dave1979 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 on 1 of the farms i shoot..the magpie population has exploded..so tomorrow i am gunna have a stake out wi the airgun..so i want the magpies to come to me!!! so....what bait should i use? am thinkin of scatterin a loaf of bread or puttin a dead rabbit out!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron airgunner Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 try a rabbit with the guts hanging out looks disgusting but works well. eggs work well too. once you have shot a magpie, prop it up around your bait with twigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttalbot09 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 aaron has hit the nail on the head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger.22cal Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 buzzard or owl decoy... makes them go nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 It's the with pigeons in the sense that they have to be around where you are to begin with. We have loads flying aroud the garden some days, and even then eggs and bread etc doesn't attract them. Try a call as well. An old film case with small screws in and shake it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Heels of bread diced up small works a treat for me. I have a decoy Magie and a decoy owl, neither of which do a thing. Rabbits with guts hanging out and an eye showing pull more crows and rooks than maggies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 plastic owl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power ranger Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Bread will work no probs, rabbit even better ! Do you need an extra airguner to help you out ? I,m near Brig so not far from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo2005 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 buzzard or owl decoy... makes them go nuts. owl decoys with a wabbit next to it , mate will do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster321c Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Best thing ive seenis a silver foil ( take away type ) tray , with some dry dog food / mix in it , they`ll come in to see what it is , and call in the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Magpie decoy and some broken eggs at its feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 i disco ball (not allowed) would do the trick. Or another one is a cd on a bit of string, (again, not allowed). just shake a box of matches near the above. never tried it, but im sure it would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 wel chaps forgot i had posted this!!! heres how it went!!! got to the farm to be greeted by a sqwizzer sat on the fence were i park my car!!! thwack hes in the bag..gets to were i want to get the maggies loaf of bread out and the tree rat for good measure!!! 2hrs.....nowt!!!! so decide to have a wander round the rest of the land!!! ollie the springer put up another tree rat,but instead of goin up the tree it legs it along the fence line,shotgun mode kicked in,air gun up....thwack...no2 dead..this ****** was shiftin so it was a great shot !!! anyway..gets back to the car and all hell was breakin loose in the woods..magpies and jays everywere!!! happy days,so i just got in the car and started shootin them..anyway after bout ten mins of constant shootin,out from the woods pops a fox!!!! this musta been why the birds were so irate!!! anyhow couple a squeaks and hes virtually at the car bonnet!!! a nice specimine!!! anyhow only havin the airgun he lives to see another day!!!gutted i didnt take the camera!!!! so all in all i was quite happy with the afternoon!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 A slit open Rabbit or Squirrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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