Ideas for trapping sparrows in barn?

[MY FYN 79]

Good Evening Folks,

Although I’ve trapped a large number of hosps in the last couple years, and this fall cut down a horse chestnut tree in the vicinity of our Martin housing which was a hangout for hosps - we still have a large amount of them upstairs in our barn active throughout the year.

They hang out in the rafters of the barn which is very tall and I don’t like shooting in there. They make a mess out of anything we park upstairs and are just around which I don’t like.

Has anyone had success trapping in a barn? Not sure what the right technique would be, don’t want to be climbing ladders to check traps etc.

Thanks!

[flyin-lowe]

What else is in the barn? I am assuming since the HOSP have access to the inside it is some type of barn with animals? Either way the HOSP still have to eat, especially this time of year. I would be using some type of trap that you can put feed in, or find where they are eating outside and shoot them there.

[MY FYN 79]

We have chickens downstairs in the barn and the upstairs is storage for lawn mowers, boats, trailers etc. There is a large trumpet vine growing on the side of the barn and I believe that is where a lot of sparrow traffic happens. Maybe I can put the repeater up on some kind of platform in the air by the trumpet vine side of the barn so the chickens don’t mess with it.

If I can crack the code I should be able to get a lot of hosps.

[C.C.Martins]

Maybe set a couple of ladders up, put plywood between them and place a ground trap on it near the vines. Doesnt need to be real high, just away from the chickens I think. Now is the time to get them. If they are after the chicken food, its a bit harder to get them in a trap. No need to squeeze into a small space.
Pellet gun time

[Unk Bond]

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[MY FYN 79]

Bumping this up with a picture. There is a whole flock of hosps that hang out in the trumpet vine and go into the barn between the boards..

Think they’ll eat on an elevated platform? I threw up a little house with a van ert also just for good measure. Figure as long as the ladder is there I can use it to reach house.

[Thomas Maddox]

Definitely worth a try. Did you zip tie it to the ladder?

[MY FYN 79]

Yessir. Screwed the repeater to a piece of plywood and have the plywood bolted through ladder with a wingnut on the bottom for easy removal. I’ll report back if it works.

[C.C.Martins]

Sounds crazy...but can you get them at night? I mean use a ladder, reach up and grab them while its dark?

[MY FYN 79]

They nest in the rafters upstairs in the barn, so it’s really up there!

I had 2 hosps in the trap the other day, so I’ll be patient and see what happens. The repeater seems to be streaky for me. Nothing, nothing then I come home one day and it’s full.

The van ert I have on a different part of my property grabbed a couple hosps too already.

[Thomas Maddox]

Great job! The same here. Nothing, nothing, then boom!