Hi Dave, thankyou, interesting web page. >Keith, > I caught this thread late and have not read all the replies.. >however, my dad used to trap predatory birds as part of a program to >protect engendered species. His basic trap was a tall pole with a >regular steel jaw trap on top. This pole is placed in a large open >space and birds that are flying by are inclined to perch in it. > >A while back, I was studying up on a local native tribe in my area >and came across this: >http://www.geocities.com/aliciainelpaso/snaresntraps.htm > >Scroll down to the Ojibwa bird pole. Its rather clever.
Yes it is. The last sentence sort of jolted me though: "If the weight is too heavy, it will cut the bird's feet off, allowing it to escape." :-( Also it talks of "the targeted species", but it doesn't seem to be very targeted - birds sit on poles, targeted or not. I guess these things don't matter if you're trapping for the pot though. >And, if you have any stray rabbits you'd like to eat.. there are >some other snares you can build. lol Thanks again Dave, I learnt a lot from that. Best Keith >-dave > > >On Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:40 AM, Keith Addison wrote: > > > >Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:40:17 +0900 > >From: Keith Addison > >To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org > >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] How do you catch a crow? > > > >Hi Jason > > > >>i was digging around and found a bird trap that might help you. it looks > >>like a big mousetrap with a net around the bar. > >>it is big enough to hold the bird inside the net, but i would guess that if > >>"yon birdie" tried to get away, it would be killed by the impact >rather than > >>caught by the net. here is the website, but it would probably be easier to > >>make one (and cheaper too...) http://www.critterridders.com/pigeon_trap.htm > >>its almost to the bottom of the page called "EZ catch". seems like a good > >>design idea anyway. > > > >That's great! Thanks very much! The missing bit. It's the same > >technique as a cage trap but using a net instead of a cage. I said I > >thought it needs nets, only I don't know how to use nets, but I'm > >pretty good at cage traps. So far. Right, I'll make one of those, or > >something like it. > > > >Thanks again Jason. > > > >All best > > > >Keith > > > > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > >>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 7:32 AM > >>Subject: Re: [Biofuel] How do you catch a crow? > >> > >> > >> > Hi Gary, thanks for this > >> > > >> >>They are very crafty and can count people in their area to a point. > >> > > >> > Crows are smart! Have a look at what this crow is doing - >check the video: > >> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2178920.stm > >> > BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Crows prove they are no birdbrains > >> > > >> > Homo habilis indeed, LOL! > >> > > >> >>If you have time, you can walk to the coop with a few people >and leave one > >> >>person behind to wait for the crows to return. A call that sounds like a > >> >>crow can call it in. > >> >> > >> >>If legal try a #1-1/2 leg hold trap with a morsel of food TIED >to the pan. > >> >>This can catch other animals also so the location and attention when set > >> >>is > >> >>very important. The roof top can be a good place to start. > >> >>There will be no need to disguise the trap for at least the >first attempt > >> >>but, be sure to fasten the chain to something just incase the tries to > >> >>fly. > >> > > >> > It's legal, but I'm reluctant to do it. I'd rather kill it outright > >> > (ie shoot it, not an option) or catch it without hurting it and then > >> > kill it. Probably I need to do something clever with a net, but I > >> > haven't managed to figure it out yet. If it comes down to it though > >> > the chicks come first and so the crow dies, whatever works. So thanks > >> > very much for this, I reckon I could get a leg hold trap to work. > >> > > >> >>Also according to reports they can carry lots of germs and disease, so > >> >>handle with a glove and dispose of with care. > >> > > >> > It's because they're carrion eaters I guess. Straight into the > >> > compost bin, not much left after cooking at 70+ deg C for a week or > >> > two. > >> > > >> > Thanks again, all best > >> > > >> > Keith > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >>-----Original Message----- > >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison > >> >>Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 7:23 AM > >> >>To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org > >> >>Subject: [Biofuel] How do you catch a crow? > >> >> > >> >>Hi all > >> >> > >> >>A pesky crow moved in a couple of weeks ago. I guess they're all > >> >>pesky, I haven't met any other kind. It reckons this is its territory > >> >>now, there are good pickings here, it's taken to scavenging poultry > >> >>feed for instance, sneak-thief, darts in as soon as your back's > >> >>turned. > >> >> > >> >>Trouble is there'll be flocks of hatchlings around soon, with their > >> >>mums to look after them indeed, but chicks run around, the crow will > >> >>get some of them. > >> >> > >> >>We killed a crow a year or two ago. We'd been having problems with > >> >>them, thieving and so on, and they killed five chicks. Then a couple > >> >>of crows got into the chicken hutch and Midori killed one, the other > >> >>escaped. We hung the dead one up outside the chicken hutch and the > >> >>crows kept away after that. Up to now. > >> >> > >> >>How do you catch a crow when it's not trapped in a chicken hutch? Any > >> >>ideas? I set a trap for a raiding raccoon a couple of months back and > >> >>caught it but I won't catch a crow that way. > >> >> > >> >>TIA > >> >> > >> >>Best > >> >> > >> >>Keith _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
