victoria vixen

Co2 gas takes about 5 seconds.........but drowning is cheaper....and doesn't take that long. If you have a problem with it, that's one thing. Just as humane as hitting it with a club in my opinion.

I always used aluminum stops and double ferrels and feel they do a much better job. I was never as cheap (or poor) as some are and always demanded the best quality for myself.

Victor Out-o-Site mole traps........(maybe that is a scissor trap?)

I have trapped Pheasants in cage traps( both10x10x36 and 8x8x24's) set on a light trigger with shell corn as bait.

Have to agree with mole catcher on that one. Well thought out and well written. One does need to keep things well away from those that disagree with the way we do things. Out of sight is often out of mind!

It would be nice to get those nets, as I have seen them used and would be a lot cleaner than using a 12 gauge. Who carries them in the UK? Do you know?

DS, The ferrets are used when the rabbit, (an eastern cottintail- it's called) runs in a burrow or hole. These holes are usually dug by groundhogs mostly. The ferret is sent down the hole to flush the rabbit out. It is then pursued by beagle hounds or shot on sight, usually with a shotgun.

In the United States they have a similar animal, called the black footed ferret. Many also breed ferrets, or fitch, as the more beautiful furred ones are called. Ferrets are used to hunts rabbits in their dens, but are mostly kept as pets.

One of the pictures looked as if a weasel ( maybe you call them stoats over there) or a young mink. The others looked like maybe crow damage.

Excellent job. I always liked an in line double swivel to add to that if I were live catching foxes, if you were killin' them anyway, then it's not totally nessasary.

I know that many have taken a shinney snare and caught some animals. Personally, I have not. The reason being is I feel they stand out way too much for animals and to humans. I have seen tracks in the snow that tell me animals can and do see snares at times. Namely foxes and coyotes. My theory is that the more the snare blends in with the surroundings, the better your chances are. I boil mine in baking soda and then let them bleach out in the summer sun. Anything that doesn't dull, I spray paint several colours of camo paint. The closer it blends in the better I feel my success rate will be. I

I think all good points here. Just because the cat was gone for two days does in no way mean it had been captured those full two days. That is BS and no one can prove it. Cats at times do wander , for days no less. The lady should keep her cat up if she worries over it , less it be snatched by a hungry vixen feeding her pups. House cats kill a lot of game and songbirds. In the US, they are often shot on sight. Imagine a housecat along side a few thousand game birds......Mercy! Bad as any fox. I realize in many parts of the UK, your laws are totally different than laws in the states. Finally to

Well, I stand corrected on the 116. I had not heard of it in the states. I do know this fall some trap laws go into effect in Canada. Which kill traps can be used for certain animals is one of those laws. Like DS, I personally liked the Beliese or the "Canadian built" Sauvageau, (pronounced Savage). Most traps I owned thruogh the years were Victor Conibears however. It was what was available at the time.