Sha Bu Le Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Anyone else noticed an increase in mags (NE England) Counted 12 on the fence & in the elder trees out back. Normally we only get a couple. Maybe its this years broods from around the cemetery that haven't moved on yet. If not its going to be even harder for the song birds come spring & nesting time. They are not on my property and don't present safe opportunities so got to leave them, odd times they come into my garden 2 seconds grab a beakful and away. Blink and they don't come anywhere near. Should I not post before 2012 everyone have a good, happy and peaceful new year. ATB Bri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie g Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) get a larsen trap. and a call bird and your soon cull there number down. i have two traps. and when the magpies start getting high on numbers i get a call bird off a shooting mate of mine. and had 17 in two weeks come into the trap. just make sure you look after the call bird. with food and water i also use to put him away over night in a spare pen. imo its the best way to control them. because they never seam to sit still long enough to shoot with the air rifle Edited December 29, 2011 by jamie g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Certainly plenty about around here(Cumbria)but we try to keep their numbers down. Travel to East Lothian quite regularly,and when I was up there for the Edinburgh Fringe this last summer,counted 27 in one field in Musselburgh!Most I've ever seen in one place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Moving further north as we speak, I saw 2 in a village between Perth and Dundee just this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david hunter Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 magpies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 crows and magpies aplenty around here, i have shot more of them than pigeons this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair0903 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 i managed to count 29 the other day at work , there will have been more i had a job to count them all ! love shooting them with the shotgun but they are very crafty gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subbyc Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 There's loads here in Fife and also on my shoot in Lothian area. Regularly see groups of 6 or more, considerably more than we had here only a few years ago. Still struggling to get close enough to them though. They must recognise the shape of a rifle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 on boxing dayi went a walk round lake local to me,its a county council owned area so no chance of any shooting and there most have been about 20 or more tree hopping.theres a horse field next door so i'll try and find out who own's that,nothing ventured and all that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 iv seen a lot of magpies this year, more then ever,and shot a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadge-it Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 There seens to be more and more coming to the towns, but they are a hard thing to shoot when your out and about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codit75 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 I live in Hertfordshire,. loads of the little ******* around here. Ive just started a battle with them, Hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowman Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Plenty here in the south. I counted 20+ flocking together in a field near Charlwood,Surrey. Couldn't work out why,as no obvious signs of food. Magpies are on the increase on farms around here. Shot 6 in a couple of hours with my air rifle earlier this year. Haven't been able to repeat such a morning since. Maybe next year?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootnfish Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 bloody cats are probley increaseing in numbers but we cant do anything about them, it makes me laugh when some people go on about magpies how bad they are yet they own cats. yes i do shoot magpies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 There is no doubt whatsoever that Magpies are on the increase in this part of the world. They are a pain in the ****, and I think all 40+ of my permissions want them gone. I have to take a step back and admire the Magpie, they are incredibly good at what they do , and take some time and thought to shoot on the whole, just the same, they are causing a lot of perceived grief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 There definatley seem to be more on my Dairy farm permission. Shot a dozen over the last couple of months with the fac rapid. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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