Anyone have experience (good or bad) with traps, either commercial or home made, for catching house sparrows.
I have an area down by the pond where I mount martin houses. The first martins have arrived. however, the sparrows are a real pest fighting for the house comparments.
gunfire is not an option due to the closeness of neighbors and also the resident martins would surely be startled out of their wits. I also will not use poisons. I think live trapping would be the only answer.
Any success out there per chance?
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aren't the martins the ones that you have to have a certin size hole for. i think if you have the hole size right you want have problems with other birds. i'm wanting to say 1 1/8, but thats just something from memory and that was a long time ago. while your at it try to find out why this one bird has taken a liking to the chrome wheels on the rear of my new dodge dually. the thing must wait for days before it goes and its always such a big mess. i expect that it wil ruin the chrome if i don't keep it clean. i'm serious.
Have a look at this trap...
http://www.sparrowtraps.net/?gclid=CMejhOv...CFdhL5QodoBH1Fw
Also might want to check out this article...
http://purplemartin.org/forumarchives/archive/HSrevenge.htm
...on this site
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http://www.sparrowtraps.net/?gclid=CMejhOv...CFdhL5QodoBH1Fw
Also might want to check out this article...
http://purplemartin.org/forumarchives/archive/HSrevenge.htm
...on this site
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thanks machinery addict
I will probably wind up springing for the trap you posted, I had been looking at it, but could not figure out how to replicate it
That was an interesting article you posted about sparrows.
Have you done any sprrow traspping, and any success if you tried it?
I will probably wind up springing for the trap you posted, I had been looking at it, but could not figure out how to replicate it
That was an interesting article you posted about sparrows.
Have you done any sprrow traspping, and any success if you tried it?
No Dave... no trapping of the sparrows here. The birds around my place are on a survival of the fittest program. When I saw your post I remembered seeing that type of trap when I was looking for something for hogs and skunks. They're my biggest issue around the house. Skunks not so much of an issue other than the potential spraying of my dog during the evening pee sessions. Too much yard to be spreading the Grub-ex everywhere.
Now the hole-boring, garden-wrecking hogs... We are at war. My old Bloodhound finally got onto killing them late in the season a couple years ago but then I lost Buddy-Boy. Still miss that dog... he was he best.
[attachment=1060:Buddy__s..._Hog_001.jpg]
The new dog Bubba does seem to have some hunt in him and has slayed a vole and a couple of field mice so I'm hoping he might help keep the hog population down. Just hope he doesn't screw around and is aggressive enough. Don't want him losing any hide over it. But guess that would only need to happen once before he'd catch on.
[attachment=1061:elk_2008...lers_005.jpg]
The groundhogs seem to know my schedule and usually the only time I see them is when I mow. Remember one day chasing one on my garden tractor across the yard. If I'd been thinking and turned off the mower deck I'd bet I would've caught him. The deck slows the ground speed down some. Been thinking of mounting a scabbard to my mower. Shooting them isn't an issue at my place as long as you're careful... if I could see them with a gun handy. The box trap is the only other method I'm aware of that won't hurt the neighbors cat etc. if they'd be so inclined.
Gonna need to get busy on the hog hunting directly if I want a chance to grow any broccoli this year. They've wiped mine out the last two years before they got heads. Guess I should try that in the box trap!!
Now the hole-boring, garden-wrecking hogs... We are at war. My old Bloodhound finally got onto killing them late in the season a couple years ago but then I lost Buddy-Boy. Still miss that dog... he was he best.
[attachment=1060:Buddy__s..._Hog_001.jpg]
The new dog Bubba does seem to have some hunt in him and has slayed a vole and a couple of field mice so I'm hoping he might help keep the hog population down. Just hope he doesn't screw around and is aggressive enough. Don't want him losing any hide over it. But guess that would only need to happen once before he'd catch on.
[attachment=1061:elk_2008...lers_005.jpg]
The groundhogs seem to know my schedule and usually the only time I see them is when I mow. Remember one day chasing one on my garden tractor across the yard. If I'd been thinking and turned off the mower deck I'd bet I would've caught him. The deck slows the ground speed down some. Been thinking of mounting a scabbard to my mower. Shooting them isn't an issue at my place as long as you're careful... if I could see them with a gun handy. The box trap is the only other method I'm aware of that won't hurt the neighbors cat etc. if they'd be so inclined.
Gonna need to get busy on the hog hunting directly if I want a chance to grow any broccoli this year. They've wiped mine out the last two years before they got heads. Guess I should try that in the box trap!!
QUOTE(Machinery-Addict @ Apr 21 2009, 10:34 AM) 
No Dave... no trapping of the sparrows here. The birds around my place are on a survival of the fittest program. When I saw your post I remembered seeing that type of trap when I was looking for something for hogs and skunks. They're my biggest issue around the house. Skunks not so much of an issue other than the potential spraying of my dog during the evening pee sessions. Too much yard to be spreading the Grub-ex everywhere.
Now the hole-boring, garden-wrecking hogs... We are at war. My old Bloodhound finally got onto killing them late in the season a couple years ago but then I lost Buddy-Boy. Still miss that dog... he was he best.
[attachment=1060:Buddy__s..._Hog_001.jpg]
The new dog Bubba does seem to have some hunt in him and has slayed a vole and a couple of field mice so I'm hoping he might help keep the hog population down. Just hope he doesn't screw around and is aggressive enough. Don't want him losing any hide over it. But guess that would only need to happen once before he'd catch on.
[attachment=1061:elk_2008...lers_005.jpg]
The groundhogs seem to know my schedule and usually the only time I see them is when I mow. Remember one day chasing one on my garden tractor across the yard. If I'd been thinking and turned off the mower deck I'd bet I would've caught him. The deck slows the ground speed down some. Been thinking of mounting a scabbard to my mower. Shooting them isn't an issue at my place as long as you're careful... if I could see them with a gun handy. The box trap is the only other method I'm aware of that won't hurt the neighbors cat etc. if they'd be so inclined.
Gonna need to get busy on the hog hunting directly if I want a chance to grow any broccoli this year. They've wiped mine out the last two years before they got heads. Guess I should try that in the box trap!!
Now the hole-boring, garden-wrecking hogs... We are at war. My old Bloodhound finally got onto killing them late in the season a couple years ago but then I lost Buddy-Boy. Still miss that dog... he was he best.
[attachment=1060:Buddy__s..._Hog_001.jpg]
The new dog Bubba does seem to have some hunt in him and has slayed a vole and a couple of field mice so I'm hoping he might help keep the hog population down. Just hope he doesn't screw around and is aggressive enough. Don't want him losing any hide over it. But guess that would only need to happen once before he'd catch on.
[attachment=1061:elk_2008...lers_005.jpg]
The groundhogs seem to know my schedule and usually the only time I see them is when I mow. Remember one day chasing one on my garden tractor across the yard. If I'd been thinking and turned off the mower deck I'd bet I would've caught him. The deck slows the ground speed down some. Been thinking of mounting a scabbard to my mower. Shooting them isn't an issue at my place as long as you're careful... if I could see them with a gun handy. The box trap is the only other method I'm aware of that won't hurt the neighbors cat etc. if they'd be so inclined.
Gonna need to get busy on the hog hunting directly if I want a chance to grow any broccoli this year. They've wiped mine out the last two years before they got heads. Guess I should try that in the box trap!!
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