Last Perch trap

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Perry D. Vogel
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Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:08 pm
Location: North Dakota/Grand Forks

Can anyone provide me with some information about the Last Perch trap?
Emil Pampell-Tx
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Location: Tx, Richmond (SW of Houston)
Martin Colony History: First started in Gretna, La in 1969 with a small homemade house, have had martins ever since at 2 different homes in Texas

I found this with google search on "last perch trap"

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/pdf/ ... ARROWS.PDF
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Perry D. Vogel
Posts: 163
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:08 pm
Location: North Dakota/Grand Forks

More specifically I am looking for information provided by the manufacture. Maybe if someone has one, do you by chance have instructions that you could scan in and email to me? I found one of these traps in my father?s garage and would like to know more about it.
Al Denton
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Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:31 pm
Location: Carolina Shores NC
Martin Colony History: New site and housing for 2018...Trendsetter 12. 1 pair of subs. Fledged 5...2019...11 pairs

Perry, Sorry I can't help with specifics, but did want to mention I did a little experimenting with a trap almost identical to the "stove trap" on your fig. 4. It did very good in trapping groups of juvenile House Sparrows(as many as 7 or 8 at a time). The trigger string and "stiff knee" needs tweeking a bit. I plan on using it again over the winter. Al
2018-new site...1 pair
2019-11 pairs
2020-15 pairs
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