squirral chaps

[Puddle]

Hi do many of you use squirral chaps when hunting squirrals and rats.
A chap down the road flys redtails at them but never use chaps I have offered to make him a pair or two but he dont seem interested just thought it would safe his birds from getting there legs chewed off mind you the plok is a bit of a nob

[Joey]

i use them but i havent had many squirrel i make my own

[Palmer]

Anyone know where to get hold of them?

[Joey]

make youre own cos the ones you buy are **** and dont even have toes

[Joey]

squirrel boots heres mine if it worked

[Joey]

http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=11170&stc=1&d=1141244493
heres mine

[ColdZero]

make youre own cos the ones you buy are **** and dont even have toes

why would they need toes? I didn't think the squirrel had time to pick out specifically where it would bite.

I have some but don't bother with them anymore, they do work...but by making every squirrel disappear it seems so sods law.

[NGuruve]

ive just brought a pair off ebaycause i dont want my bird to get bitten

[Joey]

cold zero you should always take precautions mate and alway expect the unexpected

[Joey]

me and friend make them for the lads but the ones ive seen arent as good as mine

[Coedhirion]

I used a pair I made on my MHH most of this winter. they have shiny brass studs, which in theory attract the squirrel to bite at that part. It is the thickest leather there (2 layers) Have posted pics in past, but will find a copy some where. I took them off before the end of the season as I came to the conclusion that they were acting like a pair of 'small umbrellas' The bird always normally takes a rabbit with one foot round the nose and mouth so there is no sound. But he seemed to be catching on the back or hindquarters. When I watched him from the side, he was going to take it properly, but as he put his feet down to catch, it was almost as if air brakes went on!! After the anklets came off he started catching properly again.

[Coedhirion]

Chap pics

[World.Hunters]

how much would u sell a pair ov them 4

[ColdZero]

just realised how cheeky my post sounded, but i was serious do the squirrels actually have time to bite a specific area? I thought they would just lash out in a panic so any bit of leather protecting the feet would do.

[Jackson]

just realised how cheeky my post sounded, but i was serious do the squirrels actually have time to bite a specific area? I thought they would just lash out in a panic so any bit of leather protecting the feet would do.

no not really i gues!!! like you say they lash out anywhere so that anywhere could be a toe or sumthing!!

[Coedhirion]

Thats why the leather goes over the toes, not sure why the three 'toe' shaped pieces except it is a standard type design and the 'toe' bits stop the under layer flipping or folding upwards and exposing the birds toes.

[Renton]

I would rather my birds avoid squirrels; potentially too dangerous. An unintentional flight at one earlier this season, before she was injured, and I'm very glad she did not make contact with it.

[Coedhirion]

I would rather my birds avoid squirrels; potentially too dangerous. An unintentional flight at one earlier this season, before she was injured, and I'm very glad she did not make contact with it.
Me too...I don't want the risk, but around here you can flush the flippin things out of rabbit holes too. try to make darn sure the birds dont get a taste or even a reward for catching them, tho it has to be done carefully because of the 'robbing the bird' aspect

[NGuruve]

i agree wit coldzero though the suirrel will rarely be able to bite the toes and the americans have used the normal chaps and there birds are doing fine do i think they would just get in the way?

[johnny abbott]

ive just brought a pair off ebaycause i dont want my bird to get bittenthey are only a deterant not a 100% guarrantee

[NGuruve]

they are only a deterant not a 100% guarrantee
yer i know but rather have them than not

[johnny abbott]

yer i know but rather have them than notam thinking i will have to make some for my fhh being bit 4 times this season i have being very lucky though

[NGuruve]

well its a gd idea to have them gd to hear your bird hasnt been injured

[MattSpar]

At times, I fly squirrels quite a lot, and have tried chaps in the past, but as bites usually seem to occur on the bird's toes, I haven't found them to be of much use.

[Coedhirion]

Did they have an inner layer that came over the toes? The ones I made (from a basic American style) only realy leave the talons showing, they cover just about all, which is probably why I had the trouble of them acting like umbrelas when flying rabbit.

[MattSpar]

No, they merely protected the leg. I would have thought chaps covering the toes as well must be exceedingly cumbersome for the bird, leading to poor footing and a higher risk of bites, not lower?

[Coedhirion]

Standard design as used a lot in the USA it did nothing to hamper footing, just appeared to work as an air brake when on fast slips. Didn't stop him catching a few woodcock and pheasant though. Just odd occasions he didn't catch his bunny round the nose and stop it screaming and didnt catch as well all the time as in previous year. The FHH had the same design and it made no difference to her, but that is a bigger more experienced bird.

[Finnish]

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