Help with Larsen Traps

[John Soulsby]

Some weeks ago I bought a larsen trap and assumed crows and magpies would just throw themselves into it. I have loads of both in the area I live in and have tried placing eggs, DOC, bread etc into the trap. So far I have not even had the food placed on the top of the trap touched by anything other than badgers.

What advice can you give me. I want to feed my breeding hawks the odd corvid (humanely killed) so that next year the chicks know what to look for before we start training.

Thanks in advance.

John

[GregMik]

Moved out of General Falconry Talk......

[Sparrow Hawker]

Hi John,

You'll need a call bird, a magpie in the Larsen which will attract magpies into the trap.

All The Best,

SH

[BrianM]

Hi John,

You'll need a call bird, a magpie in the Larsen which will attract magpies into the trap.

All The Best,

SH


yup , do you know anybody with a trap already that will give you one ??
you could use a plastic decoy i suppose,,

[GosFlyer]

even with a call bird its harder this time of year to catch them in any large numbers. if you can find a local gamekeeper they usually have a call bird they will give you until you get a call bird its uphill i'm afraid.:yawinkle:

[Adam Barrett]

Another thing to try is to make a rough nest in one of the catch compartments and put the eggs-unbroken in to the fake nest.

I think someone on here told me about that method and it worked for me within a few days. After you have the first call bird. the rest will soon follow! :-)

Atb
Adam

[BrianM]

Another thing to try is to make a rough nest in one of the catch compartments and put the eggs-unbroken in to the fake nest.

I think someone on here told me about that method and it worked for me within a few days. After you have the first call bird. the rest will soon follow! :-)

Atb
Adam


think that would be me adam ,,,,

[Venividevenatio]

May be to late in the year, but when territories are being argued over, a mirror in the trap will often work on magpies, if you have not got a call bird.

[Tim Laycock]

Next best thing to a call bird is a rabbit carcase with the guts hanging out

[Barbary Boy]

anyone got any plans for one? bet there not hard to make?

[Hacker]

anyone got any plans for one? bet there not hard to make?
You can also buy a spring kit for them.

[Accipter-Gentilis]

anyone got any plans for one? bet there not hard to make?

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/html/sections/articles/various/larsen-trap.html

not quite that easy.

hth

[John Soulsby]

anyone got any plans for one? bet there not hard to make?

Making one appears to be easy but when you get down to it the material, time and effort is not worth it. I got mine off ebay.

John

[Big JoeJoe]

I have a magpie you can have but you would have to call here for it but I dont know how far away you are.

Cheers Joe

[Hacker]

My god, i don`t believe it, i sell them!
I just wish people would ask if they need a price on things, otherwise not much point being a site sponsor, we can all read the comic for nothing!

[Big JoeJoe]

My god, i don`t believe it, i sell them!
I just wish people would ask if they need a price on things, otherwise not much point being a site sponsor, we can all read the comic for nothing!

You sell Magpies Richard?????

[Hacker]

You sell Magpies Richard?????
How many do you want, dead ones that is!

[GaryPCO]

My god, i don`t believe it, i sell them!
I just wish people would ask if they need a price on things, otherwise not much point being a site sponsor, we can all read the comic for nothing!
Go on then richard how much do you sell them for???

[Big JoeJoe]

How many do you want, dead ones that is!

lol I have plenty mate, I have a live call bird for letty if he wants it.

Cheers Joe

[Adam Barrett]

i also have one or two spare if you are closer to me than you are to BJJ letty, magpie or jackdaw?

ATb
Adam

[John Soulsby]

Adam & Joe

Thanks for the offers, Warrington is the closest, I'll PM you tonight.

Best wishes.

John:supz:

[SSL]

Some weeks ago I bought a larsen trap and assumed crows and magpies would just throw themselves into it.

Surprised you didnt ring me John, used them for years... Also one in my Dads garaged you could have borrowed.

[John Soulsby]

Surprised you didnt ring me John, used them for years... Also one in my Dads garaged you could have borrowed.


Morning Steve

Sometimes you know we all live in our own little worlds. I should have asked around before I did anything. I knew you needed a calling bird but the problem was "first catch your calling bird", there are crows and magpies all over the place down here but they are not suicidal. Only a week or so ago there were some young crows on the lane if I'd been quick I bet I could have caught one in a landing net. Never mind time will tell.

Chicks are doing well, branching at the moment.

See you Wednesday.

Well done For winning the quiz.

John

[Sandalar]

I have not even had the food placed on the top of the trap touched by anything other than badgers.


Well done attracting Badgers.
You must be doing something right to have Badgers check it out.

[SSL]

Morning Steve

Sometimes you know we all live in our own little worlds. I should have asked around before I did anything. I knew you needed a calling bird but the problem was "first catch your calling bird", there are crows and magpies all over the place down here but they are not suicidal. Only a week or so ago there were some young crows on the lane if I'd been quick I bet I could have caught one in a landing net. Never mind time will tell.

Chicks are doing well, branching at the moment.

See you Wednesday.

Well done For winning the quiz.

John

The problems I've had using a Magpie from the same area is the Magpies dont try and mob it so they dont get caught, you'll probably find that the Magpie from a new area will cease to work eventually as they stop mobbing it.

The keys rotation, speak nicely to the local keepers :lol:

See you Wednesday,

P.S. I know others haven't had this problem from other posts, but its been my experience with Larsen Traps and Magpies.

[HawkNorth]

If there are any sheep being fed meal in your area set your traps close by
use the same meal you won't need a decoy. Jackdaw and magpie are easy caught this way and you'll need to check the traps twice a day

[Quiver]

if any one wants a decoy magpie i live in coventry and can sort one out for them, i have two traps on the go at the moment.

[John Soulsby]

Would you believe it./ My larsen trap has been set up now for several weeks without even having any food placed into it. last night I had a couple of DOC's left over and simply threw them into the trap just to see what might happen. Hey Presto this morning I had caught my first crow. Its now safely in the holding compartment and being well fed and watered and waiting for company to arrive later in the day.

Lets hope I get many more.

John

[Blaze]

How much are the traps then Hacker?....

[LongVVing]

My god, i don`t believe it, i sell them!
I just wish people would ask if they need a price on things, otherwise not much point being a site sponsor, we can all read the comic for nothing!

Just out of interest how much are they. I couldnt find them on your website - but I probably didn't look correctly.

Regards,

Mark.

[OutFlying]

How much are the traps then Hacker?....

I could loan you one Adam, if you need one.

Jim.

[Blaze]

Jim i dont need it just yet!...

But i will take you up on the offer when the time arises!

Thanks
Adam