Post by: dmanzman on March 08, 2013, 03:59:19 PM
Post by: NRA4LIFE on March 08, 2013, 04:02:37 PM
Post by: dmanzman on March 08, 2013, 04:09:40 PM
Post by: Stilly bay on March 08, 2013, 05:00:58 PM
you can make two or three of your own for the price of a ready made trap. doesn't require any special tools besides a good wire cutter and a J clamp press ( I don' even know if thats the correct name for it)
and they only take twenty minutes to build once you figure out the dimensions
Post by: dmanzman on March 08, 2013, 08:08:13 PM
Post by: Bmcox86 on March 08, 2013, 08:08:59 PM
Post by: Birdguy on March 08, 2013, 10:27:10 PM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on March 09, 2013, 08:26:29 AM
Ideally, feed them with the doors open then, when you close the door put in your decoy pigeon and they'll be more comfortable pushing open the door.
Post by: Stilly bay on March 09, 2013, 11:13:00 AM
this also makes it easier for predators to reach in, but if one is around they will find any way in they can.
order your bobs through a pigeon supplier, not a birddog supplier. they will be dramatically cheaper.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on March 09, 2013, 12:24:24 PM
Post by: Stilly bay on March 09, 2013, 01:07:46 PM
if you can find an overpass or old train trussel where they roost you can just take a fishing net and go round some up at night ...thats how we always done it :tup:
just don't get caught since thats against the law.
Post by: dmanzman on March 09, 2013, 02:23:33 PM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on March 09, 2013, 06:50:36 PM
if you can find an overpass or old train trussel where they roost you can just take a fishing net and go round some up at night ...thats how we always done it :tup:
just don't get caught since thats against the law.
to trespass on railroad property.
Post by: KFhunter on March 09, 2013, 07:01:23 PM
if you can find an overpass or old train trussel where they roost you can just take a fishing net and go round some up at night ...thats how we always done it :tup:
just don't get caught since thats against the law.
to trespass on railroad property.
I been sorely tempted a time or two :chuckle:
I tried to catch me some pigeons near a RR bridge....but that sign saying no trespassing kept me off - that and with my luck someone would call in a report of a suspicious dude carrying some sort of contraption on to a bridge :yike:
Post by: Birddogman on March 09, 2013, 09:08:39 PM
BTW....I have a pigeon trap I will sell someone if interested?
Post by: RifleRidge on March 09, 2013, 09:34:26 PM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on March 10, 2013, 08:18:48 PM
Post by: dmanzman on March 18, 2013, 10:25:38 PM
Post by: wildweeds on March 19, 2013, 12:13:31 PM
Find a dairy farm. They'll be glad to have you.
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on March 19, 2013, 12:24:38 PM
Post by: huntingfool7 on March 20, 2013, 10:08:13 AM
Post by: Stilly bay on March 20, 2013, 11:21:17 AM
good old Sputnik -that trap is for racing birds that want to return to the loft and stay in the loft, not for ferals that feel, well... trapped. but thats the right idea; drop in traps can be a lot more effective than bobbed traps, since there is no "training" involved. the birds simply drop in from the top and can't fly out because there is nothing for them to grab onto and their flapping wings won't fit through the slit. its also a great way to accidentally catch hawks and owls.
as far as actually attracting them and trapping them, like any other type of hunting or trapping you have to put it where the birds want to be or else there is no point. you can catch them at a grainery if you put the trap in a place they feel safe from predators, getting to that safe place is a different story.
Post by: huntingfool7 on March 20, 2013, 01:39:19 PM
Stilly- if you were going to modify the drop through board in this photo, what would the dimensions be?
Post by: huntingfool7 on March 20, 2013, 01:43:56 PM
Post by: Stilly bay on March 20, 2013, 01:53:26 PM
it was just wire with a plywood floor, I would set an old cookie sheet in there and load it with corn. the top with the entrance was ply wood as well.
the most i caught in one shot with that setup was 12. caught some well fed hawks too.
hunting fool, if you know where to get a used sputnik I might be interested, im too lazy to trap birds and just raise my own.
Post by: huntingfool7 on March 20, 2013, 02:14:57 PM
I have been raising my own birds as well. Currently I have homers, rollers, kings and horseman pouters.
I am thinking I might build a new coop down here at the shop and use homer/horseman crosses to lure the local ferals in.
If I do, I'll build a removeale sputnik for the coop. I think the ferals would suck right in. Anything without a band will be a bonus trainer.
On the trap that you had. Was the entrance centered on the roof?
I think the advantage of the inverted roofline is that you can run a couple of roost poles up high in the trap. This would allow for more birds in the space available, make the caught birds decoy to the trap door and caught birds would not have a line of flight to the doors because they'll roost above the trap entrance.
Post by: Stilly bay on March 20, 2013, 03:05:21 PM
I had a couple, and if there were no hen pigeons around to hit on they would go after the chickens and try and chase them in the loft.
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On the trap that you had. Was the entrance centered on the roof?
I think the advantage of the inverted roofline is that you can run a couple of roost poles up high in the trap. This would allow for more birds in the space available, make the caught birds decoy to the trap door and caught birds would not have a line of flight to the doors because they'll roost above the trap entrance.
the entrance was centered, otherwise they would be able to possibley reach the inside sides of the trap with their feet and claw out.
I never worried about roosting for decoying purposes because all those ferals will be hopping around and fluttering trying to get out once they had their fill and it seems to draw other birds attention pretty well, but the sky is the limit on what you can build.
the nice thing about this particular style trap is; you can throw a rope over a rafter in the barn and suspend it just below the ceiling and the birds feel more comfortable about trying to get in. although it does take some playing around to get it to hang right.