affects of the drop box

[Guest jbswildlife]

do you think that the drop box systems will become a serious problem to our sport and rabbit populations

[stubby 175]

doubt it, otherwise it would have happened by now,

drop boxes can only be used in certain circumstances, as they need checking everyday,

[richie 1]

do you think that the drop box systems will become a serious problem to our sport and rabbit populations

 

 

 

i reckon theres more risk of your "ultra sonic pulse device (uspd)" damaging ferreting !

 

what ever happened to that ? & what were the results to your tests ?

 

 

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[csme55ex 2]

what is a drop box sorry i dont know

[stubby 175]

what is a drop box sorry i dont know

 

basically a box set in the ground, the top is flush with the earth, has a tunnel effect with a see saw bottom, its placed on a fence line, where rabbits pass through, left locked at first so rabbits get used to using it, then set, so as a rabbit runs through, it drops into the underground box, hence the name, numbers of rabbits can be caught, but as memtioned, to stay within the law this would need to be checked daily, also they can be quite expensive, so you wouldent want to place it, where some little scrott is going to nick it, thats my reason for saying it wont affect ferreting,

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Wierd question that jbs??? dont make any sence really...... however

 

I used to run 20 drop boxes round an old quarry, lifting with rabbits, and rabbit fenced off when the boxes were put in. I only set them on one night a month, every month, and took around 200 rabbits each time........ thus the ferreting would have been shite in the quarry after trapping! dur!

[stubby 175]

do you think that the drop box systems will become a serious problem to our sport and rabbit populations

 

as asked already, surely your lazer gun will get them first

[csme55ex 2]

what is a drop box sorry i dont know

 

basically a box set in the ground, the top is flush with the earth, has a tunnel effect with a see saw bottom, its placed on a fence line, where rabbits pass through, left locked at first so rabbits get used to using it, then set, so as a rabbit runs through, it drops into the underground box, hence the name, numbers of rabbits can be caught, but as memtioned, to stay within the law this would need to be checked daily, also they can be quite expensive, so you wouldent want to place it, where some little scrott is going to nick it, thats my reason for saying it wont affect ferreting,

cheers stubby for the information

[micky 3,325]

doubt it, otherwise it would have happened by now,

drop boxes can only be used in certain circumstances, as they need checking everyday,

Drop boxs will clear rabbits from any area if they are correctly used, its a very good ,but expensive method of rabbit control,the traps are usually a permanant fixture in the fence and only need looking at the morning after being primed [usually twice a month].I have worked on two estates where this system has been brought in and the long term effect upon the rabbits is devarstating.I checked some boxs with a keeper a large estate in Northamptonshire one summer a few years back and the amount of rabbits caught had to be seen to be believed.

[stubby 175]

doubt it, otherwise it would have happened by now,

drop boxes can only be used in certain circumstances, as they need checking everyday,

Drop boxs will clear rabbits from any area if they are correctly used, its a very good ,but expensive method of rabbit control,the traps are usually a permanant fixture in the fence and only need looking at the morning after being primed [usually twice a month].I have worked on two estates where this system has been brought in and the long term effect upon the rabbits is devarstating.I checked some boxs with a keeper a large estate in Northamptonshire one summer a few years back and the amount of rabbits caught had to be seen to be believed.

 

the question was, will drop boxes harm ferreting, not how successful they are on large estates, down south we dont have many large estates with keepers, but we still have large numbers of rabbits, hence my reply that it can be time consuming and expensive, and not a threat to ferreting

[micky 3,325]

doubt it, otherwise it would have happened by now,

drop boxes can only be used in certain circumstances, as they need checking everyday,

Drop boxs will clear rabbits from any area if they are correctly used, its a very good ,but expensive method of rabbit control,the traps are usually a permanant fixture in the fence and only need looking at the morning after being primed [usually twice a month].I have worked on two estates where this system has been brought in and the long term effect upon the rabbits is devarstating.I checked some boxs with a keeper a large estate in Northamptonshire one summer a few years back and the amount of rabbits caught had to be seen to be believed.

 

the question was, will drop boxes harm ferreting, not how successful they are on large estates, down south we dont have many large estates with keepers, but we still have large numbers of rabbits, hence my reply that it can be time consuming and expensive, and not a threat to ferreting

And the answer is ,yes,where they are fitted and used correctly,they will take up the bulk of the rabbits leaving the suvivors to be mopped up by the old ray gun method.

[Matt 160]

doubt it, otherwise it would have happened by now,

drop boxes can only be used in certain circumstances, as they need checking everyday,

 

Drop boxes when used to provide 'managed access' through a properly constructed rabbit fence, are not set all the time, so do not need to be checked every day.

 

Drop boxes are a fantastic way of managing rabbits in sensitive areas. I often use them around ancient monuments where ferretting is restricted. They also keep the rabbits under control all year round.

 

As far as ruining the sport of ferretting, I very much doubt it. When I started ferretting in the early eighties, rabbits were few and far between due to myxi - but we still managed to find some smashing sport.

 

This whole debate allows the old chestnut of bag sizes to rear its ugly head. How do you define a good days sport? By the number of rabbits you've caught, or the craic?

[kinderbeano 13]

sorry to take away from the debate at hand but would anyone have any pictures or diagrams of these drop boxes.they sound a [bANNED TEXT] trap.

[Guest jbswildlife]

The drop box must be checked every day whilst set by law,

These boxes can hold up to 17 rabbit’s big and small young and old. The aluminium boxes will stand the test of time and a recommended for continued contracts throughout the years. The bottom of the trap requires mesh to stop the rabbits digging out and the trap flooding from having a solid floor. The ground it is placed must be soft to stop the box becoming water well and not doing what it is meant to do.

 

 

 

The drop box

[The one 8,511]

Maybe if there set at the correct spacing and with good fencing but i doubt they will make serious inroads into rabbit numbers as cost will come into it ,it always does

 

One farm where we go lamping put rabbit wire up and put one drop trap on each side of the square field and ran a bit of rabbit wire a foot high ten foot into the field to guide the rabbits into the trap i always check the trap looking for eaasy rabbits but never found one in the trap .then one night we saw 4 rabbits in a corner and i thought we are going to get a few but they ran under the bottom wire in the corner which was a foot off the ground ,

 

So these traps might work if used correctly but not with you run of the mill farmers digging them in and using them .