Where to buy Conibear 110 traps and other trapping gear?

[Samon]

Where can Conibear 110 tras be found for sale within the UK? Or at a stretch Europe.. but not america.

Also, I'd like to look at other traps like Fenn and related gear aswell as snaring supplies and books. So any good shops and sources would be welcomed.



cheers

 

[Janne]

Does B&Q still stock the twisted brass wire? Also the single strand brass wire?
If I remember correctly it was sold as stuff to use to hang up pictures? ( memory not 100%)

I used to make snares from both these. The twisted wire was easier for a newbie like me, less kinky.

( not the best idea to write 'twisted' and 'kinky' on the internet? )

 

[Damascus]

Hi

I’m not sure where you live (myself Norfolk), I buy all my trapping equipment, fens, live traps etc from my local farm supplier this includes poisons.

Good old internet is also easy to buy, never used conibears, check the BASC web site, they have a trapping guide to what traps can be used on what target species, don’t fall foul of the law.

 

[sunndog]

Local gunshop for snares and possibly fen traps
Agricultural merchants will sell fen traps too. I like no.4 size

 

[slowworm]

Are Conibears legal in the UK?

This place might be worth a look for books, info and traps.

https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/shop/

 

[sunndog]

Are Conibears legal in the UK?

This place might be worth a look for books, info and traps.

https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/shop/

No teeth so I imagine so?

 

[slowworm]

No teeth so I imagine so?

Teeth?

I thought traps need to be approved to be used in the UK?

 

[warthog1981]

I’ve got loads of rabbit snares that I no longer use I can take some pictures on Saturday if there of any interest?

Cheers Russ

 

[sunndog]

Teeth?

I thought traps need to be approved to be used in the UK?

I could very well be wrong but I thought there were just some requirements for traps such as no teeth as you would find in a gin trap. Never heard of individual trap type approval

 

[slowworm]

I gather a spring trap needs to be approved for what you are targeting. A quick google finds this:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/13/made

 

[sunndog]

Interesting cheers


any spring trap which is equivalent in all relevant respects to a spring trap of a type and make specified in any entry in Column 1 of the Schedule.


That bit does it for me.
Conibear traps are the equivalent of a fen trap in all relevant aspects as far as I can see

 

[slowworm]

Conibear traps are the equivalent of a fen trap in all relevant aspects as far as I can see

I would doubt it as there would be no need to list the Fenn copies, BMI traps etc.

However, I don't know much about traps so just ensure any I use are legal.

 

[sunndog]

Well, if asked that would my interpretation

Wire frame, trigger plate, scissor action...cant see a difference myself

 

[Samon]

Thanks for the input guys. Yeha I found them here: https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/shop/bmi-116-body-grip-traps-bulk-buy-uk/ Not a bad price either. Anyone with experince of both these and fenn?

cheers

 

[slowworm]

Well, if asked that would my interpretation

Wire frame, trigger plate, scissor action...cant see a difference myself

Interesting reading: https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/desi...-2-120-2-traps-an-approval-anomaly-explained/

 

[slowworm]

Thanks for the input guys. Yeha I found them here: https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/shop/bmi-116-body-grip-traps-bulk-buy-uk/ Not a bad price either. Anyone with experince of both these and fenn?

cheers

I've used the BMI traps, in the squirrel box shown on the 14acre site. They have a single spring and the conibears seem to have two.

Anyway, what do you want to know? I find the BMIs easy to set once you know how and they make clean kills.

 

[sunndog]

Interesting reading: https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/desi...-2-120-2-traps-an-approval-anomaly-explained/

ooh interesting thanks
I would never have thought to question it tbh. In all my years of trapping (ex keeper) I've never heard mention of an approved list

 

[Tomdhu]

Are Conibears legal in the UK?

This place might be worth a look for books, info and traps.

https://www.fourteenacre.co.uk/shop/

A similar site for information on trapping vermin that also sells Fenn traps is http://www.trapbarn.com.