Bloody rats

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

With ye all the way, Nell. Only the industry standard says that, " If ye can get a pencil through the hole ~ so can a mouse get through. "

 

Now I'd say " Bull Shit!!! " to such a statement. Figuring it'd have to be a mouse so young and small it shouldn't even be about and crawling. But there's always the one ..... And, in my game, if ye've just spent some quality time assuring a client that ye using " Humane " traps ..... then they say there's a throttled rat?! Not like ye some Gamekeeper, deep within his own Preserve, who can just shrug and think, " Well I'll be ..! Never seen That before! "

 

I've got a photo of a mouse doing what a mouse 'shouldn't' be capable of doing. It got into a Rat cage and tried to get out. Makes me fussy

 

Whole Laws are often enough based on the 'One in a Million' things these days. I personally aim to avoid even that stupid level, where ever possible. That's why I'm so fussy and eager to learn

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

It's the cold weather mate.. they allway's move into built up area's as soon as the food dries up in the field's..

If you keep doing what you are doing you will sharp sort the problem out.. ..

Millet

 

WELL LADS ,

 

I FIND THAT YES AS MILLET HAS SAID THE COLD WEATHER HAS THEM MOVING ........... HOWEVER I THINK THE WET WEATHER GETS RATS SHIFTING FROM THE HEDGE BACKS ......... HEAVY RAIN = RATS IN MY FENNS AND BENDER SNARES

NO DOUBT ITS THE FRESH GREASE RUN THEY ARE FOLLOWING SINCE THERES NO FOOD , THOUGH NOW THERES A TRAIL YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FOR A GOOD WHILE

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

Found out that the local grain/ feed mill has recently had a flood in the augre basement and i'm not the only one within a half mile to have rat visitors .

Is there any way of setting up a whip on hard surface? -eg concrete floor.

The traps are quiet for a moment but there is fresh tracks in the sand

[DUCKWING 302]

It's the cold weather mate.. they allway's move into built up area's as soon as the food dries up in the field's..

If you keep doing what you are doing you will sharp sort the problem out.. ..

Millet

 

WELL LADS ,

 

I FIND THAT YES AS MILLET HAS SAID THE COLD WEATHER HAS THEM MOVING ........... HOWEVER I THINK THE WET WEATHER GETS RATS SHIFTING FROM THE HEDGE BACKS ......... HEAVY RAIN = RATS IN MY FENNS AND BENDER SNARES

NO DOUBT ITS THE FRESH GREASE RUN THEY ARE FOLLOWING SINCE THERES NO FOOD , THOUGH NOW THERES A TRAIL YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FOR A GOOD WHILE

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

Found out that the local grain/ feed mill has recently had a flood in the augre basement and i'm not the only one within a half mile to have rat visitors .

Is there any way of setting up a whip on hard surface? -eg concrete floor.

The traps are quiet for a moment but there is fresh tracks in the sand

 

 

I HAVE SET UP THE WANDS BEFORE ON HARD STANDING BY FIXING A TIMBER BATTON TO A WALL ... THEN FIXING THE BOTTOM OF THE WAND WITH LARGE FENCING STAPLES THE TRIGGER MECHINISIM WAS THEN SET UP ON TO HOUSE BRICKS ....TO BE HONEST IT WAS A MESS ON ,,,,,,,, BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE AS A LAD SAID IT COULDNT BE DONE !!

MIND YOU IAM STILL WAITING FOR HIM TO EAT HIS HAT

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

[snareman 3]

Ahhh i see, ive been told about a simular method for pheasants

Thinking of making one of them snares out of fishing line though

Leon

i think you would be better making your rat snares out of two strands of brass rabbit snare wire , or thin stainless steel either one or two strands , the rats can bite through two strands of brass , but not the stainless wire ,

[Little Butch 16]

Cheers, ive made one out of some stainless wire

Leon

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Had another in a fenn trap last night .29 now.Bit of groundbait on the pan sorted that one .Cant get pic off phone .

Edited December 12, 2007 by foxdropper