bad gamekeeping skills

[hunter1995 92]

i dunno if this is the right place to put it but oh well ok the farm i go to has a gamekeeper and he has put a Larsen trap down with a rook as a calling bird but the rooks compartment has old water,old dog biscuits and just bones of an old rabbit?

and i was wondering what to do with the rook any ideas ???

 

ATB

 

Rory

[stubby 175]

i dunno if this is the right place to put it but oh well ok the farm i go to has a gamekeeper and he has put a Larsen trap down with a rook as a calling bird but the rooks compartment has old water,old dog biscuits and just bones of an old rabbit?

and i was wondering what to do with the rook any ideas ???

 

ATB

 

Rory

 

 

knock it on the head, or provide clean water, fresh food and shelter for it

[hunter1995 92]

Take it would not survive in the wild mate

 

ATB

 

Rory

[Lab 10,979]

i dunno if this is the right place to put it but oh well ok the farm i go to has a gamekeeper and he has put a Larsen trap down with a rook as a calling bird but the rooks compartment has old water,old dog biscuits and just bones of an old rabbit?

and i was wondering what to do with the rook any ideas ???

 

ATB

 

Rory

What does 'old' mean? How many days are you 'guessing' like? I would try and voice your concerns to him without causing an argument. If you both have to be on the place at the same time then theres no point in being enemies!

[hunter1995 92]

ye i know emm i would say at least 2 weeks

 

ATB

 

Rory

[Lab 10,979]

ye i know emm i would say at least 2 weeks

 

ATB

 

Rory

2 weeks , time you had a word then. I would have guessed that its water would have ran out in 2 weeks but it might be rain water i suppose

[hunter1995 92]

yeah think it is rain water mate but the only problem is i don't want 2 argue with him and cause a scene

[hunter1995 92]

i have a couple of pics here but i dunno how to get them up to show use

[fish 148]

i have a couple of pics here but i dunno how to get them up to show use

if they are not fed and watered right they dont last long in the trap.2 or 3 days at the most.

[hunter1995 92]

here it is ?

 

 

aw why isnt it working

Edited May 17, 2010 by hunter1995

[gnipper 6,426]

It wouldn't survive 2 weeks without food and water, leave it alone. If it was yours you wouldn't be happy if someone messed with it would you. For all you know he could be replacing the food every day and doing the legal checks at least every 24 hours.

[hunter1995 92]

Gnipper no having a go but do u see anywhere in the start of the topic that i was going to mess with it (NO)i was just wondering what to do

[neil cooney 10,416]

I've 5 larsens on the go at the moment and I feed mince and dog food and only feed enough to last a day (even though I check them twice a day.). As a result I've had people ask me why is there no food in with the bird. Also if the drinker is large enough the call birds love to have a good wash and this will quickly empty the water.

If your feeding whole rabbits etc. a rotten heap will soon build up in the trap and you'll know all about smell if you've ever to move a trap in your vehicle, yuk.

[John Keswick 119]

To the original question: You do NOTHING!

 

As has been pointed out, a call bird wont last long if it hasnt been provided with food and water on a regular basis. Certainly not 2 weeks.

So just because when you happened to stumble across the trap there was no food in it, that doesnt mean to say that the bird hasnt been fed.

 

Do you have food with you all day?

 

I suspect the keeper as most keepers do, has enough trouble with people interfering with larson traps and tunnel traps etc

 

If your that worried about the "Rook" which is actually a Carrion Crow, ask the keeper directly.

[alimac 882]

Water even after a day looks old and minging!! And looks ALOT older than it is. Leave well alone!!