How to catch grasshoppers?

[Shark]

Ahhhh Grasshopper

Before you can catch the grasshopper you must learn to think like a grasshopper. Be the grasshopper!

(spoke like in the david carradine "kung fu" series) sounds wise when an old chinese kungfu mentor says it I imagine. ha ha

[arthur]

You use a butterfly to catch . . butterflies

You use a fish net to catch . . fish

What you need is a grasshopper net




But don't ask me where you would get one

PS What would you catch with a mist net

[Diane]

Which ever way you go...pleeaassee get someone to video it!

[SamDavis]

Ahhhh Grasshopper

Before you can catch the grasshopper you must learn to think like a grasshopper. Be the grasshopper!

(spoke like in the david carradine "kung fu" series) sounds wise when an old chinese kungfu mentor says it I imagine. ha ha

I love the "Kung Fu" series. In fact I recently borrowed the series on DVD from a friend. It's perfect to watch if you wake in the middle of the night.

What would you catch with a mist net

Nothing.

Which ever way you go...pleeaassee get someone to video it!

Not happening. I'm afraid you're imagination will have to do.

[BENSONSAN]

Sam i will try and get you a big large smalle gauge net here from work.

[wagga]

Sam,

How did you go catching the grasshoppers and did the birds eat them?

Where are the photos?

[Fincho162]

Biological supply companies will have butterfly nets, dats where mine came from. We used to amuse the locals racing about on the mudflats after the big green flyers........................now I breed crickets - to hell with the grasshoppers a pursuit for the youger finchos me thinks!!!!!!

[Danny]

Have you tried laying on the driveway and acting like grass????

[SamDavis]

Have you tried laying on the driveway and acting like grass????

No, can't hurt to give it a go though! I'm no expert on grass, can you explain how grass acts?
Based on shark's advice I did try hopping around the paddock waving arms just like a grasshopper in the hope they'd all follow along and I could lead them straight into the aviary - pied piper style. Sadly another failed strategy (and even more sadly, I forgot to take photos - oops sorry). Every strategy ruled out gets us just that bit closer to a solution!

[Tintola]

I catch quite a few green grasshoppers by using a 45 cm wide, and 60 cm deep, fine net with a 60 cm handle, and sweeping it through the grass in a figure of 8 motion, in front of me when I walk through the long grass. Once sweeping is halted I throttle the net so they don't get out. Some escape the catching swipes but I get quite a few using this method. All the softbills love them.