Larsen traps

[kernow oli 28]

Hi there, firstly has any body got any call birds magpies or crows, near Newquay/ st Austell in Cornwall??

I have been trying to catch my initial call bird for a month now with no luck? I've been following advise from this forum but no luck as yet! When I do catch one I'll be able to do a swap back. I am trapping on Newquay airport

 

Also is it ok to go upto and feed and put fesh water into your call bird during daylight hours?? As my work hours (05.30-17.30) are now all daylight (just)?? Cheers

[Outofnowhere 93]

Never had a problem feedin and watering in the day light.

[MOO 730]

Is everyone still useing the 2 pieces of dowel as a perch to trigger the door?

[fish 148]

Is everyone still useing the 2 pieces of dowel as a perch to trigger the door?

no

[tiny tim 22]

three pieces is better

[MOO 730]

I will put up a pic of the perch I use with a lenght of bamboo and a small head nail much better than the dowels

[kernow oli 28]

hey i actually caught something?!! i made a top opening single entry, up right larsen the other day, and my mate laughed at it because its not conventional? but it has done the trick i got a crow last nite, now he has gone into the bottom/call bird compartment and its been reset, lets see if we can catch his mate??

i have made it using a two piece dowel trigger seems to work well??

ill try and get a pic up asaif any one has a maggie i would be willing to swap??

cheers

[j j m 6,559]

ive used a larsen trap with good effect for many years,if any one wants a call bird in the next 3 weeks and your in the north east of gateshead area let me know

[MOO 730]

Here is the perch trigger system I use a lot better that the 2 dowels which can be trigger by the call bird flapping .

this system is not as sensitive and is only triggered by the bird landing on it

Made with a lenght of bamboo and a small lost head nail

[MOO 730]

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Nice trigger Moo, I like that.