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No pictures, so I'll try to describe it...

On today's walk, near the end (just above Inverinain in Glen Lyon) we
passed a sort of cage made of metal wire netting, a couple of meters
cubic. Inside were bits of deer (heads, legs, intestines), the roof had a
sort of funnel in it, all made of wire netting as well. On top a few more
bits of deer.
Is this some sort of trap?

Roos
 
Sounds like a magpie trap.

Gerald
"Roos Eisma" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> No pictures, so I'll try to describe it...
>
> On today's walk, near the end (just above Inverinain in Glen Lyon) we
> passed a sort of cage made of metal wire netting, a couple of meters
> cubic. Inside were bits of deer (heads, legs, intestines), the roof had a
> sort of funnel in it, all made of wire netting as well. On top a few more
> bits of deer.
> Is this some sort of trap?
>
> Roos
 
Idris typed:
Sounds like a magpie trap.

Definitely a 'vermin' trap of some sort. Lots of glens on 'commercial'
estates have similar items. A bit smelly, but I suppose that's a small price
to pay for enticing rich Italians to come over here and shoot at anything
that moves :-o !!
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 18:53:35 +0000, Roos Eisma wrote:
> No pictures, so I'll try to describe it...
>
> On today's walk, near the end (just above Inverinain in Glen Lyon)
> we passed a sort of cage made of metal wire netting, a couple of
> meters cubic. Inside were bits of deer (heads, legs, intestines),
> the roof had a sort of funnel in it, all made of wire netting as
> well. On top a few more bits of deer. Is this some sort of trap?
>
> Roos

Did it look similar to this?

http://www.trapman.co.uk/metal-larsen-trap.htm

If it was then it is a corvid trap.



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Jeff C wrote:

> Did it look similar to this?
>
> http://www.trapman.co.uk/metal-larsen-trap.htm

No, substantially bigger (almost 2m high, 2m long and 1.5 wide) and made
of chicken wire. Clearly aimed at birds of some sort, with access
through the funnel which opened out at the top with the narrow end about
30cm from the ground, so I guess it would be very difficult for a bird
to fly out. There were some "tasters" laid on the top, before the more
substantial meal inside.

I've not seen anything quite like it before that I recall.

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Jeff C wrote:

> Did it look similar to this?
>
> http://www.trapman.co.uk/metal-larsen-trap.htm

No, substantially bigger (almost 2m high, 2m long and 1.5 wide) and made
of chicken wire. Clearly aimed at birds of some sort, with access
through the funnel which opened out at the top with the narrow end about
30cm from the ground, so I guess it would be very difficult for a bird
to fly out. There were some "tasters" laid on the top, before the more
substantial meal inside.

I've not seen anything quite like it before that I recall.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
 
* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume
* of violets, as Roos Eisma <[email protected]> descended on a shaft
* of golden sunlight, and announced:

> Is this some sort of trap?

I've seen the same on the Invercauld Estate. Inside the trap was a dish of
water and a small shelter, so I thought they were to trap something but not
subsequently kill it - maybe buzzards for ringing.

Jim Ford
 
* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume
* of violets, as Roos Eisma <[email protected]> descended on a shaft
* of golden sunlight, and announced:

> Is this some sort of trap?

I've seen the same on the Invercauld Estate. Inside the trap was a dish of
water and a small shelter, so I thought they were to trap something but not
subsequently kill it - maybe buzzards for ringing.

Jim Ford
 
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"Roos Eisma" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> No pictures, so I'll try to describe it...
>
> On today's walk, near the end (just above Inverinain in Glen Lyon) we
> passed a sort of cage made of metal wire netting, a couple of meters
> cubic. Inside were bits of deer (heads, legs, intestines), the roof had a
> sort of funnel in it, all made of wire netting as well. On top a few more
> bits of deer.
> Is this some sort of trap?
>
> Roos

It is a crow trap. I once came across one and didn't like the look of it
thinking it might be to trap birds of prey. I called the police and spoke to
their wildlife liaison man who came out and went to look at it. He said the
farmers put them out to reduce the crow population prior to lambing time as
the crows go for the lambs eyes. They're perfectly legal so long as they are
checked daily

Bob
 
bob watkinson wrote:

> It is a crow trap

OMG! The lengths that some GOMLs will go to stop the public from
exercising thier legal right to roam !!

Chris
 
In message <[email protected]>, Jim Ford
<[email protected]> writes
>* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume
>* of violets, as Roos Eisma <[email protected]> descended on a shaft
>* of golden sunlight, and announced:
>
>> Is this some sort of trap?
>
>I've seen the same on the Invercauld Estate. Inside the trap was a dish of
>water and a small shelter, so I thought they were to trap something but not
>subsequently kill it - maybe buzzards for ringing.
>
I've seen these with crows inside. As far as I know they are for
trapping crows, which are then killed. The ones I've seen round here
(Seafield Estate, Strathspey) were put up by the local gamekeeper.
 
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
(Peter Clinch) wrote:

>
> No, substantially bigger (almost 2m high, 2m long and 1.5 wide) and
> made of chicken wire. Clearly aimed at birds of some sort, with access
> through the funnel which opened out at the top with the narrow end
> about 30cm from the ground, so I guess it would be very difficult for a
> bird to fly out. There were some "tasters" laid on the top, before the
> more substantial meal inside.
I've seen these in the borders. a couple on the hill near Dear Water IIRC.
They are traps for large birds. The one I passed had a sign on it saying
that was the purpose AND that it was checked daily.
Surprised they had bait on the outside, must have been some left overs.

cheers,
Rob
 
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
(Peter Clinch) wrote:

>
> No, substantially bigger (almost 2m high, 2m long and 1.5 wide) and
> made of chicken wire. Clearly aimed at birds of some sort, with access
> through the funnel which opened out at the top with the narrow end
> about 30cm from the ground, so I guess it would be very difficult for a
> bird to fly out. There were some "tasters" laid on the top, before the
> more substantial meal inside.
I've seen these in the borders. a couple on the hill near Dear Water IIRC.
They are traps for large birds. The one I passed had a sign on it saying
that was the purpose AND that it was checked daily.
Surprised they had bait on the outside, must have been some left overs.

cheers,
Rob
 

>I've seen these in the borders. a couple on the hill near Dear Water IIRC.
>They are traps for large birds. The one I passed had a sign on it saying
>that was the purpose AND that it was checked daily.
>Surprised they had bait on the outside, must have been some left overs.
>


They are often Larsen traps... The "bait" is a live corvid... The
others pop by for a visit and are dispatched. Or passed to another
gamey for use as a "judas bird" in their trap. They have to be checked
regularly and will contain food an water for the lure..

I hav e seen them being checked when on the hill.

Richard Webb
 
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