L&G
Just to let you know that there is a brand new 'Trapping and Snaring' book released today
Find details on this link
http://www.countrymanpestcontrol.co.uk/buy-the-books.htm
I have ordered my own copy today so I haven't read it yet
I just thought I would pass on the details
OTC
I agree it looks continental, there are a lot of similar traps made over a long period by many makers
I have a friend who collects mouse and rat traps, he might be interested in it - is it for sale?
OTC
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hawken-Rifles-The-Mountain-Mans-Choice-John-D-Baird-The-Gun-Room-Press-1976-/200973934927?pt=Vintage_Hunting&hash=item2ecafae14f
The US site not the UK one :-)
OTC
Joseph Collins made them both - and they look like the same trap to me, albeit with different amounts of weathering. The steel plates were galvanised prior to assembly giving the 'aluminium' type look, to aid rust prevention. Thanks for taking the effort to dig them out Stealthy, it is nice to see new traps. I still get excited about rusty iron no matter how many times I see them!
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I have been in Pete's 'man cave' and what you see is what you get, no frills but super all the same, does what he wants, when he wants - what could be better?
OTC
Mink aren't such a problem at this time of year once your poults are roosting safely away from the mass congregations in the release pen. I understand your concern though and they will think nothing of taking your birds daily as food. If you can - saturate the area you saw the mink with tunnels or cages - if there is a significant rabbit bury nearby it will be worth concentrating around that area
If the river/waterway is within your boundary then trap that systematically too - always keep a trap or two going along the riverbank where it is easy to check as you go out to feed or whatever -
Yes please!
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knew you would like that! how dose that gin look in your collection? you waited a few years for it mate
Yes it looks great with my other rusty relics, worth waiting for!
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Well I think that will be it for me too then Stig, they have just got too greedy
How the hell can they charge a percentage of costs outside their system? That is a bit below the belt
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That was it ,where did I get thunder hawk from,feck knows. there was two shows air wolf and the lesser known thunder hawk ,well unless I've imagined it to lol
Air Wolf, Blue Thunder and Street Hawk - I think you are getting the names mixed up
I saw a gun's dog do that on a shoot as he had been left in a vehicle during a drive he obviously wanted to be part of - destroyed the dashboard, door panels, seats. roof lining the lot - trashed!
On same subject, my lab ran through my garage as a lad on its way from kennels to the truck for work and ripped the washing machine door clean off as it was left open in her way ...
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