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Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 06 9:21 pm Post subject:

When my father was a youngun he used to long net. It was never an option when I was younger as there wasn't enough rabbits. But now they are resistant to mixy & on the ascendent again might be an option.
Always wanted to work a lurcher to a lamp but haven't got around to it yet. Used to ferret with nets & guns when I was younger.
Wouldn't use wires as there are to many cats around here & only one of them is mine.

2blackcat

Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 42

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 06 6:12 pm Post subject:
Something else I need to learn ..... but there ain't too many bunnies in this part of Sarf London

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 06 6:35 pm Post subject:
The bunnys in sarf London are easy to catch. Just take em out the hutch late at night

2blackcat

Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 42

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 06 6:13 pm Post subject:
Trouble with that is everyone around here seems to have a Staff as a fashion accessory and I nearly lost the fingers of my left hand when I rescued my pup from the jaws of one of those So if they're using one of those to guard little Johnnys lop-eared I'd rather leave it be

Banshee

Joined: 30 Aug 2006
Posts: 21
Location: Kerry girl stuck in Essex

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 06 6:32 pm Post subject:
Its not the dog its the owner. And are you sure they are Staffy's?

Blacksmith

Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 5025
Location: Berkshire

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 06 9:02 pm Post subject:
Ah ! But what was PC Snow's dogs name ?

KILLITnGRILLIT

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 894
Location: Looking at a screen in the front room

Posted: Thu Sep 14, 06 9:25 pm Post subject:
Quiet and out of sight ........... fenn Mk6 set down the holes.Will post the spec. when I can find them. PS it`s not like a gin it kills outright.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Thu Sep 14, 06 9:47 pm Post subject:
Mk 6 will do the job fine , the trouble is that it will also kill anything else that goes down there as well.

KILLITnGRILLIT

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 894
Location: Looking at a screen in the front room

Posted: Thu Sep 14, 06 9:59 pm Post subject:
Crossed sticks will keep out Mrs tiggy and cats too,as for stoats/mink?????

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 06 8:21 am Post subject:

KILLITnGRILLIT wrote:

Quiet and out of sight ........... fenn Mk6 set down the holes.Will post the spec. when I can find them.

PS it`s not like a gin it kills outright.

Not tried a Fenn for catching rabbits, don't you get quite a bit of bruising and internal bleeding with this method ?

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 06 8:49 am Post subject:
I can see this getting more relevant as my pest control units have just been tied up due to confusung best black sumatra cock with a b....y crow????? Border terriers brains in their backsides

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 06 12:33 pm Post subject:
E in G Camile has just got a real bargain for himself on E bay by dumming in FennTraps on there. He's not said whether or not they've arrived yet but they seemed to be very reasonably priced.

fairbrook

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8
Location: east kent

Posted: Fri Sep 15, 06 5:07 pm Post subject:
thinking of trying snares myself. dont like them but i reckon if i check them every few hours then that will reduce the suffering bit. I hope it does anyway. Mind you most rabbits around here are riddled with mixie poor things.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 6:04 am Post subject:
Once you get the hang ( sorry for the pun ) of setting snares, with rabbits a good percentage of the rabbits will be dead in the snare fairly quickly. Its an art that I havent cared to practice for many years but if you are faced with literally hundreds of rabbits it can be a very effective way of controlling them.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46216
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 9:41 am Post subject:

if the snare is placed so as the head enters just before a hop along the game trail they often break their neck at the first moment .
get shown is better than books but there are plenty of books as well.
properly set "spring" snares are also a quick kill
beware for poor old puss please

if the noose is hand high from the floor it is below pussies head and fairly safe (and that is bunnies head height when dipped for the next hop .
with lots a team effort with a long net will thin them .
i miss not having loads of bunnies locally but it is better for the allottment

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