. Pheasants : their natural history and practical management . Pheasants. TRAPPING BIRDS FOR PENB. 93 again, comes the long upright which supports the hoop. From each end of the cross-piece C, a piece of twine is carried to D, the twine being only a very little way off the ground. This acts as a trigger, and the moment a bird feeding under the hoop comes in contact with the twine, the cross-piece 0 is jerked away, and the trap falls. Some breeders prefer large baskets six feet square by one foot deep, made of strong willow covered with canvas, to the sieve. This is propped up securely, and the
. Pheasants : their natural history and practical management . Pheasants. TRAPPING BIRDS FOR PENB. 93 again, comes the long upright which supports the hoop. From each end of the cross-piece C, a piece of twine is carried to D, the twine being only a very little way off the ground. This acts as a trigger, and the moment a bird feeding under the hoop comes in contact with the twine, the cross-piece 0 is jerked away, and the trap falls. Some breeders prefer large baskets six feet square by one foot deep, made of strong willow covered with canvas, to the sieve. This is propped up securely, and the pheasants feed under it for several days before they are caught. It is then raised by a single stick, from which a long wire or cord proceeds to a tree or shelter many yards distant. This is for the purpose of pulling away the stick and catching the birds that are feeding underneath it. Open crates are sometimes. Ficl. FieZ- recommended to be used in the same way, but they are not advantageous, as the birds injure themselves in the endeavour to escape. Another plan of a somewhat similar character, which has proved most successful in use, is the catcher represented in the above figure. It is made of deal, to be as light as possible, and can be painted brown. The size at the bottom should be about 2 ft. 4in. square, and at the top about 1ft. square, covered with a lid (Fig. 2), to enable the bird to be removed. To set it, as shown in the sketch, a bender is placed round from A to B, care being taken that it does not quite reach the front. Two sticks, 0 and D, are used, a notch should be cut in C about 6in. from the bottom, to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816-1912. London : H. Cox
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