boots 7 Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 dont forget to put water in your traps boys we dont want anybody saying that we are cruel do we :thumbs: Link to post Share on other sites
Donaldduck 6 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Thanks for pics of trap can't wait to make one and try it keep you posted how I get on Link to post Share on other sites
Moorjock 12 Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Just a little tip don't make the ladder on the trap any lower than 4ft, crows will hop out all day long if it's lower than that! Link to post Share on other sites
THE GRIFF 8 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 This is the 8'x8' ladder trap we made last year, I have recently set it back up again. Link to post Share on other sites
weasle 1,119 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 So does any one have the size for the holes in the ladder and do you need to have wire hanging down across the length of the ladder to stop them seeing a way out thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Keeper eley 367 Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Anyone got sizes measurements to make a small ladder trap to move around easier? Link to post Share on other sites
jeppi26 1,855 Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Anyone got sizes measurements to make a small ladder trap to move around easier? Just make it to the size you want mate just make it in sections and bolt together just like ikea style lol Link to post Share on other sites
JustinSB 2 Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Is there a way to make the ladder suitable to catch both carrion crows & magpies, or will I just need to make 2 different ladders, then spend a week catching crows followed by a week catching magpies? I have all the plans in John B's Trap Making Step by Step, which gives a rung gap of 150mm for crows (& 75mm for jackdaws), but I'm worried that the magpies will be able to escape from a "crow ladder" as they are pretty much the same size as a jackdaw. Basically, what's a good size ladder rung gap for a magpie? Is there a good way to catch both crows & magpies simultaneously, or should I go after each type individually? Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,162 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Is there a way to make the ladder suitable to catch both carrion crows & magpies, or will I just need to make 2 different ladders, then spend a week catching crows followed by a week catching magpies? I have all the plans in John B's Trap Making Step by Step, which gives a rung gap of 150mm for crows (& 75mm for jackdaws), but I'm worried that the magpies will be able to escape from a "crow ladder" as they are pretty much the same size as a jackdaw. Basically, what's a good size ladder rung gap for a magpie? Is there a good way to catch both crows & magpies simultaneously, or should I go after each type individually? Havent huge experience with ladder traps, but i have noticed that if you have hooded crows in your trap, that mags won't go in! But this is not the case the other way round! If you catch magpies first, the crows will follow! Maybe if you narrow the crow measurement a little, it'll work for both! I've caught both in the same trap with no problems, but havent a clue what the measurements were! Link to post Share on other sites
JustinSB 2 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Maybe the key to the magic (of keeping the little buggers inside the trap, once you've actually got them to drop in) is in the design of the flaps that hang down either side of the ladder. It looks like I have lots more research to do, before I build my "Mk I Ladder Trap"... But whatever the funky bits are in the end, it'll still end up being a nice, modular design, with panels held together by bolts & wingnuts, with several ladders of different sizes.That means that it'll pack down flat when the job's done - perhaps I could really push the boat out, & make it so that it can fit into the back of an estate type car... Link to post Share on other sites
perthshire keeper 1,239 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Is there a way to make the ladder suitable to catch both carrion crows & magpies, or will I just need to make 2 different ladders, then spend a week catching crows followed by a week catching magpies? I have all the plans in John B's Trap Making Step by Step, which gives a rung gap of 150mm for crows (& 75mm for jackdaws), but I'm worried that the magpies will be able to escape from a "crow ladder" as they are pretty much the same size as a jackdaw. Basically, what's a good size ladder rung gap for a magpie? Is there a good way to catch both crows & magpies simultaneously, or should I go after each type individually? add a floppy ring of rind of wire around the inside of the ladder...about 18" deep so they cant get out no matter what Link to post Share on other sites
JustinSB 2 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Perthshire Keeper: can you explain the "floppy ring of rind of wire around the inside of the ladder" in a bit more detail please, as I can't quite picture it & I'm not sure what you mean - as I really like the sound of "cant get out no matter what"...! Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
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sussex 5,777 Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Here's a little ladder trap we had in operation last year , we left it open for a few weeks till they got used to it , baited with pellet and then set it . Emptied it after dark apart from half a dozen to get it running the next day ..probably had 300+ over a couple of weeks , then moved it to the other side of the farm and did the same . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Snarepeg 28 Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Built ours onto an old caravan base, about12x8. Four corner posts and chicken wire with a door. Wire tube from top to about a foot from base 3foot wide at top down to about 18 at bottom. Tow it round to various parts of shoot and cought mainly crows and magpies, simple and very affective Link to post Share on other sites
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