hodge911 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Right o boys got a question . first off I, m not asking on the ethics or wether it's a gentleman's way of doing it . I, m asking if legal what is the best way to live catch pheasants to remove from a farm that wants them clearing off as best as possible . so my idea is to live catch them and release onto one of my permissions that the land owner says it's fine to do I already have some birds on a mix of wild ones and some I bought and released so I have feeders etc in place Sorry mods double posted in error please remove one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Make a small pen 6ft x 3ft triangular or square whatever suits , make holes in the sides and fit funnels like a lobster pot . bait with small feeder inside and grain scattered about through the funnels. Birds will go in down the funnels but don't have the brains to come out same way, you`ll need to reinforce the funnels otherwise trapped birds will flatten them whilst doing circuits around the inside looking for the exit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) Ever seen Danny the champion of the world? Edited October 3, 2015 by southeastpete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Ever seen dang the champion of the world?Ever seen Danny the champion of the world? ? Sorry not seen either so not got a clue what you on about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Make a small pen 6ft x 3ft triangular or square whatever suits , make holes in the sides and fit funnels like a lobster pot . bait with small feeder inside and grain scattered about through the funnels. Birds will go in down the funnels but don't have the brains to come out same way, you`ll need to reinforce the funnels otherwise trapped birds will flatten them whilst doing circuits around the inside looking for the exit. have you got any diagrams or plans please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Make the roof of the catcher soft netting or they will scalp themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 In the film (of the book) a guy teaches his son to poach pheasants by putting grain in small paper cones lined with glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 In the old times, a walk through the orchards on a dark night armed only with a long cane and a pad on the end soaked in ether would do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 A bloke near us used to use squirrel traps, and some of the squirrel rangers I know have said they often find pheasants in their traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Ever seen Danny the champion of the world? Well, I'll be blowed. I note that the book was written in 1975. In the mid 60s an old chappie who lodged with my mother in law used to tell of his exploits in long netting rabbits during the war years. He was doing this legally and his efforts supplied much needed food about the town. He did get a tad annoyed at times because he always gave the rabbits away and then many recipients promptly sold the furs for 6d. However, other people also have nets which are long and often have bits of sea weed in them and occasionally he would help out on the not so legal use to which these were put. If it was known that there were pheasants where they were going they took a tin of treacle, a bag of grain and a slack handful of the old cone shaped paper sweet bags. The bags were wiped inside with the treacle and some grain stuck to it. These were then put down with a thin trail of grain a couple of yards long leading up to it. Once all were in place you simply sat down and waited for the squawking to start. Apparently, it was similar to chasing an headless chicken but very effective. Thanks for posting, Pete, it brought back memories of a cracking old country gent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 I've had pheasants in my rabbit cage traps after the carrots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 However, other people also have nets which are long and often have bits of sea weed in them and occasionally he would help out on the not so legal use to which these were put. Thanks for posting, Pete, it brought back memories of a cracking old country gent. No worries, having posted it I now want to see the film again. What was the illegal use of fishing nets? I'm presuming poaching of some sort, hares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Haven't read all the answers... Two hazel or similar sticks, push them into ground about 4 to 5 foot apart, run some chicken mesh around them in a fashion to look like a elongated wigwam, twist tops together, peg to floor, make a funnel in, scatter some wheat, job done. You can easily carry it all and move it about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 No worries, having posted it I now want to see the film again. What was the illegal use of fishing nets? I'm presuming poaching of some sort, hares? Yep, used as long nets.Used more for the pot really than profit - with the tourism industry largely on hold and with an extended spell of weather things could get a bit tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malantone Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) http://www.feelgooduk.net/pet-products/chicken-coops-and-runs/house-large-chicken-coop-and-run.html?gclid=COzkkO2Iq8gCFYGx2wodjZUPbA forget the chicken house make the run and wire both ends cut a couple of holes and fit funnels to the in side, you may be better off fitting a door through which to retrieve the birds.chicken run alone is £40 not worth the bother of making your own. Edited October 5, 2015 by malantone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 The book is so much better and is in fact the first proper book I ever read. No worries, having posted it I now want to see the film again.What was the illegal use of fishing nets? I'm presuming poaching of some sort, hares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I don't get much time to read these days, but working with kids, I'm sure I can persuade one to watch the film with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) A bit rough and ready but it worked for us to collect laying stock for last season. 3 Harris fence panels. 2 to form the "tent" and the other one cut in half to make the ends secure with easy access. A couple of 2 foot tunnels (one each end), sprinkle a bit of wheat about and your away. Make sure you check on it at least once a day. Edited October 5, 2015 by shoot and be safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 A bit rough and ready but it worked for us to collect laying stock for last season. 3 Harris fence panels. 2 to form the "tent" and the other one cut in half to make the ends secure with easy access. A couple of 2 foot tunnels (one each end), sprinkle a bit of wheat about and your away. <script pagespeed_no_defer="">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=c8a6b3747bf5c1344039c6ebbeabc76f&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=321966&p=2916904&md5check=730372be7b0099a223bd5aca7d4b2cd7&isRte=1,l8PuqRhht8,true,false,GxRmpXQ8geo');//]]></script> &&0 Make sure you check on it at least once a day. thank you mate now I know what something that works looks like I,ll give it a bash at making my own version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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