leigh Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 can anyone help, we have hundreds of starlings roosting in our hedges at night. the noise is driving us mad , to many to shoot. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 dont think you can just shoot them any more, have you tried tying a few cats to the hedge mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 ...legally you can't shoot them without a licence. They were taken off the general licence years ago... (shame) I would get the meanest cat you can find at the rescue centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skid512 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 chop down the hedges....simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 put a net over hedge,or a big owl decoy on post should scare them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 theyre still on the licence here as for shooting them... either snipe them off power lines or shotgun them when theyre in a flock, usually get 2 or 3 per shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Try letting off some fireworks as they try to come into roost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Where abouts are you, i think the general license in wales covers starlings, if your in england hard luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Get some better double glazing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 live in cawdor scotland, the hedges are over 100mts long so cannot net and tryed the big plastic owl it did no good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Ahh you are in Scotland You can legally shoot them. I preffer to do what babby suggested and shoot into the flock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I wish I could but my near neighbour is a rspb fanatic and looks out every time I fire at the rabbits in my garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I wish I could but my near neighbour is a rspb fanatic and looks out every time I fire at the rabbits in my garden. **** him. Tell him where to shove it if he says anything. If you shoot one, you'll actually find you can decoy them Just prop one up in the garden with a kebab stick and they'll all come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I wish I could but my near neighbour is a rspb fanatic and looks out every time I fire at the rabbits in my garden. Sod your neighbour, and stay within the law, theres nothing they can do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 my mate got a 410 with a modarator on it will give that i try. don't wont to upset next door they let me shoot and ferret rabbits on there land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon-Detective Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 these should do the trick pal... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silverline-Expert-Fo...id=p3286.c0.m14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 You better read general licence first you must submit returns to you're local wildlife cop in January of the next year I think this is a scam but if you do'nt put in returns the may say there is no problem and remove them from the licence you can see the Scottish general licence on the SACS website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 thanks for that info. but my wife just told me that if i shoot them she will stop feeding my ferrets when i am away. apparently they don't bother her that much now I have a way to get rid of them (ie shooting them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I wish I could but my near neighbour is a rspb fanatic and looks out every time I fire at the rabbits in my garden. my mate got a 410 with a modarator on it will give that i try. don't wont to upset next door they let me shoot and ferret rabbits on there land Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 (edited) BIIIIG mistake. the first thing they should know about plans involving guns is when the shots go off Edited September 29, 2009 by babbyc1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 pretty sure u can shoot them on the general licence in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 get a hawk to fly over them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 You could always invite the local BADMINTON club for a practice just at roosting tme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerzone Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Remember when life was simple and starlings were "big game" for an eight year old with a slug gun??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Remember when life was simple and starlings were "big game" for an eight year old with a slug gun??? Thats how I started moved from targets cause I used to pin them on the wooden clothes line post and eventually it fell over started on starlings and when they fell over nobody complained doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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