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    I need to clarify my post a little I think - my traps were on top of the grain in the top of my pheasant feeders - the squirrels gnaw their way in, drop down and get caught - so they are covered by the feeder lid to keep in line with the law. I hope that clears up what I meant . . . OTC
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    I used to set them like that in the top of my pheasant feed drums - deadly for squirrels too. There's no need to cover them up - just set them and place them on the top and they land straight in . . . OTC
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    For what it is worth I would say that it is a Goshawk, but could easily be a big hen sparrowhawk as without perspective it is too difficult to tell. I remember the Gos being a bit of a rarity years ago but they have some healthy strongholds now and some 'keepers I know in the South Wales/Gloucs/Herefordshire area have good populations on their ground these days. OTC
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    The posts on this forum are probably as close as I will ever get to being an inmate in a lunatic asylum . . . Keep up the good work guys, you are making my belly ache with laughing OTC
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    LMFAO at you lot guys, tears running down my face with laughing I have been a bit prone to it on occasion too but not to your extent, just a bit of naked wandering that's all . . . :whistle: :whistle: OTC
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    Nik, I am also impressed with that! 3 out of 3 runs is good going on any ground, you have been taught by the best though so I suppose it should almost be 'expected' . . . Keep up the good work! OTC
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    PM sent, keep them coming please guys OTC
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    Thanks to all who have PM'd me so far with offers of traps and information regarding finding a few for my collection, it is much appreciated. DW - as Ditch quite rightly said, those Sellafield traps are worth their weight in gold. Never turn any worthwhile old traps down as they will be appreciated by someone, for use or to start off a newbie collector somewhere. Thanks again OTC
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    PM sent OTC
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    For those who have PM'd me, thank you! Please keep a good look out for me - I am always interested in hearing about any that you might find rusting away at the back of grand-dad's shed, or hanging from the rafters of the old barn down the road etc. Thanks again OTC
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    I was walking my little collie/whip one day on some water meadows near my home when she stopped, lifted her ears and concentrated on something in the middle distance. Not seeing anything and not doubting the dog I told her to 'get on' and she started off, galloping at first and then head down and running hard. She ran out to about 300 yards and then there was an almighty somersault, a pause, and then she started trotting back towards me, obviously carrying her prize. I don't know who was more surprised when she got back - me, her or the schoolboy owner of the remote control car that she had ca
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    Fish, I have always knitted diagonal meshes but I thought that the early trammels had the larger windows of square mesh (?) I would think the net would handle better with extra bagging if the net was diagonal rather than square as it would bunch up so much easier, rather than ending up like a tennis net. OTC
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    My last ferreting partner was also a first x whippet/collie by the name of Fly and she was as good as I could ever wish for, good luck with Ted. Keep us updated with his progress - I would like to hear how he's getting on. OTC
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    Big Fish, I like the look of your net with the different colour bands through it - will the rabbits head for the dark patches I wonder? OTC
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    HB, Why not make one for yourself - they are not really that difficult to make once you know how. I think there are some plans on here somewhere . . . OTC
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    I meant that they don't have that posture really - like that of a hare, but maybe it was a stylised drawing anyway. There are sufficient pics on this forum of rabbits running with ears up for me not to mean that, perhaps I didn't explain it too well OTC
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    Deltor, Are you sure that that wire is free running as locking wires are illegal in the UK you know? As for using a boot lace to hold a fox, well . . . OTC
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    I use the same 3 sizes as Bob above for the same reasons. I also use 1" for knitting rat nets and 3" on my fox nets. OTC
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    It looks more like a hare to me - rabbits don't run with their ears up - but it illustrates the point well enough OTC
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    Catching the first one is always the hardest part, but I have also found a nest of eggs or a split open rabbit to do the trick, even if the birds are reluctant to enter initially. I have heard that a mirror in the bottom of the trap also works to degree. Once you have your call bird then the rest is easy! They will almost fall over themselves to go in, especially if you place the trap in their territory . . . OTC
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    As a standard long net, set on grassland then just about any net will suffice but I was refering to working nets in cover or woodland where the 4Z, and the 6Z to a degree, cause problems by collecting twigs and briars as well as they do rabbits. I have just found that heavier grade, hand made nets work better in cover that's all. OTC
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    To further add to Ditch's post, I have also considered the following factors as possible reasons for the apparent condition of the US found traps, in addition to the exposure to maritime air. My reason was not as such 'nearness to the sea' but that the Gulf Stream air that crosses the North Atlantic collecting suspended salt and water particles on its track is what is responsible for 90% of UK weather (I know - I am a professional meteorologist by trade) Trap wax and die was used almost religiously on US traps which has obviously preserved some specimens but some of the traps we talk
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    BH Personally I wouldn't touch 4Z nets, and I find that 6Z nets are only just good enough - they do the job ok, don't get me wrong - but still collect all manner of junk in the meshes. It all depends on the terrain you will be using them in - thick cover only causes problems with machine made nylon webs in my experience. Can you get hold of 10Z netting, or even make your own nets being as you have all summer to do it? OTC
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    That looks just the job to me Rabbiteer; they are useful to have in the bottom of the net bag for the bigger holes where three holes converge on one exit or the caverns under tree roots you find sometimes. OTC
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    Very funny! That reminds me of some of my own nocturnal escapades :whistle: OTC
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