DUCKWING 302 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 WELL LADS , JUST A FEW PHOTOS OF MY LATEST CATCH OF RATS IN THE SPRING SNARES .......... IVE BEEN SNAREING THESE AT THE BACK OF SOME STABLES IN A DITCH THAT RUNS ALONG AND UNDERNEATH AN OLD HEDGEROW ............... FROM THIS SPOT IVE HAD 49 SO FAR IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO , SETTING THEM ONLY AT WEEKENDS WHEN IVE GOT THE DAY LIGHT ON MY SIDE , I SET THEM THIS AFTERNOON WHEN I RETURNED FROM WORK WHILST WALKING THE DOGS , POPPED BACK JUST AS IT WAS DRAWING IN DARK AND NOTICED I HAD TWO DANGLING MY 49th FROM THIS SPOT PLUS A WEASEL 2 WEEKS AGO ........... THE TRIGGER MIGHT INTEREST SOME OF YOU LOT , I MAKE THEM FROM PLY 3/8 " AND IVE HAD NO PROBLEMS , VERY EASY TO MAKE OUT OF SCRAPS OF BOARD ......... IVE GOT 22 SET ON THIS HEDGE ALL WITH THE SAME PLY TRIGGER I RAN OUT OF WANDS , SO CUT TWO ELDERS OUT OF THE HEDGE , NOT ONE OF MY BEST IDEAS ANYWAY HERES THEM RESET READY FOR SOME MORE I HAVE MADE A FEW SMALLER TRIGGERS FROM 1/4 PLY AND IAM GOING TO HAVE A GO AT SNAREING A MOUSE , AFTER THAT IAM MOVING ON TO CATCHING FLYS IN CHOPSTICKS ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 I RAN OUT OF WANDS , SO CUT TWO ELDERS OUT OF THE HEDGE , NOT ONE OF MY BEST IDEAS What's wrong with Elder then, mate? PS. I'm waiting for some bugger to start offering us steel springs! Not a lot of Hazel round my way Quote Link to post
DUCKWING 302 Posted December 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 WHATS RIGHT WITH ELDER SHOULD BE THE QUESTION DITCH ............... JUST NOT ON THE SAME PAR AS HAZEL , BLACKTHORN , HOLLY ETC , INCIDENTLY ......... THIS SET UP IS VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE USED AS KIDS TO CATCH PHEASENTS WHEN RUNNING FROM COVERTS , DEADLY ON SOME SPOTS AS THEY PUSHED THROUGH THE HEDGES ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Quote Link to post
reynardhunter 3 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Deadly snares mate, nice one, Quote Link to post
Wilky 0 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Cracking post, nice to see something that reminds me of being a kid. Quote Link to post
bullsmilk 2 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 top stuff mate keep it comming Quote Link to post
pegandgun 52 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Nice going duckwing.I love to see hands on ways of trapping and snaring.By the way are they copper snares Mate.And merry exmas. PS,when do you want these DVDs Duckey Quote Link to post
DUCKWING 302 Posted December 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 HI PEG, YEP IVE USED COPPER ON THE SNARES , TO BE HONEST WHEN I TRYED THE SNARES OUT I NOTICED BECAUSE OF THE SOFTER NATURE OF COPPER AS OPPOSSED TO BRASS THEY SHUT JUST OFF THE WHIPPING ACTION OF THE WAND . ALSO PEG IF ANYONE SEES THESE SNARES AND DECIDES THEY HAVE MORE RIGHT TO THEM THAN ME , I CAN REPLACE THEM FOR NOTHING .... A BONUS WHERE I LIVE AS THEY WILL NICK THE CORN FROM A BLIND HEN !!! .......... YOU WOULDNT BELIVE IT BUT 3 WEEKS AGO I CAUGHT A BIG OLD FELLA JUST ACROSS THE NOSE AND BEHIND THE FRONT TOP TEETH . FORGOT TO SAY I USED ELDER ON A COUPLE OF WANDS AND THEY BOTH WENT AND BROKE WITH CATCHES IN THEM ....... BOTH STILL HELD THE RATS HOWEVER , HOW THEY DIDNT GET OUT IS A MYSTERY TO ME JUST SAY WHEN THE DVDS ARE READY PEG AND I WILL PICK THEM UP ... OR YOU COULD POST WHATEVERS EASIER MATE ... ALL THE BEST ...... TO YOU AND YOURS DUCKWING Quote Link to post
Guest rattdog Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 wow .... good job.... I diddnt know snareing a rat was possible... that is very impressive might have to copy your design. and try it out over here.... merry christmas... Quote Link to post
john b 38 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Good going Duckwing - like those triggers Quote Link to post
lamperman 12 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 well done mate guess chalkwaren was right you can turn your hand to anything excelent thread keep them comming Quote Link to post
lone wolf 0 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 good job mate,top man Quote Link to post
T.F.Student 0 Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Excellent post i have been wondering for years how it worked at the business end. Quote Link to post
DUCKWING 302 Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 (edited) WELL LADS , HAD A GOOD FEW RATS FROM AROUND HERE SINCE POSTING LAST ....... HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER CAUGHT AS MANY BIG FECKERS AS RECENTLY .......... JUST TODAY I WAS OUT CHECKING A FEW AND HAVEING A GENERAL MOOCH ,,,, CAME ACROSS A BIG SOD HANGING JEEZ I WAS SAYING WHAT A BIG GIT , WONDER WHAT THE HELL HES BEEN EATING .......... THEN I LOOKED ALONG AND SPOTTED A GOLIATH .............. IT WAS LIKE A FECKIN OTTER HANGING THERE NOW I KNOW THIS HOLLY WAND , AND IT HANGS AN ADULT RAT ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE FLOOR ..... BUT THIS S.O.B WAS LAID WELL DOWN , I TOOK A PHOTO WITH A KNIFE NEXT TO IT FOR COMPARISON , ACTUALLY BAGGED THIS FELLA AND MEASURED HIM FROM TIP OF NOSE TO THE BASE OF HIS TAIL WAS 14 13/4 " , ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Edited January 6, 2007 by DUCKWING Quote Link to post
Guest ITALLION STALLION Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 nice one duckwing Quote Link to post
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