bird snares NEWBIE question(s)

[airmountainman 0]

I am always looking for different ways to trap feral pigeons around here for dog training. I was told that a person could tie a bunch of snare to a weighted metal grate, through down some feed and then there would be a bunch of pigeons caught in them.

 

Problem is I have no clue how to tie/make the snares. How do you make a snare that will catch a bird? I know they use a similar method for catching birds of prey for falconry. So I am looking for some direction here (get to admit my ignorance). What do you tie the snares with (material) and how do you tie them?

 

I will be monitoring this at all times to make sure that I don not get a bird in it that shouldn't be. This will also ensure that the pigeons I do get will not be dead when I retrieve them.

 

Thanks

 

Scott

[wag 13]

hi,i have seen one before when i was at collage many years ago the snares were made out of strong fishing wire about 20lb or stronger but be carfull because you get alot more than just pigeons in them .

 

 

regards wag

[airmountainman 0]

I am going to be placing it where there is a lot of pigeon traffic. I will make sure that I am careful.

 

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