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Hi, I am planning on ordering a couple of Larsen traps for crows and magpies.

There are 3 options, top entry, side entry or a combination trap with one of each. Just wondering if people have a preference/have noticed that one type is more effective than the other?

 

Thanks

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I have found that top entry for maggies and side for crows. Crows seemed to like to walk in, magpies are happy to hop down. If there is a choice of each in the same unit I would go for that.

 

This if the square ones, crows are very slow and like a look, magpies seem greedy and if they are going to be caught seem to be in quickly.

 

May I ask where you are getting traps, and please give feed back on build quality please, as I may be looking to replace some next season.

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I have found that top entry for maggies and side for crows. Crows seemed to like to walk in, magpies are happy to hop down. If there is a choice of each in the same unit I would go for that.

as above. remember once they stop catching move the cage. just moving the cage 20 yards can make a huge difference and will start to catch again. have not done a lot with my cages in recent years. but before the kids were here i was out daily emptying cages. always good to find them full in the morning and the same at night.also found you can have good results with the cages in thick cover where they cannot be seen by people golf courses, public footpaths etc

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This year I brought a round trap from Solway feeders , caught 88 so far this year . Third year trapping the same land , magpies that are used to the old square traps just cannot help but jump in the round trap

Great result sounds like money well spent

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I have been using the tradtional square Larsen traps for years, with one side entry, and one top. They were great for a long time then the catches slowed down. So I made a few oversize Larsen, and the catching never took off again. They are all sitting in a shed now no longer used.

Over the last few years I have been using the round large round traps for crows, with three catching compartments, and the same smaller ones for magpies, supplied by Solway Feeders, and they are outstanding. Keepers around me now all swear by them.

As said the secret is to move them, even a short distance, and they keep catching.

 

 

 

Bill

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