bird snares

[gerjan 7]

Hi,

 

I searched at the internet to find some bird snares to set in my fathers vegetable garden(not Native American Birdpoles).

and i found this:

 

Pigeons, Jays and Red-shafted Flickers were caught in a noose trap baited with an acorn (i'm with bread or a big seed) placed between four vertical sticks (figure 24). A fifth stick, serving as a trigger, had the noose attached to it.

 

The end of the trigger stick was placed on the acorn. When the bird pecked at the acorn the trigger was dislodged, the trap sprung, and the bird hung by the spring pole. It is necessary to remove all ensnared birds before night, foxes and coyotes would eat the birds and destroy the traps.

 

Gerjan

(i hope the images work 'cause i am not good with forums and especially not in other languages

[john b 38]

Hi Gerjan

 

I am not familiar with the laws in the Netherlands but snares for birds have been illegal in the UK for some time.

 

I recommend that you check that out - but you may already have done.

 

Another good source of old trap designs can be found in this topic http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=33388

[gerjan 7]

Thanks for the link.

I don't know if it's legal so: yes i have to read the laws

I also can ask my father if he knows mayby he does 'cause my grandfather was a poacher(they offered them an ferreting-license but he refused and continued poaching...).

 

Gerjan

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

" Some time " ?! Illegal throughout uk since 1954.

 

" Ferreting License " ? Wow! Gerjan, I know things are tight, behind that barrel but, could ye please explain to us what ye know about Ferreting Licenses and such over there? I'm sure many of us will be absolutely fasinated

[gerjan 7]

" Some time " ?! Illegal throughout uk since 1954.

 

" Ferreting License " ? Wow! Gerjan, I know things are tight, behind that barrel but, could ye please explain to us what ye know about Ferreting Licenses and such over there? I'm sure many of us will be absolutely fasinated

 

I''ll try to explain it.

Back in the 1970's orso ferreting was only legal if u had a licence.

If an hunter stopped ferreting or died he or his family could give that license to somewone else.

The person that haved the license than was now an legal ferreter, but the poacher from world war 2 refused the license often 'cause their sports was hunt without license but only take what you need.(poaching was a sport for them to do sneeky in the woods and stuff).

Do you understand it now Ditch_Shitter?

 

Gerjan

[gerjan 7]

i get it is there maney rabbits where you are?

 

I live at "de veluwe" so yes 2 minutes driving from my home is a forest and my father haves 2700m² ground full of birds.

I don't have a license to kill rabbits but my grandpa(the ferreter) lived at a (ww2) farm in the woods their do you see 10 rabbits in a minute or so.

 

Gerjan

[gerjan 7]

My grandad died in 1999 but he's still in memory on his hunting pictures.

[gerjan 7]

ooh sorry to hear that

so who has his liesence now?

 

I don't think you get it...

A mate of him offered him a license but he refused and continued illegal ferreting:p

ok ontopic: i go check my birdsnare now.

[gerjan 7]

No, my father isn't keen on them, he think their biters.

My other grandad haves 2 dogs on his farm, 1 bites rat dead, the other everything.

The male was an huntingdog by his last owner.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

That's just amazing, about needing a license to ferret, and so far back too. Hell, you wait till the dins in england hear about That idea! They'll be pushing like a train to get that in.

 

Cheers for the insight, Gerjan

[gerjan 7]

Yeah good old times....

Ferreting is illegal now in Holland...(or nobody likes it 'cause you don't seed any ferreters more..)

 

Why do you find it amazing? Do you have to do an exame in the UK before You can start ferreting or something?

Edited May 15, 2008 by gerjan

[gerjan 7]

I just found info about ferreting in Holland!

You don't need an huntinglicense just a ferretinglicense for ferreting!(a mirecle in Holland!)

But if your walking with your ferret(like with your dog) at parks and forest and stuff and the police sees you the ferret is an huntingweapon so the take it from you.....

[mackem 26,352]

I know someone who was arrested in Amsterdam for stealing Bicycles,they had half an ounce of grass on them,when they were released they were given their grass back,this was about 15 years ago though,but they confiscate a FERRET???

[gerjan 7]

Grass isn't a weapon...

If you walk with a ferret without license and he graps a rabbit you are a poacher....

[willem 11]

It isn't illegal. licens are very easy to get. But its a lot more fun with out!