G
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Try doing both. Hopefully one will be a good clean set trap. But check you have activity first. Regards Bob G
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Yes, if you are setting traps in "shakes" the mole may be long gone. That said, not all runs close to the surface are shakes. There seems to be a general rule that the better the feeding, the shallower the run. Small molehills equal shallow runs. Large molehills equal deeper. It's only a generalisation but often true and gives you a guide to how deep you should be looking for the run. I think the easiest runs to set traps are under short grass with mole hills about 6-9 inches high. Moles tend to block tunnels that have had traps in. They may not use the tunnel again but often it set
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Some people lift the next day on the basis that the Mole will know and avoid. I'm not so sure about this. I usually check traps after about 12 hours, sometimes less, and if still no result after a couple of days then I lift them. The Mole seems to live on a 4 hour shift system. In theory this means that in 24 hours it will have had several opportunities to spring the trap. But the Mole doesn't seem to visit every part of its tunnel system in a shift so I think it is possible a trap could be undetected for some time. You might try flattening mole hills in the area, that way any new activi
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You might want to add exp or expanding bullet as well if that's an option you are considering. Bob G
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If you think education is bad, try no education! That's worse. Wouldn't be able to fill in FAC forms, for one thing. Or count how many rabbits after an evenings foray. Bob G
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.17 What is the best moderator to buy?
patchworkcrew replied to von's topic in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns
ASE Utra about £60 - Tops!! Bob G -
As far as I understand - the general licences apply to Wales as they do for England. Sorry guys - I think Wales is still a Principality and we've only given you enough independence to stop you setting fire to holiday homes Bob G
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Just an update! I showed a couple of pupils from a nearby school how to set Mole Traps. After showing them how it should be done they set their own traps. The traps they set were a right dog's dinner. The Trap was set at an angle to the run, the covering let in air and light. The run was full of loose earth. They took ages to set the trap and by the time they had finished - what with tramping up and down, shouting and hollering...... You get the picture? Well you know what's coming - their trap caught the mole!!!!!!! Ah well! Even experienced Mole trappers can learn - I g
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Electric Mesh for Chickens - Help!
patchworkcrew replied to patchworkcrew's topic in Living Off The Land & Game Cooking
Thanks for that. I'll give it a go and see if Foxy keeps out! Regards Bob G -
Hello All We are introducing chickens and we know we'll have a problem with foxes. I have an electric mesh but the advice I have says to put a damp proof membrane (DPM) strip under the fence line to prevent the mesh "shorting". I did this but to my mind the cunning old fox will just push underneath the fence!!????. What do you think. Should I remove the DPM? If I do this then I'll have to tension the mesh because of uneven ground to the point where the supporting poles will be bending all over the place. Any advice?? Thanks Bob G
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Wrong spelling of excellent. Oh and allegiance. "To" also should be too as in "too soft". But I agree! People who live here should have an excellent command of English. Regards Ironic Bob G No hard feelings but you could see that one coming!!
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I wouldn't bother cleaning them up too much. There's a regulation or is it code of practice, that says you should discard traps after so many "springs". I think it might be 20(??) but the type of springing on a barrel trap doesn't degrade in the same way that others do. That said, if the springs are rusty I would ditch them and get some new. I get mine from: https://www.theflatpack.co.uk/merchantmanag...?products_id=11 You might also like to look at the BTMR site - there is lots of advice and links to other sites. http://www.britishmolecatchers.co.uk/index.htm Going out wit
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The barrel trap is the one I use most. It's not quite right to describe it as a "double" since it works one way only. It just means that if your mole travels either direction it will get caught. That said, sometimes 2 moles are caught, particularly if the trap is set in a tunnel that links systems. I've never managed to do this but I dare say there are some trappers on the forum that have. Charging is by result so - first catch your mole. No mole, no fee. That's what I understand anyway although there are some trappers that have a "call out" charge to cover costs with a fee per mol
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Agreed. Watch the vid and then ask about anything that doesn't make sense. As to eating them - I don't think even foxes will eat them. Before you go the skinning route make sure you can cure the skins because they pong something awful after a few hours. I skinned one I had caught - the muscles a mole has on its back are truly awesome and worth a look. I think there is still a limited market for skins but how you go about selling them I don't know. Bob G
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I prefer bolt action plus if you should change your mind and go the .17HMR route at some point, as the law currently stands the semi-auto is not allowed. Bob G
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I don't know many "travellers". The one's that live near me have a fine house, a few horses and a few acres of grazing and some very artistic horse drawn caravans. Their horse sense is, quite frankly, laughable and watching them load a horse into a box is something "You've Been Framed" would pay good money for. There may be other travellers that live near me but I don't know - and don't care. But that's the problem with stereotypes. We make all sorts of assumptions as soon as there is a convenient label. "Travellers are good with horses" Not true! Not all of "them". All travellers
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what's this insect
patchworkcrew replied to irish lassie09's topic in Wildlife and General Photography
I think you're spot on there, steph - St Mark's it looks like - pic below for comparison Bob G -
yea that was my favorite one thought he was cool looking as for camara its a panasonic fz50 and the lens is the one thats on it cheers http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz50/ Just goes to show - I've got an all singing and dancing DSLR with god knows what lens for this, that and half a dozen of the other but don't take pics half as good. Keep on! You're a natural! Bob G
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Badger! Pic below for comparison Bob G