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Vermin control wanted in Herts/Beds/Bucks....... No charge to you.

Experienced in day and night time shooting for Rabbits/Rats/Pigeon and Squirrel.

Livestock, property, privacy and safety respected at all times.

BASC member.

Please contact by way of a reply to this post.

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Derek.

 

 

 

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Hello, Most types of Vermin shooting you need to get out checking farms / etc, but unless your part of the farming community it may be difficult to find anyone taking a stranger on and most would already have some people on Vermin shooting who the Farmer knows well,  you can put an add in a local village newspaper, or start off beating on a local shoot or 2, also Try Guns on Pegs for Game shooting

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11 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said:

Hello, Most types of Vermin shooting you need to get out checking farms / etc, but unless your part of the farming community it may be difficult to find anyone taking a stranger on and most would already have some people on Vermin shooting who the Farmer knows well,  you can put an add in a local village newspaper, or start off beating on a local shoot or 2, also Try Guns on Pegs for Game shooting

Many thanks for the info.

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On 01/02/2024 at 09:39, old'un said:

Have you used these in the field for any length of time?

I have the first two on a new permission, I should know how they are working in a few weeks.

I will have two more finished next week and ready to go somewhere.

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3 hours ago, bruno22rf said:

You may need some kind of lift up hinged lid on those or small birds are going to binge on them.

Hello ....

Yes, the next two boxes are going to have a flap over the tray.

I am going to start shooting the first two boxes next Saturday morning, i have regular visitors, so should be a good session. 

 

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11 hours ago, Zeitgeist said:

Hello ....

Yes, the next two boxes are going to have a flap over the tray.

I am going to start shooting the first two boxes next Saturday morning, i have regular visitors, so should be a good session. 

 

A lot will depend on the weather,the availability of natural food and your bait but the feeders look very good - good luck next Saturday, with any luck I will be out doing the same. Did you get many offers to your initial post? 

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Checked the feeders again, plenty of squirrels around, feed is going down .... so should be a good first shoot.

Jays and Magpies in the area too, so plenty of fly tying materials soon.

I have had one contact for the shooting of vermin, hopefully something will come of it, however all gone quiet at the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

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On 18/02/2024 at 20:44, Zeitgeist said:

Checked the feeders again, plenty of squirrels around, feed is going down .... so should be a good first shoot.

Jays and Magpies in the area too, so plenty of fly tying materials soon.

I have had one contact for the shooting of vermin, hopefully something will come of it, however all gone quiet at the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds promising. If you’re using peanuts, jays will empty your feeders pretty quick too.

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19 hours ago, bruno22rf said:

In comparison to their black and white cousins they are a drop in the ocean. I love to see them so I would not consider shooting one.

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Just now, Zeitgeist said:

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New version with solid wood platform and top, also food tray flap.

Manufactured two, so hoping to get them working next week.

Hopefully shoot the existing two for the first time Saturday morning ( weather permitting)

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5 hours ago, Zeitgeist said:

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New version with solid wood platform and top, also food tray flap.

Manufactured two, so hoping to get them working next week.

Hopefully shoot the existing two for the first time Saturday morning ( weather permitting)

That looks superb, no expert but will the Squirrels smell the bait? I suppose if you leave some on the platform they will soon learn where the rest is?

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On 21/02/2024 at 18:36, bruno22rf said:

In comparison to their black and white cousins they are a drop in the ocean. I love to see them so I would not consider shooting one.

 

As bad or if not worse to be honest mate 

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All of the videos I have watched, the squirrels will soon learn how to lift the flap.

Every time I refill the feeder I put a few peanuts on the platform, as well as a few drops of Aniseed oil.

This weekend looks like it's going to be a wash out, so I'll see in the morning.

 

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8 hours ago, bruno22rf said:

Debatable, plus there are far less Jays than Magpies.

It depends what you want from your perms really i suppose

I want to give the little farmland and woodland birds the best chance i can - i have seen jays take full nests of chicks - eggs the lot - They are in my opinion specialists of the woods with their cousin the magpie more of the hedge - garden menace

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34 minutes ago, jall25 said:

It depends what you want from your perms really i suppose

I want to give the little farmland and woodland birds the best chance i can - i have seen jays take full nests of chicks - eggs the lot - They are in my opinion specialists of the woods with their cousin the magpie more of the hedge - garden menace

They both do either. Ever seen a jay systematically hunt out nests along the hedge line of a remote river or field ? It's heartbreaking, but it's nature as you well know. They usually 'hunt' solitary, whereas magpies do this in numbers.

I shoot either if possible, but jays are much more furtive and consequently harder to shoot. They are IMO a very stunning looking bird.

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