Dead Call Bird On 1St Day ????????????

[gibbo1973 187]

just been to check on my magpie call bird and found it been eaten ,no pics but neck eaten right down to the back

head left on but its arse eaten out and guts gone???(breast left alone )

its been in the trap overnight ,the larsen is made from chicken mesh should i re new it with smaller mesh ???

what do you thinks attacked it and eaten it ?????????

 

any tips please i only do this for our syndicate and not a full time keeper ,i would phone a keeper but mobile in for repair

cheers gibbo

[paulus 26]

stoat or ferral ferret, mink etc.

[gibbo1973 187]

i was thinking a stoat thanks what about a weasel ?????

do i bait a fen trap up paulus as i cannot see any runs ??? in a box or make a tunnel out of dry rocks

the little feckers

[paulus 26]

i was thinking a stoat thanks what about a weasel ?????

do i bait a fen trap up paulus as i cannot see any runs ??? in a box or make a tunnel out of dry rocks

the little feckers

a weasel is a bit small mate. chuck the body in a live cage trap and leave it where it was

[The one 8,513]

If its chicken wire it must be a stoat or a weasel try a mk4 set nearby

[nod 285]

Sparrow hawk might have taken it through the wire

[moley 115]

rat

[OldTrapCollector 377]

I agree with Moley - the way it has been eaten, it sounds like a rat

 

Any mustelid would have eaten the head, neck and chest first

 

OTC

[paulus 26]

I agree with Moley - the way it has been eaten, it sounds like a rat

 

Any mustelid would have eaten the head, neck and chest first

 

OTC

most go for the belly after the kill, chuck a warm rabbit into a ferret and watch the strange thing is crows go for the eyes and then enter the belly through the arse

[gibbo1973 187]

ive had the trap set with hens eggs for over a week before ive put in the magpie

why did nt the stoat or rat take the eggs ???????????????????????

im gonna set a live trap up near it whats a tempting bait for such mammals thanks for the replies

[hutch6 550]

im gonna set a live trap up near it whats a tempting bait for such mammals thanks for the replies

 

Maybe another magpie

[moley 115]

ive had the trap set with hens eggs for over a week before ive put in the magpie

why did nt the stoat or rat take the eggs ???????????????????????

im gonna set a live trap up near it whats a tempting bait for such mammals thanks for the replies

dont matter what it was that killed your maggie, it obviously dont like eggs or its just turned up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gibbo1973 187]

today ive checked my other maggie which is 1 mile away this one also been killed this time its been killed and the culprit has entered from the bottom mesh and tried to dragg

it thru the bottom only succeeding its head half way thru ,again head eaten ie brain and left rest ,ive just baited 2 fenn s inside the one trap and outside of the other ,

ive baied my live trap up with chicken and been activated twice now but no culprit ,guess its smaller than 1" diameter the little shit , ive covered the live trap up with tight mesh

but need some 1" gaps to set it with y hands

so fenn traps hopefully will catch it ll keep you posted lads

[gibbo1973 187]

set two mk 4 traps where i originally had the 1st 2 taken i baited with raw sausage and chicken strips tied down with my daughters hair bands

and today ive nailed 2 stoats ,i 'll re bait tomorrow and wait again ,weve put some english partride down last year so want them to suceed

so i may be busy trapping the little feckers lol

thanks for your inputs top tips cheers

gibbo

Edited April 23, 2013 by gibbo1973