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John, There has been a few different types of those on there recently, some with multi-cages - I think that batch was made in Portugal. They are light and not badly made but they are not of the same quality as the older hand made ones I have seen. The French seem quite big on them - presumably to eat the captives - and refer to them as trebuchet traps. OTC
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I have always made my own but I did say 'probably' give up - most people give up at 30 - 50 yards IMO
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Net Maker Needed ~ Experianced and Adaptable
OldTrapCollector replied to a topic in Ferrets & Ferreting
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Once you have made one you will probably vow to never make another! As Rabbit hunter said - once you have the width to your own preference (16 in my case as I value the extra bag) just keep knitting. Once you have made a yard or two just hook it up again near the end and start to stow the finished part in a bag, and repeat until you have got as much as you want, remember the net will reduce by 1/3rd when set if done properly (150 yards of netting for 100 yard net) Good luck! OTC
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I don't personally know anyone who makes any money from them any more but I made good money from fox and mink pelts in the early 's when the prices were high. A decent fox skin was making in excess of £30 -piece so killing 5 or 6 a week brought in some useful pocket money. Squirrel, stoat tails and jay wings for fly tying were just as lucrative but not so any more with artificial alternatives freely available now. OTC
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If anyone has any rusty old traps they would like to sell or swap then PM me please. Looking for gin traps, pole traps, vermin traps really - anything old or interesting considered.
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Get some of that kipper bait in there mate and it'll be in there in the morning waiting for you - trust me . . .
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If anyone has any rusty old traps they would like to sell or swap then PM me please. Looking for gin traps, pole traps, vermin traps really - anything old or interesting considered.
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It's a Game Conservancy Trust idea that they have been using for a while. OK on very private land but I wouldn't want my Fenns or cages floating about for all to see in a more accessable place personally. A hidden cage under a ditch or river bank is far easier to conceal and just as effective.
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Sounds like a good tip ChalkWarren, those tree rats will go into anything offering free food. I was talking more of permanent sited tunnels rather than portable or temporary ones.
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DS - Hi mate Best bait for those black monsters by far is kippers - strong, fishy and the flies won't blow on it when it gets a bit warmer. I once popped a tiny morsel in a cage to set it up and caught five mink in five days - without adding more bait. Try it - it will draw them from the next ditch!!
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I always found that any natural looking tunnel would do the trick, preferably with an earth floor if it is rats you're after. Mustelids will walk blindly over a naked trap but rats are a little more canny, especially if the tunnel appears on their runway where yesterday there was nothing. I also found that bedding the trap down so that the pan and tops of the jaws were level with the surrounding earth gave better results. If you're making the tunnels from scratch then 3 x 18" lengths of 6 inch rough sawn board will be fine - don't make them any bigger than the trap needs to fire - otherwis
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Hi guys, Just a quickie to introduce myself - I am Lee, an ex-keeper and rabbit and vermin trapper. I am a keen collector of Old Rabbit and Vermin Traps so if you have any spare in the back of the shed, or want to swap some if you too are a collector of such things, then PM me. Looks like a good site and forum - happy hunting! Lee