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Snap Cap

Joined: 16 Apr 2006
Posts: 553
Location: Outside a warren armed to the teeth.

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 06 3:57 am Post subject:
Paul Mckenna. Hypnotist. using only the power of suggestion he could "suggest" that a full field of bunnies jump into the back of my truck Failing that I would not mind learning ferreting, would not fancy snaring.

cuff

Joined: 02 Apr 2006
Posts: 133

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 06 3:15 pm Post subject:
snap cap you could use that land to make a fewquid. turn it into a proper shot to keep rabbits down

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 06 8:14 pm Post subject:
Ferret and purse nets air rifle/.22 shotgun snare that's about it by my hands, I like to minimise suffering as much as practical but I'm afraid there aint no holy grail of killing wild animals. The majority die quickly, but some die slow and some get away wounded; it's harsh on the animals but it's a fact that anyone who goes hunting wild quarry accepts at some level.

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.

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