My Larsen Trap

deeksofdoom

Had this Larsen out since Wednesday evening and nothing! put it out in a little meadow last night and look what was in it today..........

johngalway

That magpie would want to be careful

deeksofdoom

I'll have to be careful myself pulling them feckers out, they'll have me arm off size of the ba$tards.

deeksofdoom

I was thinking of using one of the greys as a call bird will I have any success catching more greys?

johngalway

We caught 300 or so last summer so yep you will. That call bird section might be a bit small for the grey crow mind. We make traps like the ones on THL except out of weldmesh. 34" square base and 22" high.

GC well able to pinch you but that's about it. Try to catch him from behind and put your hand around his neck/top of the shoulders and you'll be fine. Bit of a plastic feed bag can be used to jam him in a corner if you're nervous

jap gt

nice trap, where did you get it.

Dusty87

johngalway wrote: »

That magpie would want to be careful

Aye:D
He looks a bit nervous in the last picture:D

deeksofdoom

jap gt wrote: »

nice trap, where did you get it.

I got it in Ryall O'Mahoneys feed supplies in Midleton

deeksofdoom

A few more!

flanum

i shot a rook today, and the roars of the rest of the flock.mental.. i was still lyin prone fishin a few rounds out of me pocket, when a mag and a grey landed around the defunct rook.. not even 2 minutes after i hit the rook they came from nowhere out of the blue.. needless to say the mag got it straight away with a class "poof" of feathers.. the grey lad fecked off and squawked for the next fifteen minutes.. other mags were chatterin like fook from all around and flittin in and out but not brave enough to land in the field, and the rooks roared and roared for the next half hour (i think they all perched in a tree across the road on the golf course, above a teeing off point.. tee hee!! Fore!! caw!!

deeksofdoom

More grey crows.

crackcrack30

Nice pics...

You must be using decent bait, whats the secret??....
tanx.....

Tackleberrywho

we have a DIY larsen lol

deeksofdoom

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

we have a DIY larsen lol

Is that a fox trap?

Tackleberrywho

deeksofdoom wrote: »

Is that a fox trap?

Ah yeah, although it will catch any meat eater

I posted it for the laugh

deeksofdoom

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Nice pics...

You must be using decent bait, whats the secret??....
tanx.....

No secret, just a call bird.

deeksofdoom

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Ah yeah, although it will catch any meat eater

I posted it for the laugh

Its a fine trap you should post up how you made it.

Tackleberrywho

deeksofdoom wrote: »

Its a fine trap you should post up how you made it.

I did not make it, a relative did. I posted a few pics somewhere yesterday.
I always said I'm from a long line of hunters:D

The "Traper" is in his mid 70's

Consists of a river rescued shopping trolley, part of a windscreen wiper off a VW Vento and a clutch cable off a motorbike + a few bits of mesh and a cable tie to hold the bait to the clutch cable


Cost noting but time!

Dusty87

Il call over and have a look at it someday tack. Sorry bout yesterday, was flat out in the yard.
Il post pics as i go along trying to make it:D:D