Duck trapping question
 

I am interested in either commercial traps for ducks or plans for making my own, both diving and puddle ducks. If any one has any information about making/buying one can you let me know, thanks alot.

RE: Duck trapping question
 

Never heard of that except in survival books that teach you how to survive in any condition. What state are you in? I didn't think it was legal but I am probibly wrong.

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i'm pretty sure it is illegal to trap ducks and other waterfowl in the U.S.

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Asfar as I know it is illegal, all waterfowl are federally protected game birds and can only be taken during prescribed seasons with prescribed methods and asfar as methods go the only one listed for waterfowl is by shotgun with non toxic shot pellet.

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If you want ducks you have to purchase them from a breader and even he has to register his Ducks with the Feds My Dad did it for awhile. It has been awhile since then I don't think things have changed though, but for sure trapping them is a no no.

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Sorry i guess i should of been more specific. I live in Canada and these ducks are meat ducks purchased through the local breeder and raised on a private pond. The problem is they are skiddish and wont come close enoughto net and I would realy hate to destroy some meat with shot.

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A 22 round to the head and a lab would be my choice .

Johnch

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build a funnel with fence and corral them(herd them in)

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I saw one once,
a guy ask me if I wanted to go with him to check his trap,I though FISH trap(it was in a farm pond in Ga.) he had built one about 6' square x 3' high. it was on a float ( he had 2x4" on all four sides) with about 1' above the water.2' below the water. it had a funnel from the edger to the center of the sloped to about 2" below the water line. the hole was only anout 5" across.
He had it anchored so it wouldn't move.

he would put corn and peas in the water about the middle of the trap. the ducks would go down to get the feed and when they came up,they would come stright up , they would have to follow the funnel to the top and into the hole.
the hole was small enough that they couldn't find it to get back out.

you could make the trap as big as you wanted. I can tell you one thing, when you walk up to it ; it will scare the crap out of you if your not expecting it.10 or 12 duck trying to take off at the same time, is one heck of a noise.

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The funnel & corral idea will work, but the .22 head shots and lab are more fun.:D

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Are you looking to trap 2 or 3 birds or 100"s

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Yeah the funnel idea does sound great, looks like I posted in the right forum. I have mabe 35 ducks (less than the owls take) but I dont have to catch them all at once. I have used a #1 muskrat trap with corn glued to the pan. Works well but i lose them and alot of the corn too. Thanks for the great ideas, keep them comming.

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If you need to catch 1 or 2 at a time I like the 22 idea.

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Here in California, we have an archery and falconry season too...

(a) Authorized Methods. Only the following methods may be used to take migratory game birds:


(1) Falconry.

(2) Bow and Arrows or Crossbows. Only arrows or crossbows bolts with flu- flu fletching may be used except that conventionally fletched arrows may be used to take waterfowl sitting on the water from scullboats or similar watercraft. Archers hunting during any archery season may not possess a firearm while in the field engaged in archery hunting.

(3) Muzzle-loading Shotguns.

(4) Shotguns 10 Gauge or Smaller. Shotguns 10 gauge or smaller using shot shells only and incapable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined may be used. except no shotgun larger than 12 gauge shall be used in areas open to hunting on, over or adjacent to the waters of Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County. If a plug is used to reduce the capacity of a magazine to fulfill the requirements of this section, the plug must be of one piece construction incapable of removal without disassembling the gun. Shotgun shells may not be used or possessed that contain shot size larger than No. BB in lead or T shot in steel or other nontoxic shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. All shot shall be loose in the shell.