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[dillan 19]

Hi all

Having spent months on a weekly basis shooting rats in the pig sheds, I have decided on another approach. The trouble is the rats lay up in the hollow blockwork and run the trusses, so resorted to using air rifles on a night to good effect, at least a dozen to two dozen apiece. However come the following week there are just as many. Tried smoking and terriers with little effect as there are few warrens on the ground. So have resorted to putting down fenn traps to help keep the numbers down inbetween shooting sessions to please the farmer. I purchased 4 traps and made 4 boxes. Having little experience with these traps I read up on past posts and looked at youtube. I know it sounds like a daft question but I have found conflicting info regarding which way these traps lay. I was led to believe that the trap was set in such away that the bars lift the rat and grip it across its back. However some one told me you set it the other way so the bars grip it along both sides of body. Hope this makes sense. Anyway can anybody clarify which way to set the trap in relation to the run to increase my chances of a catch or does it really matter. Thanks for your time in reading, any info would be appreciated. Yes I have still a couple of holes to drill out, my battery drill run out of power

[salukiwhippet 6]

Bugger me, they're some posh boxes!! Nice work!

 

The traps should be placed so that the trigger is to the side of the tunnel, if that makes sense. So when unset, the jaws run parallel to the tunnel. Or at 90 degrees to how they are in your pic!

 

 

Hope that's clear enough.

 

James

[fish 148]

Hi all

Having spent months on a weekly basis shooting rats in the pig sheds, I have decided on another approach. The trouble is the rats lay up in the hollow blockwork and run the trusses, so resorted to using air rifles on a night to good effect, at least a dozen to two dozen apiece. However come the following week there are just as many. Tried smoking and terriers with little effect as there are few warrens on the ground. So have resorted to putting down fenn traps to help keep the numbers down inbetween shooting sessions to please the farmer. I purchased 4 traps and made 4 boxes. Having little experience with these traps I read up on past posts and looked at youtube. I know it sounds like a daft question but I have found conflicting info regarding which way these traps lay. I was led to believe that the trap was set in such away that the bars lift the rat and grip it across its back. However some one told me you set it the other way so the bars grip it along both sides of body. Hope this makes sense. Anyway can anybody clarify which way to set the trap in relation to the run to increase my chances of a catch or does it really matter. Thanks for your time in reading, any info would be appreciated. Yes I have still a couple of holes to drill out, my battery drill run out of power

looking at the pic they wont to be turned the other way

[john b 38]

The quarry needs to enter over the pivots so that the uprights of the jaws close in from either side.

 

 

 

[Rolfe 2]

Best way to remember.........is always keep the saftey-catch to the side of the tunnel......which side doesn't matter.

 

Rolfe.

[dillan 19]

Best way to remember.........is always keep the saftey-catch to the side of the tunnel......which side doesn't matter.

 

Rolfe.

 

 

Thanks for replies guys, will follow advice. Good pics jb

Edited March 25, 2010 by dillan