Frenchieboy Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) I went out this evening to try to "ambush" a fox that had been visiting one of my farms on quite a regular basis. I took my electronic "Predator" caller (With remote) along with various other callers I have. Unfortunately I only took my .222 as I was going out purely for Charlie or I could have had some great sport! I set the caller up in what seemed a good spot where I could get a safe and clear shot from about 75 yards and settled down in some long grass under a fir tree near a small brook. (Big mistake as I was nearly eaten alive by midges!) As soon as I started the caller on a distressed rabbit call the amount of magpies that came in was unbelievable. Within about 1 minute of starting the caller the were magpies swarming all over the place literally buzzing and trying to mob the caller. I would not be exagerating if I said there was at least 2 dozen maggies flying about making an awful din and generally going mad! Has anyone else experienced this with an E-Caller? Knowing this is what effect my caller has on these Maggies has given me the idea of getting a rabbit or a pigeon and slitting it open and pegging it down near the caller (Which I placed on a 45 degree embankment to give me a perfect backstop for the .222) to try to encourage the maggies to land so that I can "snipe" them with the 17HMR. Footnote - I was getting bitten so much by the midges that I gave up waiting for Charlie and will have to go back another evening! Edited August 16, 2010 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 just remember its illegal to use an electronic device to lure magpies and crows down, but you'll probably only use it for photographic purposes, wont you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 just remember its illegal to use an electronic device to lure magpies and crows down, but you'll probably only use it for photographic purposes, wont you Oh definitely mate! Everyone knows that I love my wildlife photography, especially when the camera is mounted on the scope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo57 Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Although it is strictly illegal to use any electronic caller for any birds, it is not illegal to use a mouth call or, indeed, a mechanical call. The best "Squeaker" call for foxes, by a million miles, is a piece of polystyrene foam rubbed on a wee bit of glass. If that happens to work for magpies too, then it would be perfectly legal. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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