ian1337

Yeah catching non target species is an issue with spring traps. I always set mine off the ground if I leave it over night. Live traps are better but many people don’t have an air rifle or want to do “cranial concussion”.

What do you think of this trap? I think it’s better than the Fenn trap. It’s much safer to set and seems less likely to get bad catches.

3 more 1572

One in the trap today. Total 1195

Sores around the nipple area. Never seen this before.

Fenn trap today. 1465

I left a few apples and pears. Also put out oats.

Fenn trap today. 1454

Thank you. I’ll put some apples out. Many fallow pass through the woodland as well as roe and muntjac. That sounds good for fallow. Although with all the rain I don’t think it would last that long.

So deer stay at my trail camera longer.

Squirrel just stepped on the Fenn mk4. Right on the neck. 1339

Horrible way to go.

Can I see the pictures?

Never thought about that.

I found a Muntjac which had died after getting its head stuck in a fence. It looks like it might have suffocated. I've never come across anything like this.

I've done that before with my trail camera.

Will catching them in a fenn trap ruin the meat?

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Grey squirrels are a destructive invasive species. Would there be the same outrage if rats were being culled?

I didn't notice anything unusual when I moved it. I think the other side is badly decomposed so would be hard to see an exit wound. I live in Berkshire. Should have checked the other side, probably too late now. I thought it possibly could have been a dog attack/animal attack but I didn't see any sign of a struggle. Hopefully there isn't a disease going around.

I didn't notice anything unusual. How does the vegetation affect them? There's lots of vegetation growing at this time of year.

I think the holes are due to either crows or maggots. Land belongs to a school, so It's unlikely it was shot.

I was walking in a private area of land. In an area of grass bordering a wood I came across a dead roe buck. Looked like it dropped dead on the spot. I saw it alive a week or two ago and it looked healthy. I wonder how it died. Never seen something like this before.

Do you have any rat pics?