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  1. OldTrapCollector
    The safety snare was introduced in 1983 and continued to be sold by the company until 1988, although residual stock might have been available through other retail outlets after this date I would like to get an example for my collection if you or anyone else has a spare OTC
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    Before I can answer I need you to be more specific of which snare you mean Logun OTC
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    I will be able to tell you if I look back through my notes Logun, bear with me Why do you need to know? PM if you like OTC
  4. OldTrapCollector
    I don't know what they are referring to Micky, I thought maybe a jaw size rather than a spring pressure - perhaps someone can enlighten us? OTC
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    You made good use of the kink in the mesh to create a fix for your plate - I like that idea Traps look good - get them out and start catching - I have not seen any made from that type of mesh so it will be interesting to hear how they perform I have found that it is worth chucking in a shovelful of earth/leaf mold etc on the floor so that they aren't walking onto mesh too OTC
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    I prefer Fenns too OTC
  7. OldTrapCollector
    Thanks Ollywilli - that's very good of you OTC
  8. OldTrapCollector
    Have you tried a wire staple? Get some heavy fencing wire - 5mm or so thick - and bend it tight in half, 8 - 10 inches will hold in most soils OTC
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    JGF - I don't know a lot but I am pretty sure that gin traps were banned because they caught by the feet - leg-hold traps - and not killed them ... And of the animals Ihave seen caught in bodygrip traps, NONE were in any state to be released ... OTC
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    I agree with that entirely - however I do not understand the requirement for them to 'test' a snare or trap that has already been tested in the field. The DOC trap, after passing stringent and very specific tests to be used as a stoat trap in NZ, in an environment where many ground living animals and birds needed to be protected from the trap (hence the complicated tunnel arrangement) was then 'rigorously tested' at Fordingbridge. Why? Did they expect our stoats to be of any difference to the NZ animals? Or was it a demonstration of independence for GWCT to say that 'they' tested the trap
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    I think this was what took place in Benghazi by Gadhafi's men before the uprising was quashed, just to stir up, and involve the wider region and Europe OTC
  12. OldTrapCollector
    Patents only last for a finite time, and then, if they are not renewed, then they can be copied freely OTC
  13. OldTrapCollector
    Build quality and consistency I can understand, the Duke is a cheaper trap, but its killing capability should match that of allready passed BG's I would have thought - afterall, they are killing traps that target the brain and spine, rather than heart and lungs, and therefore death is quick Can anyone shed any more light on the testing process? OTC
  14. OldTrapCollector
    Does the new DEFRA trap testing protocol match the Canadian one by any chance? OTC
  15. OldTrapCollector
    Not doubting you at all Heritage but how could a Duke trap fail to meet the required standard and yet the little Sawyer Vermin Trap, for example, still holds its place on the STAO, that even when new back in the 60's in its own trials failed to kill as expected and yet passed ... ?? OTC
  16. OldTrapCollector
    I am looking for any old/vintage/obsolete kit to keep in my little collection of country bygones Looking for anything old, unused, but worth someone keeping hold of If you have a relic of a net, ancient ferret box, metal ferret muzzle or one of the old Bleeper boxes from yesteryear or that type of thing that need a new home then get in touch with me please OTC
  17. OldTrapCollector
    Indeed Moley OTC
  18. OldTrapCollector
    The Victor 120-2 is another type of bodygrip trap on the STAO, and there could be more soon OTC
  19. OldTrapCollector
    http://www.agouti-nets.co.uk/ Very helpful and will be able to supply everything you require OTC
  20. OldTrapCollector
    I saw a heron take a live full grown rat in Regents Park once OTC
  21. OldTrapCollector
    This is a critical point in this discussion, as well as a costing issue. Despite hundreds of thousands of pounds and countless man hours in development and testing new designs very little has moved forward in the past 50 years. But then, not much moved on before that either, if you look back in history. Catching animals in traps is an emotive issue, and it will continue to be in the future, and this affects the task of development and use too. One thing is certain - one type of trap will not be able to do the job in every situation, it is just not possible. But, it would be good to bui
  22. OldTrapCollector
    Has anyone else tried using plates fixed to bodygrip traps or is it just me? What are your experiences with them?? OTC
  23. OldTrapCollector
    Ouch! That has got to hurt. Let's hope that you find them, and the person responsible. It might be that someone watched you setting them and went back later for them. I had that happen to me once with a long line of rabbit wires, but he got his come-uppence! OTC
  24. OldTrapCollector
    I am also a fan of the Fenn - either Mk 4 or Mk 6 for catching grey squirrels in woodlands. It seems any tunnel is irresistable to them, I took 155 in 5 weeks last year from one block of woodland, most of them fed the local badger population who were as keen to remove them from the traps as I was it seems ... I did trial a few BG 110's in tunnels using a plate rather than the conventional trigger wires with some success too, and also found use of some natural tunnels for the standard BG's. Like others have said, the BG is an adaptable trap, but having grown up using the Fenn
  25. OldTrapCollector
    Probuk - this means you - think about what you post and stop upsetting everyone for the sheer hell of it OTC
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