Here we go again

[Howard E]

Didn't get a shot? What are you shooting with? In the original post, you mentioned grabbing a piece of firewood? Had you grabbed a shotgun, loaded with #4 shot or larger, buzzards would have had it cleaned up by now. Just saying.

 

[cmom]

In the past I have used leg traps but now more and more people are buying land around us and building new homes and let their dogs and cats roam. I put out a live trap for a fox that killed my favorite bird not long ago during the day. I caught it. I'm sure it's the one. Once they make a kill they usually come back for more.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

....I'm not a fan of leg hold

In the past I have used leg traps

Pssst! It’s properly called “foot hold” or “coil spring” not “leg hold” or “leg trap”...

I point that out mostly to say that a properly sized coil spring catches across the pad of the foot and is every bit as much a “live trap” as the ubiquitous cage style trap....

I’ve caught lots of critters in coil spring traps that were released with nothing more than numb toes... leg trap or leg hold is a misnomer and is often used by peta types.

In any case, if you’re not wanting to use foot hold traps, I understand... the misnomer is just my little pet peeve... and I see it a lot here on BYC

 

[woodmort]

Pssst! It’s properly called “foot hold” or “coil spring” not “leg hold” or “leg trap”...

I point that out mostly to say that a properly sized coil spring catches across the pad of the foot and is every bit as much a “live trap” as the ubiquitous cage style trap....

I’ve caught lots of critters in coil spring traps that were released with nothing more than numb toes... leg trap or leg hold is a misnomer and is often used by peta types.

In any case, if you’re not wanting to use foot hold traps, I understand... the misnomer is just my little pet peeve... and I see it a lot here on BYC

I grew up in the prePETA 50's. We called them leg hold. Had some jump traps that sprung up and got a grip high on the leg. We didn't have a lot of catch and release in those days and never caught anything by accident.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

I grew up in the prePETA 50's. We called them leg hold. Had some jump traps that sprung up and got a grip high on the leg. We didn't have a lot of catch and release in those days and never caught anything by accident.

For better or worse we live in the post PETA error... “leg hold” has been co-opted by them. High catches happen when the trap is over sized. Fisher is not something I have experience with, but I suspect you could hold one with a small enough coil spring that is sized to allow you to release any incidental critters that you might catch with no harm to them.

 

[woodmort]

For better or worse we live in the post PETA error... “leg hold” has been co-opted by them. High catches happen when the trap is over sized. Fisher is not something I have experience with, but I suspect you could hold one with a small enough coil spring that is sized to allow you to release any incidental critters that you might catch with no harm to them.

A fisher is about the size of a large house cat, has a disposition about like a tiger and the strength of a bull. These animals are the only mammal that will regularly and successfully kill porcupines.

 

[woodmort]

Well, electricity is my advice. And I’m sorry you lost so many of your precious birds.

My chicken run aka yard, is 100 X 60 that's a lot of electric fence. While there is room for them to get away in there he is also trapping them against the fence.

 

[roosterhavoc]

If you don’t like “foot holds” use a snare, cable restraint, body grip (220), foot snare, or whatever else to prevent your chickens from being slaughtered. I’m sure if it was up to your chickens they would approve of actually trying to catch the fisher so they stop getting eaten alive.

 

[OhZark Biddies]

A fisher is about the size of a large house cat, has a disposition about like a tiger and the strength of a bull. These animals are the only mammal that will regularly and successful kill porcupines.

I’m familiar with what they are, I’m just not familiar with catching (and holding) them.

If so you’re inclined you could use google to learn more than you need to know about minimum Fisher catching gear and standard sets... just going from memory I think body grip traps set in buckets tied to a tree is a common fisher set... but I might be thinking of a different critter.

 

[woodmort]

Didn't get a shot? What are you shooting with? In the original post, you mentioned grabbing a piece of firewood? Had you grabbed a shotgun, loaded with #4 shot or larger, buzzards would have had it cleaned up by now. Just saying.

Unfortunately I keep my guns locked up in a gun safe. I no longer have a shotgun--sold off my 16 gauge years ago when I stopped bird hunting--but now have my .22 WMR right by the door with a full clip within arm's length. I'm a pretty good shot with it if I get the critter to stop for a few seconds.