homemade larson traps

bitemybanger

triggerpull wrote: »

hi banger m8, i have a magpie you can have not too far either in athboy let me know:p

Yeah man, that would be great. I got one from Meathstevie but the poor thing croaked on me in the trap, a fox must have turned the trap on its side and i found it dead the nexy day:mad:
When and where? pm if ye like

coburg

Hello Cavan Shooter

CAn you send me a copy of your plans for this trap please. I have at least 10 magpies around me and can't get rid of them. ANy help will be great.

Thanks in advance

cavan shooter wrote: »

if anyone wants plans for larsens send me a pm and I'll forward them i have both galv and wood

By the way to get the mags in go to the butcher and ask for some scraps, bone fat etc works a treat

Callow Man

Cavan Shooter,

Could you pm me a copy of your trap plans also. As with Coburg above I have magpies in the trees at the front of my house and as we have neighbours either side shooting them is not an option.

Many thanks.

coburg

Callow Man, Shooting your neighbours is never an option. Unless of course they ......:D

Valmont

Why catch magpies? Why would you want a live one?

deeksofdoom

Here are plans for a Larsen trap.

http://trapsncalls.uuuq.com/larsen_trap.htm

It wasn't me!

Valmont wrote: »

Why catch magpies? Why would you want a live one?

It acts as a call bird to attract other magpies, which are then easily dispatched in the trap, or your call bird is dispatched and the new bird acts as a caller.

Valmont

ok but why do you want to kill magpies?

Dvs

Valmont wrote: »

ok but why do you want to kill magpies?

Magpies are classified as vermin,
they raid other birds nests and steal their eggs they also kill chicks,
gun clubs invest a lot of money in game birds,
trying to help those game birds prosper involves controlling the predators that pray on them magpies, foxes, and grey crows (Carrion Crows).

As a by product it also helps to protect small birds such as finches and other song birds, which magpies also systematically hunt by working
hedgerows searching for nests to raid.

Magpies are also not a native Irish bird, they first arrived at the end of the 1700's and now there is an estimated population of 320,000 .

Dvs.

Rovi

This thread has just come to my attention as it contains some discussion of the sale/trade/donation of live wild animals.
This is specifically prohibited in the For Sale/Wanted forum charter:

5. Live Animals
Within the norms of Shooting/Hunting as practised in Ireland, live animals may be offered for sale.
For the moment, this is restricted to gundogs and ferrets; if you wish to trade in any other type of animal, contact the forum mods by PM before posting anything.
Specifically prohibited are wild animals, animals related to Fox Hunting (mounted) & Coursing, and animals for use as bait or decoys.
Pets and other domestic/domesticated livestock (horses, cattle, etc) are also prohibited.
All the normal rules regarding legality and commercial selling strictly apply.

...and while it's not specifically mentioned in the Hunting or general Shooting charters, we're reliably informed by legal persons and representatives of the NPWS that such activity is illegal, so it's therefore covered here by the general prohibition on illegal activity:

Advocating, condoning or soliciting information about breaking the law is prohibited; this includes but is not limited to:
breaching conditions of a license or authorisation;
use of a firearm for any purpose for which it is not licensed;
avoidance of taxes and duties.

The parts of this thread that would fall foul of these rules were posted long before the rules were put in place so no-one's in an sort of bother or anything, I just thought I'd bring the issue to everyone's attention as the thread was brought back to life recently.

Rovi.