JMS Arms Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 hi all I am fed up with the crows taking the ducklings every year. With in a few days of the hatch they pick them off one by one. if you go to window or even think gun they are gone. so its time to build a ladder trap. I am sure I have seen some plans on this website. Any info would be helpful and has anybody used one and had any good results? Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1967spud Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 A MATE had 245 rooks in one yesterday and since last weekend has had nealy 600 rooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 cant find a cutting list anywhere for you accept there is meant to be one inthe game consevancy range of booklets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 http://www.crowbusters.com/crowtrap.htm There are a ton of plans for Ladder traps online on various sites. Use the power of Google They're also known as "Letterbox traps" and "Australian Crow Traps". I've made one myself to catch grey crows (hoodies) and it does work. Although a modified Larsen trap with call bird worked better for that species and is easier to handle. What bird exactly are you trying to catch? As people call different things "crows". PM inbound also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Arms Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 http://www.crowbusters.com/crowtrap.htm There are a ton of plans for Ladder traps online on various sites. Use the power of Google They're also known as "Letterbox traps" and "Australian Crow Traps". I've made one myself to catch grey crows (hoodies) and it does work. Although a modified Larsen trap with call bird worked better for that species and is easier to handle. What bird exactly are you trying to catch? As people call different things "crows". PM inbound also hi thanks for the info. a bit of every thing hoodies, jacks, carrion but not many rooks. its probably the carrion doing the damage though. julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Jackdaws can climb as far as I know, unlike other carrion species. I know I've had Jackdaws escape from wire mesh (commercially made) Larsens, as the spring wasn't strong enough to close the door fully after it had been left set for a time. They may also be able to get out of a Ladder trap, keep that in mind and again I would Google it and research here and on other forums asking expierenced people. Oh yes, one book worth buying (wrote by a guy I know from another site is "Trap making step by step". We don't have carrion crows here so I can't really speak about them. We do have a surplus of Hoodies though... The plans for the wooden Larsen are available on one of the sites I PM'd you. But, I will be making any more out of weldmesh as it's stronger yet lighter. I've found chicken wire isn't strong enough for hoodies, some manage to break links in it and escape. Cat's will also be a problem and they can definately break it so weld mesh is the way forward, a 6 foot by 4 foot 2mil thick 1inch by 1 inch mesh costs 22 Euro a sheet over here. Springs can be got of the site above or Ebay. In these traps we've caught 60 hoodies since the beginning of May this year. If you want any more info that's no problem. Another trap, it's in the book I mention above, is called a funnel trap. Yet another variation uses half funnels set at ground level. This works by the bird walking into the trap, but as he walks into the funnel he's forced to stoop down, if you can picture that you know how it works. They can't find their way out and you could also incorporate a ladder in the top of that trap. Trapping is an addiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 ANY CHANCE OF GETTING A HOODY FROM YOU SO I CAN HAVE IT STUFFED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 ANY CHANCE OF GETTING A HOODY FROM YOU SO I CAN HAVE IT STUFFED From me Spud? No problem at all but I'm in Ireland, how would I get it to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 not sure really posting could be akward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Arms Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 not sure really posting could be akward hi what do you lot find is the best bait? Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 with out a doubt wheat or pig pellets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 I'm not sure about carrion crows, but for greycrows if you can get hold of a carcass? Meat bait works well for them. A plastic decoy crow in the trap might help. Just browsing my Photobucket account and found these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Spud, If you can work out how I can get one to you, problems could be with squashing it, it smelling etc? I don't mind getting one to you. But, there could be people trapping closer to you too? What little I know of taxidermy the remains need to be dealt with quickly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Spud, our taxidermist in Kerry might be able to fix one for you. He pots them as well, so he'll have a fresh one eh. If your interested I could pass on his details. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Spud,our taxidermist in Kerry might be able to fix one for you. He pots them as well, so he'll have a fresh one eh. If your interested I could pass on his details. edi yes pleasae, just see how much he wants first thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 I am looking at making one of these. Could a user tell me how you dispose of the corvids after they are caught, I have seen a lot caught in a trap. What do you do go into the cage with a good pair of gloves and wring their necks? Thats the only way I can see. Do they go for you at all or do they cower in the corner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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