Tiger Escapes, Kills keeper

@HuffingtonPost: Zoo tiger escapes, kills keeper in Germany http://huff.to/P8lsu3 Shared via TweetCaster

Giant Gambian Pouch Rat

And this isn't a BIG One !! Found in the Florida keys !

The Bailey Beaver Trap*: Modifications Improve Capture Rate

With misfires reaching as high as 50%, it is little wonder that the Bailey Beaver Trap* has a dismal reputation (Buech, 1983). Fortunately, Richard Buech discovered several modifications that substantially improved the Bailey’s capture efficiency. This paper explains his findings and offers further suggestions to improve the trap’s capture success. The author believes that the Bailey Trap, when properly modified and used, offers the beaver trapper some excellent advantages over other suitcase style traps.

First, Baileys set completely underwater thereby substantially reducing beaver avoidance of the trap. Second, the trap can be employed in blind (sets without using bait) sets by exploiting normal beaver behavior. Third, the trap uses weaker springs making it safer for the trapper to use.

Suggested Trap Modifications in Order of Importance

Install Modified Trigger Locks

Buech discovered that the standard locks occasionally jam, allowing the trapped beaver to pry the jaws open and escape. This problem generally occurs when the jaws don’t meet with sufficient force or simultaneously at the proper point.

Buech developed a lock that essentially eliminated the jamming problem. He began by flattening out the standard lock and then welding a piece of steel to the end at a forty-five degree angle. This new lock would be reattached to the trap with the original cotter pin. He states that the spring is no longer necessary for the new lock to function properly. The new trap lock’s length from bend to point of weld is 5¾ inches (11.7 cm). The length of the welded piece is about 2 inches (5 cm). Thankfully, Tomahawk Live Trap has started using the improved trap locks.

Shorten & Even Cable Lengths

Since the Bailey has two moving jaws, it is imperative that both jaws fire and meet simultaneously in order to capture the beaver. As stated before, if one jaw doesn’t fire or if both jaws don’t meet synchronously then the beaver will have a greater opportunity to escape. To correct the problem of uneven closing jaws, do the following:

A. Set the trap properly and remove excessive slack in the trigger cables. This modification will reduce the hesitation to the trap’s firing when tripped. Leave a little slack before making final corrections, as you can always shorten the cable further if necessary after testing in step B. As the saying goes, measure twice and cut once.

B. Dry fire the trap to ensure that your changes allow the jaws to meet above the middle of the trap at the same time. Adjust the cable as needed to be sure this occurs.

C. Optional: File down or tape the cable loop tail so that it cannot become snagged on the mesh, thereby preventing the trap jaw from firing.

Center the Cable Wire

How the wire rod should be attached to the trigger’s loop.

The cable wire is normally attached to the ring thereby running the risk of the dog being pulled off kilter. Attach the cable wire to the center of the dog so that it is squarely pulled when the trap fires.

LITERATURE CITED

BUECH, R. 1983. Modification of the Bailey Live Trap for Beaver. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 11 (1):66-68.

INTERNET CENTER FOR WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT.http://icwdm.org

VANTASSEL, S. 1998. Modifying the Bailey Beaver Trap. Wildlife Control Technology Magazine. Sept/Oct:14-16.

About the Author

Stephen M. Vantassel is a certified wildlife control operator who helps individuals, businesses, and agencies resolve wildlife damage issues through training, writing, expert witness, and research. His latest book is the Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook, 3rd edition. He can be contacted at stephenvantassel at Hotmail dot com.

WCS Launches New Website has been sent

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Beaver Rabies !!!

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Confirmed rabid

 

 

 

 

NTA Alert August 2012

HSUS getting taste of its own medicine in court

By JIM MATTHEWS

www.OutdoorNewsService.com

The Humane Society of the United States, an organization that does little to nothing for animal shelters, but sues, badgers and lobbies politicians and businesses into adopting its radical animals rights agenda, is getting a taste of its own medicine.

In a little-reported ruling by a judge in the District of Columbia earlier this month, the HSUS is going to court to face charges under RICO statues on racketeering, obstruction of justice, malicious prosecution and other charges for a lawsuit it brought and lost against Ringling Brothers Circus' parent company Feld Entertainment, Inc.

After winning the case alleging mistreatment of elephants in its circuses brought by Friends of Animals (later merged into HSUS), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), lawyers at Feld filed a countersuit with a litany of charges ranging from bribery to money laundering to racketeering. The attorneys for the animal rights groups asked the judge to dismiss all charges, but most stuck because the evidence was overwhelming. So in early August, HSUS will be facing the music in a case that should attract the attention of hunters, ranchers and farmers, and anyone impacted by HSUS radical animal rights agenda.

While district judge Emmet G. Sullivan did dismiss allegations of mail and wire fraud, but he only did so because Feld didn't have standing to file this charge. His ruling all but set the stage for a class-action RICO lawsuit against HSUS for misrepresenting itself in its fundraising campaigns across the nation. This future lawsuit could easily bankrupt HSUS and put it out of business – and send some of its top executives to prison.

For the first time, a group has fought back against the animal rights and environmental extremists who have been setting policy in this country for the past 20 years or more. Now, instead of getting rich off their lawsuits and fund-raising schemes that misrepresent their efforts and accomplishments, they could be driven out of business when they start getting larger doses of their own medicine. These animal rights groups have cost the farming and ranching industry jobs and raised the price of products we all buy every day. They are behind the efforts to ban sport hunting across the nation. They have forced state wildlife and fishery agencies to waste countless millions of dollars on lawsuits, and they have spearheaded policies and legislation like the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), which has ruined livelihoods in recreational and commercial fishing without helping marine resources.

These groups operate with surly arrogance, and they believe they are above the law. Thankfully, that is not the case. Stay tuned. I'm sure there will be more to talk about in the near future….

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NTA Convention - 2012 - Owatonna, MN

See a few pictures taken at the NTA Convention held in Owatonna, MN....click here.  I didn't get a chance to walk around that much, hence not many pictures. I'm still waiting for the official gate count but I believe this will be a record breaking event. Next year it is being held in Lima, OH and in 2014 it will be in Escanaba, MI.

HSUS getting taste of its own medicine in court

By JIM MATTHEWS
www.OutdoorNewsService.com
The Humane Society of the United States, an organization that does little to nothing for animal shelters, but sues, badgers and lobbies politicians and businesses into adopting its radical animals rights agenda, is getting a taste of its own medicine.
In a little-reported ruling by a judge in the District of Columbia earlier this month, the HSUS is going to court to face charges under RICO statues on racketeering, obstruction of justice, malicious prosecution and other charges for a lawsuit it brought and lost against Ringling Brothers Circus’ parent company Feld Entertainment, Inc.
After winning the case alleging mistreatment of elephants in its circuses brought by Friends of Animals (later merged into HSUS), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), lawyers at Feld filed a countersuit with a litany of charges ranging from bribery to money laundering to racketeering. The attorneys for the animal rights groups asked the judge to dismiss all charges, but most stuck because the evidence was overwhelming. So in early August, HSUS will be facing the music in a case that should attract the attention of hunters, ranchers and farmers, and anyone impacted by HSUS radical animal rights agenda.
While district judge Emmet G. Sullivan did dismiss allegations of mail and wire fraud, but he only did so because Feld didn’t have standing to file this charge. His ruling all but set the stage for a class-action RICO lawsuit against HSUS for misrepresenting itself in its fundraising campaigns across the nation. This future lawsuit could easily bankrupt HSUS and put it out of business – and send some of its top executives to prison.
For the first time, a group has fought back against the animal rights and environmental extremists who have been setting policy in this country for the past 20 years or more. Now, instead of getting rich off their lawsuits and fund-raising schemes that misrepresent their efforts and accomplishments, they could be driven out of business when they start getting larger doses of their own medicine. These animal rights groups have cost the farming and ranching industry jobs and raised the price of products we all buy every day. They are behind the efforts to ban sport hunting across the nation. They have forced state wildlife and fishery agencies to waste countless millions of dollars on lawsuits, and they have spearheaded policies and legislation like the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), which has ruined livelihoods in recreational and commercial fishing without helping marine resources.
These groups operate with surly arrogance, and they believe they are above the law. Thankfully, that is not the case. Stay tuned. I'm sure there will be more to talk about in the near future….