Description
The trap man clam wood pigeon trap suited to single catch wood pigeon, its name come from the appearance of the trap as it opens up like a clam when set.
The trap is set on its side using split perches provided which the wood pigeon lands on inside the trap, as the bird lands on the perches the birds weight split the perches which fall away and in turn trigger the cage to close.
Key features
- Trap man clam wood pigeon trap
- Heavy duty construction made in the UK
- Comes flat packed just needs a few cable ties, baiting & setting
- Split perches provided, bait available separately
- Heavy duty steel mesh construction
TrapmanAdmin –
Hello Andrew
Success! – see photo! It took a little will as although the pigeons ventured in a little way the perch seemed to spook them and no way were they going to jump onto it especially when set at an height that would allow for the perch to completely collapse allowing for the cage to close! Setting the perch at a height which allowed for complete collapse really freaked the pigeons and also obscured their view of the food! I tried various heights, depths etc but to no avail. Fortunately, the feeding area for the birds is outside my kitchen window, under hedging so what I did was position the ‘perch’ near the top of the cage with a piece of string around it and threaded it through the kitchen window. The pigeons ventured further in as there was no perch spooking them and today, when there was a particular frenzy of birds as some starlings (which we rarely see) arrived, a pigeon ventured to the back of the cage for the corn and wallop – I pulled the string disturbing the ‘perch’ and caught it! I nearly caught one a couple of times like this but they were never quite far enough inside – a longer cage would be helpful. The cage is not what seems to spook them – it is the perch! Perhaps if the cage were longer it would allow for the perch to be positioned further away from the food so making the food more visible and the perch less of an obstacle and, if used as I do with the ‘perch’ at the top of the cage with a piece of string, it would mean more capture space than is at present – it is a bit tight!
One thing about the cage with its bait of corn – the blue tits love it and have absolutely no qualms about perching on the cage and swooping in and out for food despite having numerous of their own feeders!
Well, one down and a few to go! The one I caught today was the most determined and most regular of them all and constantly guzzled down all the food I put out of the birds – no more!
I keep you advised of my success!
Take care