homesick magpie

ianoo

heres one for ye lads ,
i have been running a larsen trap in my garden for the last couple of months with the same decoy ,

he/she has accounted for 31 of his buddies;) ,last sunday he made a break for freedom by squeezing through the chicken wire and making a small hole bigger into the catch comp without setting it off and flying away
"right says i fair play to him he's done his bit "time to get a new decoy
:rolleyes:...

so i left the trap set more out of habit then anything else,this morning just before going to work i copped a magpie in the trap ,

turns out to be my mag (his tail feathers were all frayed from being in the trap ) after coming back and getting caught again ,,,guess the board and lodgings is better here than in the wild :D

ian

johngalway

Nice one

I hope my greycrow is as foolish. Took a fresh caught one out of the Larsen and put him into the new Ladder. All I'll say is 16" x 3" is too generous for the ladder dimensions

Dupont

johngalway wrote: »

Nice one

I hope my greycrow is as foolish. Took a fresh caught one out of the Larsen and put him into the new Ladder. All I'll say is 16" x 3" is too generous for the ladder dimensions

is that ment to be 13,he wouldnt get out through 3 inches would he

johngalway

Dupont wrote: »

is that ment to be 13,he wouldnt get out through 3 inches would he

No, it's 3 alright. The rungs in my ladder are 16 inches across and 3 inches apart (wide). I didn't think he'd get out through it but he went from one side to the other then straight up and out just like that.

I'm going to put a long dowel or board right down the middle of the ladder and try again with the next fella

Dupont

johngalway wrote: »

No, it's 3 alright. The rungs in my ladder are 16 inches across and 3 inches apart (wide). I didn't think he'd get out through it but he went from one side to the other then straight up and out just like that.

I'm going to put a long dowel or board right down the middle of the ladder and try again with the next fella

holy god:eek: was it a young grey crow? only grey crow i ever seen up close was the one i caught in larsen trap,and i was wondering how the door moved up past him he was that bloody big

Terrier

John, had a similar issue.. I just ran a wire down the center and it worked a treat

dermot218

john ur ladder width shud be only 150mm inside measurements and 150mm between rungs 4 greys and 75mm 4 mags:D

dermot218

i have 2 ladder traps traps they work v well with these measurements

johngalway

dermot218 wrote: »

john ur ladder width shud be only 150mm inside measurements and 150mm between rungs 4 greys and 75mm 4 mags:D

150mm squares you mean?

Terrier wrote: »

John, had a similar issue.. I just ran a wire down the center and it worked a treat

Done that myself just a while ago, had a couple of wires along the ladder in the last trap.

Next lad goes in the Larsen will see the Ladder...











(bringing the shotgun this time, just in case :pac: )

dermot218

yeah and ladder width shud be 150mm also hope this helps

staghunter

johngalway wrote: »

Nice one

I hope my greycrow is as foolish. Took a fresh caught one out of the Larsen and put him into the new Ladder. All I'll say is 16" x 3" is too generous for the ladder dimensions

im new to boards john,ive never seen one of them ladder traps.you wouldn't be able to stick up a picture of one would you

johngalway

staghunter wrote: »

im new to boards john,ive never seen one of them ladder traps.you wouldn't be able to stick up a picture of one would you

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72727250

staghunter

cheers john,must get one of those set up myself

ianoo

well lads seems he was hanging around with the wrong crowd on his hols :eek:these 2 rooks showed up this morning to have a word with him



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Bamanlou

thanks johngalway for all the info in the posts and threads on ladder traps ,i recently finished one 8foot by 6 and had the first clear out today of 30 birds rooks greys and mags on a local farm , i was delighted to see so many in it after 5 days they had been coming and going . ive already had a request from a greyhound man to place it on his ground . its only wooden with chicken wire and after seeing the weld mesh one will definatly make one .

jhcossie

great post shows how easy to make these traps are and cheap.better then buying the compartment round traps,there pricey