help needed to make a drop net

[gav000 0]

Hi guys, need to pick your brains on how to make a drop net. My situation is that there are lots of rabbits that come out feeding and I'm wanting to put up a drop net so that I'm able to catch as many as I can and while they're out feeding I can drop the net and flush them into the net. Any ideas on creating a drop net? Is anyone using them and to give me some pointers? Any ideas on what materials to use and how to create the pin system would be great.

 

Also if anyone have photos of their set up that would help a lot.

 

Hoping for a little bit of help,

Gavin

[R_Oldroyd 17]

There are some threads on here

 

 

 

Good luck. Oh look that pale green netting again!!!

Edited January 11, 2008 by R_Oldroyd

[R_Oldroyd 17]

Thats why i don't use it too often. It heavy work to setup but does have it uses. Somebody on here uses a lightweight wooden version.

 

 

 

Pic of the drop arms and bobbins

Edited January 11, 2008 by R_Oldroyd

[gav000 0]

  R_Oldroyd said:

Thats why i don't use it too often. It heavy work to setup but does have it uses. Somebody on here uses a lightweight wooden version.

 

 

 

Pic of the drop arms and bobbins

Hi R_oldroyd thanks for the photo, the system looks very heavy but on the other side it would hold up in a storm or 2.

i have a question about the way the system stays up till you want to drop it. what type of system is yours using and if you have any close-up photos of it could you please post them.

 

Thanks,

Gavin

[Axholme Ferreter 0]

I had a go at making a drop net after seeing one either on here or 'another' forum. I am too tight to by a net just for the occasional job and the nets I have are all attached to poles so I didnt want to have to take the poles out every time I used it so this is a compromise. I made some double wire loops out of 2.5mm wire (a sort of figure 8 with one loop larger than the other) that grip on to the longnet poles with one loop and slide on the drop net poles with the other. I Drilled a hole through the drop net pole and made some pins with a loop on the end out of wire. After fixing a wire loop to the top and bottom of all the longnet poles and ajusting them I sran out the longnet to get the spacing and then put the drop net poles through the loops and pushed them in to the ground. I Then pushed the long net up the drop net poles and put the pin in underneath the bottom loop. Once all of the pins are in I tie them on to a long length of non stretchy braided nylon and its all ready to go.

A couple of other points:

I used electrical cable conduit for the drop poles - it was the cheapest thing I could find that would do the job.

I found I had to put a guy line to the top of the end drop pole to keep it up and keep the tension in the net.

The drop net has to be left set for a couple of days to be effective, so the rabbits get used to going out under it.

The wind was blowing from the side when I took the pics so the bagging is all at one end.

It is a lot easier to do than to explain. Once made the set up is not that difficult.

 

 

 

 

Hope this helps

 

All the best AF

[mole catcher 1]

  willrennyferreter said:

and again mole catcher especially or anyone else who knows how to do it im sure there is someone on hear who can help us

 

 

I havnt got any pics of the system i use but i will try and get some soon

[R_Oldroyd 17]

Here is a pic as requested showing the detail of the drop part of the dropnet. I use 1 1/2" rings welded to bolt and attach with washers and bolts to make the drop arms. The idea of the heavy systems is that it is stable and you can drop really long nets with the system.

 

 

 

Hope this help. I would recommend a light net i have used 6oz but am think of using 4oz. 1inch water pipe would be about right 8ft long.

Edited January 12, 2008 by R_Oldroyd

[gav000 0]

Hi all, Wow like like i am not the only one that wold like to know how to make these nets..

Thanks Axholme fereter, thats a great way of using your normal nets and making them in to drop ones. Do you find that the poles sway in the wind. if so how to do stop it or do you just leave.

 

R_Oldroyd thanks for the close up photo it helps. Is there any reason why you would recommend a light net ???

If i could bother you again, i don't know what happened to your photos but they are not there anymore. only your last one is showing up. if its not to much bother could you please post attachment=28667:DSC01059.JPG and attachment=28668:DSC01058.JPG again

many thanks

 

To other people that might have there own system out there i still would love to here how you have your system.

[R_Oldroyd 17]

The reason why I say 4oz is because I use a trammel (Dark Green)net attached to nylon net (Pale Green) to stop the bag blowing down the head and foot lines and this is for 2 main reasons. In a cross wind it stop the net fauling the drop pins and also mean rabbit hold better in the net.

 

As requested add a few pics again.

 

 

 

The main reasons for 4oz is weight it is lighter. The drop poles need to be quite far apart so the rabbit get confidence to pass so under it. Head and foot lines need to be tight with as little sag as possible so that the drop mechanism works over distance.

 

Regards Roger can only put one pic up at a time.

Edited January 13, 2008 by R_Oldroyd

[Axholme Ferreter 0]

Quote 'Thanks Axholme fereter, thats a great way of using your normal nets and making them in to drop ones. Do you find that the poles sway in the wind. if so how to do stop it or do you just leave.'

 

I haven't had any problems with it swaying. I pushed each drop net pole abou 12 inches in the ground. If I hit a hard spot I just used a metal spike and hammer to make the hole before pushing the pole in. I do have problems with the end poles leaning in with the weight of the net but I just put a guy line on each ent to a peg anout 10 ft away which solves the problem fine. As long as the net is set reasonably tight and there is not too mucch slack in the line between the pins it drops well and catches fine. The biggest problem is security. I found you have to leave it set up for a couple of days for the rabbits to get used to it and to go out under it. Obviously you can not leave it where some kind person may damage it or nick it for you.

The set up in the pictures was OK for security but the rabbits were well nervous having been shot at for a couple of weeks. I managed to deploy the net from 2 fields away. I used fencing staples to run the drop line along the top of fence posts. This kept it out of the way for animals which were still in an adjacent field but meant it deployed just fine.

 

All the best AF

Edited January 13, 2008 by Axholme Ferreter

[gav000 0]

Thanks will have to have a go on making some up soon