LIDLOR Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 i have got four maggies that sit out side my window every day cant shoot them .... i have used larsen trap they set the traps of smart birds any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Are they actually causing a nuisance? As much as I dislike them if they are not causing any harm then maybe just let them be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Lidlor, I would take Snakebites advice and leave them alone for the time being - at this time of year, they're not causing any harm. Put your Larsen trap out again at the end of March, with a live call bird in it, (not before 'cos it's too cold), and you WILL catch them. Catamong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIDLOR Posted December 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 cheers lads to snakebite they are causeing a nuisance..iwork 13 hour night shifts and as soon as i get to my bed the maggies start i need my sleep not a pretty site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Perhaps you need earplugs.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 How do you catch Magpies with earplugs G.M. Sorry….. I’ll get me coat. :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beater Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Get rid of them Lidlor they are evil things. I've seen them trying to peck the eyes out of new born lambs, they always do it to dead ones. The ewe had twin lambs sometime in the night, when i checked them first thing i could see 2 maggies pecking a 1 lamb so i thought it must be dead, when i got to i was only just still alive. It was a poor lamb and wouldn't of made it anyway, so i knocked on the head. The old crow isnt as bad as them. Just shows they may be doing no harm but give them half a chance they will !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 I would agree with The Beater and disagree with Snake and HH, just because they are not doing any harm at the moment doesn't mean they won't as soon as they get a chance. They should be dealt with whenever a safe opertunity presents itself, you will be doing the songbird population a favour at the very least. Where I live we are overrun with them and Jays at the moment, I would relish the opertunity to get on some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 iam with stuartp on this one, terminate with prejudice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 There are too many maggies all over .The fact that we don't see many photos of several dead uns is a testement to their cunning and skill . Given the opportunity I would shoot loads at what ever opportunity........but as most of my shooting is at night I don't get the Chance . Roll on the Summer Ive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 I think most people have missed the point here - if they can't be shot, and won't go in a Larsen, the only thing to do is leave them alone for a while until they will go in a Larsen with a live call bird in it. Everybody seems to be saying "Kill 'em", but nobody has given poor sleepless Lidlor any advice on how to do it, apart from me. I'm not a Magpie lover - I trapped 63 in one season in my back garden, from March through to July. Catamong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 right.trap em next year, then kill em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingo45 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) Tip from new member Kick out a nest with your heel in the turf on a slightly raised position of the field. Pop in three or four hens eggs it never fails Edited December 10, 2005 by dingo45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Pop out some bread or frozen chips, lie in wait with airifle, nailed two maggies at my grandparents last weekend doing this, also got a grey squirrel. When you nail your first maggie put another pellet in fast, I had magpies jumping down and absolutely screaming at their comrade, unfortunately only one sat still long enough. The previous tip is also a good one, you can use it to catch your first maggie in the larsen also, for killer edge, put clingfilm under and crack one of the eggs, visible yolk is an absolute magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Teal, Some good advice there, I zapped a right & left at Magpies from the Pigeon hide the other week, one folded and came down stone dead, the other did the same, but much to my surprise, literally BOUNCED off the ground and then flew away...!! I reloaded of course, and did a Rob Reynolds UK, by giving him another dose of 32g 6's at extreme range, but to no avail, the sod kept on going..!! Catamong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^mimic^ Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 (edited) i have got four maggies that sit out side my window every day cant shoot them .... i have used larsen trap they set the traps of smart birds any help have you considered getting a Cat If you have another area you can shoot (a garden perhaps) , you maybe able to bait them to it. Edited December 8, 2005 by ^mimic^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think that the tips people have given are excellent and I have taken notes! BUT...... none of them are going to help lidlor! One idea I have had and it might not be ideal but please feel free to adapt and contribute to it is...... a catapult. Silent, legal and no need for a massive back stop, just a safe one. If they keep getting popped at they might clear off. Not ideal as I have said but maybe worth a go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Hi, I have a Black Widow catapult made by Barnett ( £5.99) and despite it being massively powerfull you wouldn't kill a Magpie unless you hit it bang on in the head which is difficult even using the supplied steel shot. If that is the route you go down then get lots of practice first. Ray Mears recomends in a survival situation loading your catapult with small pebbles and firing at birds but I think this is just to give a better chance of keeping them grounded until you get to them and wouldn't kill them cleanly like a shotgun unless they went loads faster. If you did this then you would have to finish them off. By the way plinking at cans with a handfulll of pebbles loaded is good fun provided you use gloves as they can sometimes wing off into your hand. I speak wih experience. :lol: FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 E X T E R M I N A T E but not to extinction...everything has it's place (is that buddism or what) but the best place for them is in the bin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Highlander, That's a very novel and imaginative idea - but how does Lidlor achieve it.. Catamong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Highlander, That's a very novel and imaginative idea - but how does Lidlor achieve it.. Catamong. by being a damn sight more cunning than the mag...he hasn't said why he can't just shoot them, air gun would do it, larsen is good but only at the right time of year. Not tried the nest eggs thingy but like the idea, certainly worked when they used to poison them How about a rat trap baited with an egg only on second thoughts probably a bit indiscriminate. What about a good moggy...only you'd have to dispose of that afterwards b******* are as bad as the mags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Highlander, Good point - I've never yet seen a Cat trained to do anything apart from eat and sleep - they're far too smart for that. Catamong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maori Haz Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 My cat is smart.... but all she does is eat hunt and sleep. She's better than everyone on this forum at hunting But she's too smart.. she now knows the concept of the door-handle because i see her padding it with her paw.. Oh well, MH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 How do you catch Magpies with earplugs G.M. You get a cart open up the crimp, take out the shot, put in the ear plugs, fold back the crimp and place in your gun. Then aim and pull trigger. Sorry :*) :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 How do you catch Magpies with earplugs G.M. You get a cart open up the crimp, take out the shot, put in the ear plugs, fold back the crimp and place in your gun. Then aim and pull trigger. Sorry :*) :*) :o B) B) Deadly B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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