nichard 4 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Would an upside down shopping basket with a couple of rat sized holes in be legal to place over a fenn trap on my local farms slurry pit bank? Quote Link to post
The one 8,511 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Why no its a tunnel ?. Quote Link to post
longnetter 32 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I use modified wire freezer baskets as tunnels bought from a car boot. The law doesn't say you must spend a fortune on tunnels....just that you must use them to protect non-target species. Quote Link to post
Rolfe 2 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Would an upside down shopping basket with a couple of rat sized holes in be legal to place over a fenn trap on my local farms slurry pit bank? Would be perfectly legal and safe to use providing it prevented non-target species getting trapped. I was fortunate several years back when i picked up some half-moon shaped wire garden cloches about eight feet in length which i cut to eighteen inch sections which were ideal for covering fenns......better in a way than wooden box tunnels because you could see instantly if you had a catch without disturbing the setting and also they can be pinned to the ground using a metal T bar. Quote Link to post
heritage 202 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 There's more to using a cubby than just protecting non target species....the cubby can guide the animal in to the trap and help to ensure a clean kill. The fenn was designed to be used in a cubby or hole of a particular size to improve it's efficiency. So for me you'd be within keeping of the law but there wouldn't be any other benefits. 1 Quote Link to post
Rolfe 2 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 There's more to using a cubby than just protecting non target species....the cubby can guide the animal in to the trap and help to ensure a clean kill. The fenn was designed to be used in a cubby or hole of a particular size to improve it's efficiency. So for me you'd be within keeping of the law but there wouldn't be any other benefits. I agree entirely that there is more to using cubby than to protect from non-target species...but the original question merely asked if it would be legal. As with all trapping the skill of the trapper to adapt and modify any setting to ensure a clean and humane kill should always be of paramount importance....! Quote Link to post
2.8 guy 403 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 try wire mesh bent over in a ark Quote Link to post
nichard 4 Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thanks everyone. I have set it today and cut the holes on one side at opposite ends and positioned it so that there is a route through it and not just an open space with a trap in the middle. The farmer already has a contractor that lays poison but the slurry area is left alone so there should be plenty there. The bank is lethal though and I wouldn't fancy a dip in it to be honest Quote Link to post
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