MirokuMK70 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 I'm becoming increasingly infuriated by the amount of magpies in my area, there can be 4 or 5 in my garden at one time at the minute and i can constantly hear them hunting. What are the legalities for running a larsen trap these days? I've got a flat pack one that I've not used for some years but i believe the legal position has changed regarding corvids...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Depends what the magpies are hunting, and depends where you live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirokuMK70 Posted June 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Hunting songbirds and i live on the edge of a town in england Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Crack on then. See here.... GL40: general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds to conserve wild birds, flora or fauna of conservation concern - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and here..... Trapping wild birds: standard licence conditions (GL33) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 I would keep the trap out of sight and get on it the sooner the better. You will be surprised how many you will catch. Catching the first one is always the most tricky you might find someone local who has a bird you can have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 2, 2022 Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 Remember to deal with any caught birds well out of sight. I pop them in a small hessian sack and deal with them in the shed. I was once asked by a neighbour that had witnessed my putting the bird into a sack, what was happening to the birds. I explained that my S in Law worked in Manchester and he was letting them go there. Problem sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted July 3, 2022 Report Share Posted July 3, 2022 20 hours ago, Westley said: Remember to deal with any caught birds well out of sight. I pop them in a small hessian sack and deal with them in the shed. I was once asked by a neighbour that had witnessed my putting the bird into a sack, what was happening to the birds. I explained that my S in Law worked in Manchester and he was letting them go there. Problem sorted. I get taking them away to despatch in private - but we must not be ashamed to tell what we do - we must try and educate people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 3, 2022 Report Share Posted July 3, 2022 7 hours ago, jall25 said: I get taking them away to despatch in private - but we must not be ashamed to tell what we do - we must try and educate people NOT if you happen to be Force Wildlife Liaison Officer and running a Larsen in your back garden. Remember both the RSPCA and the RSPB have tried to prosecute people who were running a trap in their garden. My reason was, there was an established shoot on the land adjoining my garden and I was assisting with their ongoing vermin control programme. You may just struggle to defend the use of a trap in the garden of a property in a built up area. I did not want the unnecessary hassle. My explanation appeased the complainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted July 3, 2022 Report Share Posted July 3, 2022 You are protecting song birds in your garden Job done surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s×s Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 03/07/2022 at 12:25, jall25 said: I get taking them away to despatch in private - but we must not be ashamed to tell what we do - we must try and educate people You can't educate pork! Tell them (I no northing I am from Barcelona) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 58 minutes ago, steve s×s said: You can't educate pork! Tell them (I no northing I am from Barcelona) Its the pork you can educate - that know no better Its the total anti usually vegan hypocrites you cant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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